New Zealand’s Largest City Declares State Of Emergency Following Floods, Heavy Rain

WELLINGTON, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s Auckland, declared local state of emergency, following floods and torrential downpours today. Traffic was at a standstill in Auckland, as the country’s largest city entered its third state of emergency, due to severe weather, this year. The meteorological agency has issued weather warnings…

Aussie State Issued Health Alert Over Life-Threatening Counterfeit Drugs

SYDNEY, May 9 (NNN-AAP) – The health authority in the Australian state of Queensland, issued an alert today, warning local communities against taking illegally sourced drugs. The alert came, after the seizure of counterfeit medications containing life-threatening substances. According to Queensland Health, tablets found in various investigations this year, have…

Indonesia’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Down To 144.2 Billion USD By Apr

JAKARTA, May 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia posted foreign exchange reserves of 144.2 billion U.S. dollars at the end of Apr, down from the previous month’s 145.2 billion dollars, according to the central bank, yesterday. “The payment of the government’s external debt and foreign currency liquidity, in line with anticipation of…

20 Political Parties Register To Contest In Cambodia’s July General Election

PHNOM PENH, May 9 (NNN-AKP) – Some 20 political parties had registered to contest in Cambodia’s forthcoming general election, as a 15-day party registration period ended yesterday, the National Election Committee (NEC) said, in a press statement. “Twenty political parties have registered with the NEC, to compete in the seventh…

Laos Earned Over 507 Million USD From Agricultural Exports In Q1

VIENTIANE, May 9 (NNN-KPL) – Laos’ export of agricultural produce, in the first three months of 2023 reached over three million tonnes, worth more than 507 million U.S. dollars, surpassing 50 percent of the target for the whole year, Vientiane Mai newspaper reported, yesterday. Laos exported a total of 3,032,517…

Ottawa declares Chinese diplomat ‘persona non grata’ in Canada

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly  OTTAWA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Canadian government has expelled a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat who was allegedly involved in a scheme to intimidate a member of parliament. China is accused of seeking to target lawmaker Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong after he…

Philippines’ Total External Trade Declined 5.1 Percent In March

MANILA, May 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ total external trade in goods, recorded a year-on-year decrease of 5.1 percent in March, to 17.98 billion U.S. dollars, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), said today. Of the total external trade in March, 63.7 percent were imported goods, while the rest were exported…

Mexican authorities rescued 113 kidnapped migrants of different nationalities in border town

MEXICO CITY, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in northwest Mexico rescued 113 kidnapped migrants of different nationalities from a building along the border with the United States, the state prosecutor’s office said. Thousands of migrants fleeing violence and poverty risk abduction and exploitation at the hands of criminal gangs while…

Uzbekistan To Hold Early Presidential Elections On Jul 9

TASHKENT, May 9 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan will hold early presidential elections on Jul 9, after adopting a renewed constitution, the presidential decree said, yesterday. Addressing parliament, the government and other state bodies earlier yesterday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, said that, the new constitution sets urgent new political, social and economic tasks.…

60 Dead, 231 Injured From Ethnic Clashes In India’s Manipur: Official

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ethnic clashes, in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur, have claimed about 60 lives, according to a senior official. Manipur Chief Minister, N. Biren Singh, told media that, a high-level inquiry will be conducted into the violence, to identify people responsible…
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