Japan’s Narita Airport Passengers Up Threefold Last Year

TOKYO, Feb 5 (NNN-NHK) – The number of airline passengers using Japan’s Narita Airport in Tokyo, saw a year-on-year increase of nearly threefold in 2022, largely owing to the relaxation of border controls, since Oct last year, local media reported today. In 2022, a total of some 15.4 million passengers…

Road Crash Killed Two, Injured Nine In N. Afghanistan

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Feb 5 (NNN-ANA) – Two commuters were killed and nine others injured, in a road crash in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province, provincial traffic police said today. The accident took place late last night, in Daulatabad area of Hazrat Sultan district, when a car collided with another vehicle coming…

Cuban PM participates in Eurasian Council meeting

HAVANA, Feb (NNN-ACN) — Cuban PM Manuel Marrero Cruz participates virtually in the session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, held in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.On Twitter, the Cuban premier thanked for the invitation to participate in this meeting of the Council, a body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)…

Pricey Onions Become ‘Currency’ In Philippines For One Day To Support Food Bank Programme

MANILA, Feb 5 (NNN-PNA) – A retail store in the Philippines accepted onions as “payment” for select in-store items yesterday, as part of an onion-raising drive, for a “community pantry” or food bank project. A branch of the Japan Home Centre, accepts one onion in exchange for the customers’ chosen…

Japan’s Major Snow Festival Kicked Off In Hokkaido

TOKYO, Feb 5 (NNN-NHK) – A major annual snow festival, kicked off in Sapporo, in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido yesterday, displaying snow sculptures at physical venues, for the first time in three years. The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival, running through Feb 11, features more than 160 snow and…

Malaysian PM Anwar wishes Hindus a Happy Thaipusam

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday wished Hindus in Malaysia a Happy Thaipusam. Anwar said the various celebrations and diverse culture in Malaysia are strong grounds for the Malaysian community to get to know each other and build an understanding of the country’s plural society.…

Mongolia Leads World In Cancer Mortality Rate

ULAN BATOR, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia has the world’s highest rate of cancer mortality per 100,000, the country’s National Cancer Centre said, yesterday. In 2022, 4,548 people died of cancer in Mongolia, with a population of 3.4 million, while at least 6,885 people were diagnosed with the disease in…

Indian Finance Chief Shrugs Off Effects Of Row Over Adani Enterprises

NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, yesterday denied that, the country’s position in the global finance market was affected, in the wake of Adani Enterprises’ Follow on Public Offer (FPO) pull-out, and the subsequent prevailing financial condition of the private conglomerate. The FPO pull-out was…

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon with a single missile

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US military fighter aircraft shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floated off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, drawing to a close a dramatic saga that shone a spotlight on worsening Sino-US relations. “We successfully took it down, and I want to compliment our…

Sri Lankan Coal Company Requested Over 12 Million USD Amid Power Cuts Fear

COLOMBO, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Lanka Coal Company, incorporated to procure and supply coal for coal-fired thermal plants of Sri Lanka, yesterday, requested over 12 million U.S. dollars, to buy coal for power plants. Chairman of the Lanka Coal Company, Shehan Sumanasekara, told media that, he has asked the…
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