Asia

Avalanche Killed Two, Injured Three In Northern Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 4 (NNN-ANA) – Two people have been killed and three others injured, in an avalanche that hit…

WHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer

GENEVA, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework providing a roadmap…

Sri Lankan President Pardons 588 Prisoners On 75th Independence Day

COLOMBO, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will release 588 prisoners today, on presidential amnesty, to mark the country’s 75th…

Vietnam’s Coffee Festival To Be Held In March

HANOI, Feb 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will host a coffee festival in the central highlands, Dak Lak province, its largest…

Flu Cases In Japan Hit Epidemic Warning Level

TOKYO, Feb 4 (NNN-NHK) – The number of flu patients across Japan in the week ended last Sunday has reached…

Japan PM To Sack Top Aide Over Anti-LGBT Comments

TOKYO, Feb 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said today that, he intends to dismiss Masayoshi Arai as…

US: Giant panda Le Le, 25, dies at Memphis Zoo

MEMPHIS (Tennessee, US), Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Memphis Zoo in Memphis, US state of Tennessee, said on Friday that…

Snow, Heatwave Coincide In Australia During Summer Season

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (NNN-AAP) – While a cold snap has brought summer snow to parts of south-east Australia, people in…

Bank Of Japan’s Unrealised Loss On Gov’t Bonds Widens To 68 Billion USD

TOKYO, Feb 4 (NNN-NHK) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ‘s unrealised losses on its holdings of government bonds, amounted…

Malaysian ringgit likely to trade at 4.25 level next week on back of China’s economic rebound

By Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit is likely to trade at the 4.25 level…