Severe Thunderstorms Wreak Havoc On Australia’s Sydney

SYDNEY, Feb 19 (NNN-AAP) – Severe thunderstorms rolled into Australia’s most populated city, Sydney, yesterday afternoon, bringing about damaging lightning and gusts that disrupted the daily life of local residents. From 11:00 a.m. local time, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) began updating severe thunderstorm warnings, roughly every 20 minutes, alerting…

Sri Lanka To Spend 132 Million USD On Port Development Projects

COLOMBO, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva, said, the government will spend around 132 million U.S. dollars on port development projects. These investments would be made through revenue generated from port operations, the minister said last night. Speaking at an…

US gun violence: Injured Chinese student at MSU shooting paralyzed chest down

CHICAGO, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — A 20-year-old Chinese student who was shot and injured in the on-campus shooting at Michigan State University on Feb 13 is paralyzed from the chest down, the Detroit News reported Saturday. The shooting left three students killed and five injured. The Chinese student surnamed Hao…

Earthquake: Malaysia Sends First Humanitarian Aid Mission To Syria

SUBANG (Selangor, Malaysia), Feb 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s first humanitarian aid delivery mission to Syria which was hit by an earthquake earlier this month, took off Saturday night aboard an A400 transport aircraft belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force. A special flight involving 51 crew and other representatives from various ministries and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…

US-China tension: Blinken, China’s top diplomat in ‘direct, candid talks’ amid balloon spat

 MUNICH (Germany), Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China not to repeat its “irresponsible act” of sending a spy balloon into American airspace, as he held rare talks late Saturday with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi. The highly anticipated meeting of the two senior officials…

Bank Of Japan To Launch Digital Yen Pilot Programme

TOKYO, Feb 19 (NNN-NHK) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will start a pilot programme, to test the use of a digital yen with commercial financial institutions in Apr, the central bank said. Under the programme, the BOJ will conduct simulated transactions with private entities, in a test environment, which…

Six-Seater Cessna Plane Missing In Philippines

MANILA, Feb 19 (NNN-PNA) – A six-seater Cessna 340 plane was reported missing, shortly after taking off yesterday morning, in the Philippines’ Albay province, south-east of Manila, said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP said, the aircraft, with four people on board, including the pilot, a…

Over 179,000 Students Registered For Matriculation Exam In Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 19 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 179,649 students registered for the upcoming nationwide matriculation exam in Myanmar, an official from the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council said yesterday, citing the ministry of education. The matriculation exam for 2022-23 academic year is set to be held across…

12 More African Cheetahs Arrived In India

NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (NNN-PTI) – Twelve cheetahs from South Africa, including five females and seven males, landed in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, yesterday. An Indian Air Force’s (IAF) C-17 aircraft, carrying the batch of 12 cheetahs, landed at the Air Force Station in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city,…

Death Toll From Cyclone Gabrielle Rose To Nine In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has reached nine in New Zealand, officials said, yesterday. Acting Director, Emergency Management of the National Emergency Management Agency, Roger Ball, told a media briefing that, nine people had lost their lives and emergency services feared the death toll…
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