500 Afghan Youths Join National Army

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 18 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 500 Afghan youths joined Afghan Nation Army, in the eastern Nangarhar province, said a statement of the country’s Defence Ministry, released here today. After completion of three-month military training course and receiving certificates, 500 young Afghans were commissioned to the national…

Update: US ends search for downed Chinese balloon debris, other objects

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has ended its search for debris from an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down earlier this month as well as two other objects downed near Alaska and on Lake Huron, the military’s Northern Command said. “Recovery operations concluded February 16 off…

Sea Games: Malaysian Deputy Chef De Mission Confident Of Gaining Athletes’ Trust

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Newly appointed Malaysia’s deputy chef de mission for the Phnom Penh 2023 SEA Games,  Shalin Zulkifli is optimistic that she will get the full trust of Malaysian athletes going for the biennial multi-sport event, starting from May 5 to 17.  The former bowling queen said she and…

Thousands Of People Affected By Floods In Indonesia’s Surakarta

JAKARTA, Feb 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Thousands of people in the Indonesian city of Surakarta, have been affected by flooding, following the extended heavy rainfall, according to local disaster mitigation agency. The Bengawan Solo river on the island of Java, burst its banks and inundated roads, as well as, houses in…

India’s Chief Cricket Selector Quit After TV Sting

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – Chief selector at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Chetan Sharma, yesterday resigned from his post, following a sting operation by a local television news channel, multiple local media reported. During the sting operation, Sharma allegedly made controversial comments about cricketers…

Nearly 250 Shops Gutted In Massive Fire In India’s Assam

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – Nearly 250 shops were gutted, yesterday, in a massive blaze that broke out inside a marketplace, in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, officials said. No casualties were reported in the incident. The fire broke out on Thursday night, at the Chowk Bazaar market in…

Indian Gov’t Reduced Reserve Price Of Wheat To Curb Inflation

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government decided yesterday, to further reduce the reserve price of wheat from Mar 31, to check the inflationary trend in food economy. According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, states may be allowed to purchase wheat from the…

Bulgaria finds 18 dead migrants reportedly from Afghanistan suffocated in truck

Police and emergency medical services on site after 18 people were found dead in an abandoned truck SOFIA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarian authorities on Friday found the bodies of 18 people who suffocated in a truck smuggling them through the country. Bulgaria’s deadliest such incident comes as the Balkan…

Vietnam To Issue Biometric Passports From Next Month

HANOI, Feb 18 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will issue passports embedded with electronic microprocessor chips, containing biometric information from next month, so as to facilitate international travel for its citizens, local media reported yesterday. The Nhan Dan (People) newspaper, cited a statement by the Immigration Department, under the Ministry of Public…

US-China rift: Pres Biden says United States not looking for a new Cold War as search ended for debris from downed Chinese balloon

  WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden said he would talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the wake of the US Air Force shooting down what Washington says was a high-tech Chinese spy balloon earlier this month.    “I expect to be speaking with President Xi…
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