Iran Says Parts, Explosives Used In Drone Attack Transferred By Iraq-Based “Hostile” Kurdish Groups

TEHRAN, Feb 2 (NNN-IRNA) – The parts and explosives used in a recent drone attack on a military plant, in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, were transferred into the country by “hostile” Kurdish groups based in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, semi-official Nour News agency reported, yesterday. The groups transferred…

Sri Lanka Received Over 100,000 Tourists In Jan

COLOMBO, Feb 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka received over 100,000 tourists in Jan, 2023, Minister of Tourism, Harin Fernando said, yesterday. Fernando told the media that, 82,327 tourists arrived in Jan, last year, and the number has risen to 102,545 in Jan this year. He said, tourist arrivals are increasing…

Bangladesh’s Largest Annual Book Fair Kicked Off

DHAKA, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s largest annual book fair kicked off in the capital, Dhaka, yesterday. The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, which literally means “Immortal Twenty First Book Fair,” is being held in Dhaka’s Bangla Academy premises and its adjacent Suhrawardy Udyan (garden). Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated…

Myanmar Extended State Of Emergency For Six More Months

YANGON, Feb 2 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), yesterday extended the state of emergency in the country for six more months. According to a statement signed by Acting President, U Myint Swe, the emergency period is extended in accordance with Section 425 of the State Constitution,…

Missing Radioactive Capsule Found In Australian Outback After 6-Day Search

SYDNEY, Feb 2 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities in the Western Australia state (WA), confirmed that the tiny silver capsule, which contained the radioactive substance Caesium-137, was found and safely controlled at about 11:00 a.m. local time yesterday. “We successfully retrieved the radioactive capsule, after searching hundreds of kilometres in the outback…

Malaysia strongly condemns suicide bomb attack on Peshawar mosque

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Feb 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday. Foreign Ministry  in a statement Wednesday expressed Malaysia’s deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims, the people and the…

Submarine Volcano Erupted In Vanuatu

SUVA, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – A submarine volcano erupted today, in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, which is in the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where tectonic plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. According to Radio New Zealand today, the active underwater volcano, which is six km…

New Zealand’s Unemployment Rate Reached 3.4 percent

WELLINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in the Dec, 2022 quarter, compared with 3.3 percent last quarter, the statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. The unemployment rate, as measured by the Household Labour Force Survey, remained at or near historic lows, since the Sept,…

Northern Japan Braces For Heavy Snow, Gale-Force Winds Amid Volatile Atmospheric Conditions

TOKYO, Feb 1 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency warned of very strong, blustery winds and snowfall from this evening through tomorrow, in northern regions, owing to seriously unstable atmospheric conditions. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the regions most likely to be hit by the extreme wintry weather are…

Mongolia To Establish Agency For Investment, Trade To Attract Foreign Investment

ULAN BATOR, Feb 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Mongolian government, today decided to establish an agency for investment and trade, to attract more foreign investors, Mongolian Minister of Economy and Development, Chimed Khurelbaatar, briefed media after a regular government meeting. The agency is committed to attracting foreign investment, protecting legal interests…
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