Rainstorms, Flash Floods Killed Four In W. Afghanistan

FIROZ KOAH, Afghanistan, May 24 (NNN-ANA) – Heavy rains and flash floods killed four people in Afghanistan’s western Ghor province, yesterday, provincial government spokesperson, Mawlawi Abdul Wahid Hamas, said. Heavy rains triggered flash floods yesterday morning, outside the provincial capital, Firoz Koah, killing the four people, including three women in…

Xanana Gusmao’s Party Leads In Timor-Leste’s Parliamentary Election

JAKARTA, May 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – The opposition National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party, leads the national polls of Timor-leste’s parliamentary election, local media reported yesterday. As of yesterday afternoon, the media reports said that, Timor-Leste’s Election Administration Technical Secretariat, had completed the counting of 100 percent of total votes.…

Peru’s Trade Ministry: We will focus on developing bilateral agendas at APEC meeting

LIMA, May 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — Foreign Trade-Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Mathews on Tuesday affirmed that Peruvian participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) next Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting will focus essentially on the development of bilateral agendas to redouble cooperation efforts with the bloc’s member economies. “We will seek to strengthen our…

Peru wins gold at Chinese Tourism Welcome Award 2023

GUANGZHOU (China), May 24 (NNN- ANDINA) — Peru was awarded gold at the Chinese Tourist Welcome (CTW) awards ceremony, held in the city of Guangzhou. This prize rewards the efforts of the Peruvian Commission for Promotion of Export and Tourism (PromPeru) to attract high-spending Chinese travelers, mainly the segment of independent travelers. Peru…

India Makes Lab Testing Compulsory To Facilitate Export Of Cough Syrups

NEW DELHI, May 24 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government has made laboratory testing of cough syrups mandatory, prior to their export, officials said yesterday. According to a notification, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), on Monday evening, an amendment in the export policy of cough syrup has…

UK govt announces overseas student curbs to slash immigration

LONDON, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK government announced a package of measures aimed at international students, including a ban on some family members, as ministers come under growing pressure to cut immigration. After a drop during the pandemic, net migration has been steadily on the rise and is reportedly…

Six Security Members Killed In Terror Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (NNN-APP) – At least six security members were killed, when a group of terrorists stormed a private oil and gas exploitation plant, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officers said, yesterday. More than two dozen heavily armed terrorists, attacked the plant early yesterday morning, in Manji…

Brunei’s Trade Balance Dropped 42.2 Percent In Feb

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 24 (NNN-PELITA) – Brunei recorded a 374.2 million-Brunei dollar (about 278 million-U.S. dollar) trade balance for Feb, a 42.2 percent year on year decrease, due to a drop in export and a rise in import value. The latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics, released yesterday, by the…

Vietnam’s Central Bank To Cut Policy Rates Further From Tomorrow

HANOI, May 24 (NNN-VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam will cut the refinancing rate by 50 basis points to five percent from tomorrow, in the latest move to support economic growth. The central bank will also cut overnight electronic interbank rate to 5.5 percent from six percent, while the…

Bangladesh Records Over 500,000 Deaths Due To Extreme Weather Since 1970

DHAKA, May 24 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has the highest death toll from extreme weather, climate and water-related events in Asia, recording 520,758 deaths from 281 events between 1970 and 2021, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The WMO issued the report for the quadrennial World Meteorological…
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