Canada stops funding sensitive research with hostile foreign actors

MONTREAL, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada will stop funding research projects on sensitive topics if any of the researchers involved are connected with defense or security entities of hostile foreign states, the governmentannounced Tuesday. “Canada’s advanced research ecosystem is at the forefront of global discovery, but it can also be…

UN chief calls for action to address root cause of rising seas

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said climate crisis is the root cause of rising seas, and urged the international community to take more concerted action to reduce emissions and ensure climate justice. “Sea-level rise is not only a threat in itself. It is a threat-multiplier,”…

Sri Lanka To Ban Several Plastic Products From Jun

COLOMBO, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will ban several plastic products from Jun, a spokesman said here, yesterday. Cabinet spokesman, Bandura Gunawardena, told a press conference that, proposed by the minister of environment, the production, importation, selling and using of single-use plastic straws, drink stirrers, plates, cups (excluding yoghurt…

Wholesale Inflation Eased To 4.73 Percent In India

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – The rate of wholesale inflation in India declined to 4.73 percent in Jan, from 4.95 percent in the previous month, mainly due to easing of prices of manufactured items, fuel and power, the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry said, yesterday. “Decline in the…

EV Sector To Benefit From New Policies, Ecosystem Development: Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia will strengthen its drive towards expanding the electric vehicle (EV) sector in the country, with new policies and a focus on developing the ecosystem, a Malaysian official said, yesterday. The country is also seriously looking into policies that will support energy sectors, to…

Four Terrorists Killed In NW Pakistan Terror Attack

ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists were killed in a terror attack on security forces, in North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said, yesterday. According to the CTD statement, the terrorists attacked late Monday night, a security forces…

Air India Selected Up To 290 Boeing Jets

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – Boeing announced yesterday that, Air India has selected Boeing’s family of airplanes to expand its future fleet with plans to invest in 190, 737 MAX, 20 787 Dreamliner, and 10 777X airplanes. The agreement between Boeing and Air India includes, options for 50 additional…

Myanmar Exported 85,585 Tonnes Of Corn In Jan

YANGON, Feb 15 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported 85,585 tonnes of corn last month, earning more than 25.7 million U.S. dollars, the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association (MCIA) said, yesterday. The country exported corn to China, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Brunei, India and Nepal, it said. Myanmar shipped 77,620 tonnes of…

India’s Tax Department Raided BBC Offices In Delhi, Mumbai

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – Income tax department officials, yesterday, raided offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in New Delhi and Mumbai, multiple media reports said. According to the reports, the income tax officials arrived at the BBC offices for searches. However, some reports, quoting their sources said,…

Malaysia Appoints New Reps To UN, Asean

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Feb 14 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian government has appointed  its top diplomat Dr Ahmad Faisal Muhamad as the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, the United States. The former High Commissioner to New Zealand Nur Izzah Wong Mee Choo has been appointed as Permanent Representative to the…
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