Research Shows Solar Power Can Be Generated At Night

SYDNEY, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in renewable energy technology, proving that solar power can be generated at night. The research, published in ACS Photonics and unveiled to the public yesterday, was conducted by a team of researchers from Australia’s University of New South Wales…

Malaysia’s deputy foreign minister to visit Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar will undertake working visits to Uzbekistan from May 19 to 21 and Kazakhstan from May 22 to 25. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement on Wednesday said in Uzbekistan, Kamarudin is scheduled to meet the country’s Deputy Minister of…

New Zealand Reports 9,570 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 32 more deaths and 9,570 new community cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said today. The ministry said in a statement that, the total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 in New Zealand is 1,017. Among the new community infections,…

S.Korea Reports 31,352 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, May 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 31,352 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,861,744, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 35,117 the previous day and lower than 43,910 tallied a week…

Floods Affect Thousands In India’s Assam

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains triggering floods and landslides over the past few days, have affected thousands of people in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, officials said. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the floods have hit 20 districts in the state and affected a…

Japan To Open Up For Small-Scale Tours From Four Countries As Trial

TOKYO, May 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will accept vaccinated tourists in small groups from the United States, Australia, Thailand and Singapore later this month, as a trial towards the full-scale opening up for foreign visitors planned for June, the Japanese government said yesterday. Since the early stage of the COVID-19…

Toll Rates For Bangladesh’s Largest Padma Bridge Fixed

DHAKA, May 18 (NNN-BSS) – Tolling rates for Bangladesh’s largest under-construction Padma bridge have been finalised. The Bangladeshi government, yesterday fixed the toll rates of the bridge, which is almost set to open to traffic soon. The Bridges Division, under the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry here, issued a gazette…

Singapore Reports 2,664 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, May 18 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,664 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,247,671. Among the new cases, 2,602 were local transmissions and 62 were imported cases. Of the local cases, 282 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 2,320 through ART…

Landslide Kills Four, Wounds Two In Northern Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, May 17 (NNN-ANA) – Four people lost their lives and two others sustained injuries, as a landslide hit a village in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, yesterday, provincial administration official, Mawlawi Mohammad Akram Akbari, said today. The natural disaster took place in Sholar-e-Payen village, of Yawan district, last night,…

Myanmar Seizes Crystal Meth, Arrests Suspects

YANGON, May 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 251 kg of crystal meth, in the former capital, Yangon, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control, said. They also arrested 18 suspects in connection with the case, the committee said, in a press release yesterday. The drugs, worth more than 3.35…
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