Another Nepali Guide Scales Mt Qomolangma For 27th Time

KATHMANDU, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepali climbing guide, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, made it to the summit of Mt Qomolangma, the world’s highest mountain, for the 27th time, equalling the global record set by fellow Nepali guide, Kami Rita Sherpa, according to the expedition’s organising company. “Pasang, also known as Pa…

New Zealand PM Met Pacific Leaders In PNG

WELLINGTON, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, concluded a series of international meetings with Pacific region leaders, in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Hipkins engaged in constructive bilateral discussions with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, PNG Prime Minister, James Marape, Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown and…

WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord

GENEVA, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the approach to global health security after the Covid crisis, the WHO chief said. “We cannot simply carry on as we did before,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said as he…

Japan PM’s Suspected Attacker To Undergo Mental Evaluation For Three Months

TOKYO, May 23 (NNN-NHK) – A man suspected of throwing an explosive device towards Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, last month, will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, informed sources said yesterday. The Wakayama Summary Court in western Japan, approved the request from prosecutors, to keep the alleged assailant, 24-year-old, Ryuji Kimura,…

Pakistan’s Disaster Management Authority Warns Of Extreme Climate Events

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (NNN-APP) – The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said yesterday, the country is likely to face extreme climate events from May to Oct this year. The country is likely to face intensive heat waves, snow melting, land sliding, flash floods, forest fires and cyclones, the NDMA said,…

Iran Condemned Israeli Minister’s Visit To Al-Aqsa Mosque

TEHRAN, May 23 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, yesterday, condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem. Nasser Kanaani called on the Muslim world and international community to take “effective, immediate and deterrent” action,…

Pakistani PM Declared Open National Games, Vowing To Promote Sports

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, declared open the 34th National Games, in the south-western provincial capital of Quetta yesterday, vowing to promote sports, to revive the country’s national spirit. The prime minister assured that, the central government would provide all possible resources for promoting sports…

Curfew Reimposed, Army Called In As Fresh Violence Erupted In India’s Manipur

NEW DELHI, May 23 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in India’s north-eastern Manipur, yesterday, reimposed a curfew and deployed the army again, on roads, as fresh violence erupted in the state, officials said. Violence broke out in Imphal’s Lambulane area, where abandoned houses were set ablaze by unknown people. Videos from the…

Indian Capital Territory In Grip Of Heatwave As Mercury Touched 46 Degrees Celsius

NEW DELHI, May 23 (NNN-PTI) – Several parts of the Indian capital territory, Delhi, yesterday witnessed heatwave conditions, as the maximum temperature was recorded at 46 degrees Celsius, at a few weather stations. According to data, shared by the regional meteorological centre in New Delhi, South-west Delhi’s Najafgarh and the…

Iran Summoned Swiss Ambassador Over “Fake” Flag Photo

TEHRAN, May 22 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday summoned the Swiss ambassador, to protest the embassy’s posting of a photo of a “fake” Iranian flag. The summons came, after the Swiss embassy in Tehran published on Friday, a post and a photo showing a “fake” flag of Iran,…
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