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Sri Lanka’s 21 New State Ministers Sworn In

COLOMBO, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Twenty-one new state ministers took their oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday, hours after 17…

Indonesian Mining Giant Starts Exporting Coal To Europe

JAKARTA, Apr 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Coal mining giant, PT Adaro Energy Indonesia, said yesterday that, it has started to export…

Myanmar Reports No Deaths From COVID-19 In Past Week

YANGON, Apr 19 (NJNN-MNA) – Myanmar has recorded no deaths from COVID-19 for more than a week since Apr 7,…

Scores Of People Feared Dead As Mini Market Building Collapses In Indonesia’s Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Apr 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Scores of people are feared dead after the collapse of a mini market building, in…

Malaysia In The Midst Of Calling OIC, UNSC On Al Aqsa Incident

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), April 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is in the midst of calling the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and…

Malaysia’s Total Trade Soars To New High Of Rm236.6 Bln In March

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s total trade recorded a double digit growth of 27.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y)…

BOJ Chief Says Yen’s Rapid Depreciation Bad For Firms’ Earnings Outlook, Economy

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said today that, recent sharp declines of the…

Domestic Travel In Japan Expected To Surge During Golden Week Holidays

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – The number of domestic travellers during the upcoming Golden Week string of national holidays, beginning…

India Records 2,183 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,044,280 today, with 2,183 new cases registered during the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: One-fifth of humanity could face poverty, hunger, says UN Sec-Gen Guterres

UNITED NATIONS, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ukraine crisis could plunge more than one fifth of humanity, or up to…