UN calls on Taliban to let women help give aid to desperate Afghans

 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN humanitarian chief said he has pleaded with the Taliban to let women participate in a massive effort to support desperate Afghans struggling to survive a “savage” winter. Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with more than half of…

Sea Games: Malaysia Faces Limited Options In Selecting Athletes In Weightlifting

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is weighed down by limited choices in selecting athletes for the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from May 5 to 17. The Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) vice-president Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim said it landed in this predicament after weightlifters from Terengganu and Perlis were caught doping last year.…

Pakistani Rupee Continued Sharp Downward Trajectory Against USD

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani rupee continued a sharp downward trajectory against the U.S. dollar, as the greenback was traded at a record high price of 269.63 rupees in the interbank market yesterday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The U.S. dollar closed at 262.6 rupees…

Road Accident Killed Driver, Injured 14 In East Afghanistan

MEHTERLAM, Afghanistan, Jan 31 (NNN-ANA) – The driver of a mini-bus lost his life, and 14 commuters sustained injuries, in a road accident in Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman province on Sunday, said a statement of the provincial police office, yesterday. The accident took place late Sunday, when the ill-fated mini-bus collided…

Gas Explosion At Apartment Building Killed Five In Uzbekistan

TASHKENT, Jan 31 (NNN-UzA) – Rescue teams recovered five bodies, after a gas explosion in a four-story building, in north-western Uzbekistan, the emergency ministry said, yesterday. The rescuers found a five-year-old girl alive, under the ruins in Nukus city, the capital of the Karakalpakstan Republic. The girl and two more…

Sri Lanka’s Merchandise Exports Exceeded 13 Billion USD In 2022

COLOMBO, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports reached over 13 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, the country’s Export Development Board (EDB) said, yesterday. This was an increase of 4.6 percent, compared to the corresponding period of 2021, the EDB said in a statement. Apparel and textile exports increased…

COVID-19 still international health emergency: WHO

GENEVA, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert level. The announcement came amid the recent increase of weekly reported deaths worldwide. After its quarterly assessment meeting on the COVID-19…

COVID-19 Forced Over 1,600 Private Schools To Shut Down In Philippines

MANILA, Jan 31 (NNN-PNA) – More than 1,600 private schools in the Philippines were shut down, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from 2020 to 2022, Philippine Vice President and Education Secretary, Sara Duterte-Carpio said, yesterday. After a significant decrease in 2020, due to COVID-19-related school closures, she said in a…

World Day for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Cuban ministry of health stresses importance of attention to tropical diseases

HAVANA, Jan 31 (NNN-ACN) — On the occasion of World Day for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the Cuban Ministry of Public Health ( MINSAP) stressed the importance of including these diseases in the international health agenda, with a view to eradicating them.The agency pointed out on its official Facebook page…

Cambodia Earned 966 Million USD From Bicycle Exports In 2022

PHNOM PENH, Jan 31 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian exports of bicycles to international markets hit 966 million U.S. dollars in 2022, up 48 percent from 651 million dollars in the year before, said a Ministry of Commerce report, released yesterday. The Ministry of Commerce’s Undersecretary of State and Spokesman, Penn Sovicheat,…
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