Pakistan Confirms Detection Of Wild Poliovirus In Environmental Sample

ISLAMABAD, May 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani health ministry, confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus in an environmental sample, from South Waziristan district, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The wild poliovirus type 1, was isolated from a sewage sample collected from the Qureshi Mohalla area of the district,…

New Zealand To Spend One Billion NZD On Flood, Cyclone Recovery

WELLINGTON, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The New Zealand government, today unveiled a one-billion-New Zealand dollar budget package, that focuses on the flood and cyclone recovery in the country. The recovery package is part of Budget 2023, which covers the basics of rebuilding roads, rail and schools, while preparing for future…

26.4 Kg Of Heroin Seized In Central Myanmar

YANGON, May 14 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities have seized 26.4 kilograms of heroin, in the country’s central region of Mandalay, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control reported, late Friday. Acting on a tipoff, anti-narcotics police searched the sacks being transferred from one vehicle to another, at a bus station…

Myanmar Town Recorded Highest Single-Day Rainfall In Nearly 60 Years

YANGON, May 14 (NNN-MNA) – A town in central Myanmar, experienced its heaviest single-day rainfall in 58 years yesterday, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. The Nyaung-U town in central Myanmar’s Mandalay Region, logged its heaviest rainfalls in 58 years, with 161 mm recorded yesterday, compared to the…

India’s Main Opposition Party Won Karnataka Assembly Elections

NEW DELHI, May 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC), yesterday, won the recently-held Assembly elections, in the southern state of Karnataka, unseating the current ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Election Commission of India announced that, the INC has won 123 out of…

Seven Dead, 14 Injured As Bus Turned Turtle In Northern Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, May 13 (NNN-ANA) – At least seven commuters were killed, and 14 others injured, in a road accident in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, head of the provincial department of information and culture, Qari Maazudin Ahmadi, said today. The accident occurred in Kezer village of Khash district, last night,…

Chinese Fiberglass Giant Donates Cutting-Edge Research Device To Egypt

CAIRO, May 13 (NNN-MENA) – China’s fiberglass giant, Jushi Group, donated a cutting-edge research device to Egypt’s National Research Centre (NRC), in a bid to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in the fiberglass industry. The device, an Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer (ICP), is an important tool that can provide powerful…

Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister Stepped Aside

SYDNEY, May 13 (NNN-AAP) – Foreign Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Justin Tkatchenko, has stepped aside and Prime Minister, James Marape, will oversee the foreign ministry in the interim. The announcement of the office of the Prime Minister, late yesterday afternoon, came, after Tkatchenko’s daughter faced criticism for social…

Iran Retakes Oil Tanker “Illegally” Used By Foreign Firm For Five Years

TEHRAN, May 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has taken back a 10,000-tonne oil tanker that had been “illegally” used by a foreign company for five years, an Iranian judicial official said, yesterday. Mojtaba Qahremani, chief justice of the southern Iranian province of Hormuzgan, identified the oil tanker as “Purity,” reported Mizan…

Chinese Battery Manufacturer Inked MoU To Build Plant In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – China’s battery cell manufacturer, EVE Energy Co. Ltd., inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pemaju Kelang Lama Sdn. Bhd, yesterday to establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Malaysia. The plant will be built in Kedah state, and represents an investment of up to…
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