Saudi Arabia To Cut Emission By Using More Renewable Energy

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan 15 (NNN-WAM) – Saudi Arabia will cut its emission, by using more renewable energy, Saudi Energy Minister, Abdulaziz bin Salman, said Tuesday. “By 2030, we will be developing our gas resources. We will be quite a big (consumer), in terms of renewable (energy) use,”…

Kuwait Holds Workshop On Ways Of Producing Fuel From Plastic Waste

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (NNN-KUNA) – A workshop, focusing on ways to produce clean fuel from plastic waste, was opened in Kuwait City on Tuesday. The workshop was jointly held by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and the U.K. Science and Innovation Network. At the opening ceremony, Samira Omar, director…

Road Crashes Kill 50 Garment Workers, Injure 1,956 Others In Cambodia Last Year

PHNOM PENH, Jan 15 (NNN-AKP) – Fifty Cambodian garment factory workers were killed and 1,956 others injured, in traffic accidents in 2019, said a National Social Security Fund (NSSF)’s report, released on Tuesday. The figure showed a slight increase when compared to 2018, the report said, noting that in 2018,…

61 Killed, Scores Trapped As Avalanches Hit Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (NNN-APP) – At least 61 people were killed and scores of others trapped, in separate incidents of avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday. The Neelum Valley area was the worst hit, where 57 people were killed, while four others were killed in Rawalakot and Kotli areas, Ahmed…

Mental Health Funding For Bushfire Victims Announced By Australian PM

CANBERRA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Government, announced 76 million Australian dollars (52.4 million U.S. dollars) in funding, for mental health services in bushfire-affected communities. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that, the funding would cover free counselling sessions, health consultations and rebates for 10 psychological therapy sessions, via Medicare,…

Australian PM Takes Major Polling Hit Amid Bushfires

CANBERRA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, suffered a blow to his approval rating, amid the ongoing bushfire crisis. According to the latest news poll, which was published on Sunday night, The Australian revealed that, Morrison’s popularity plunged, since he became prime minister in 2018. It was…

Philippines To Dispatch Military Ships, Unarmed Troops To Middle East

MANILA, Jan 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines will send two military ships, with “a small contingent of unarmed servicemen,” to help repatriate Filipino workers in the Middle East, Philippine Defence Secretary, Delfin Lorenzana said, on Sunday night. Lorenzana told reporters that, Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, ordered the deployment of two…

Rwanda To Distribute Locally-Produced Mosquito Nets In Fight Against Malaria

KIGALI, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Rwandan Health Ministry will distribute mosquito nets produced in the country, for the first time, in its fight against malaria. Of some seven million mosquito nets to be distributed in Jan, 3.5 million were locally produced, Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, head of malaria and other parasitic…

Iran Welcomes Int’l Cooperation Over Ukrainian Plane Crash: President

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, the country welcomes any international cooperation concerning the Ukrainian plane crash. “Iran welcomes any international cooperation within the framework of international regulations, which is aimed at clarifying dimensions of the incident,” Rouhani made the remarks, in a telephone conversation…

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In S. Afghanistan’s Explosion

KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two U.S. service members were killed, and two others were wounded, in an explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the coalition forces confirmed. “This happened when their vehicle struck an IED, in Kandahar Province,” the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces said, in a…
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