India Regulates Sugar Exports To Control Prices, Ensure Availability

NEW DELHI, May 25 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government, today announced regulation on exports of sugar, in a bid to maintain domestic availability and ensure price stability of sugar in the country. According to an official statement, the federal government decided to cap the export of sugar at 10 million…

Tibetan exile leader seeks support on US visit

Tibetan exile leader, Penpa Tsering WASHINGTON, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering, during a recent visit to the US, met with congressional leaders, state department officials, civil society groups, and local Tibetan Americans and Chinese Americans to build on strong bipartisan support for Tibet.Penpa, who is the…

Cambodia Bans Selling, Drinking Alcohol During Upcoming Commune Elections

PHNOM PENH, May 25 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism, yesterday issued a directive, to ban selling and drinking all types of alcohol for two days – a day before and on the commune election day. The move is to help ensure that the commune election, on June 5, is…

Sri Lanka Chooses Two Int’l Firms To Advise On Debt Restructuring

COLOMBO, May 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka hired two international financial and legal advisors, to help restructure the external debt of the Sri Lankan government, cabinet spokesperson, Bandula Gunawardena, told the media yesterday. He said that, the cabinet of ministers, on Monday, approved hiring an international financial advisory service provider…

Africa objects to US push to reform health rules at WHO assembly

GENEVA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a US-led proposal to reform the International Health Regulations (IHR), a move delegates say might prevent passage at the World Health Organization’s annual assembly. If Africa continues to withhold support, it could block one of the only…

Bangladesh’s Largest Padma Bridge To Open To Traffic On June 25

DHAKA, May 25 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s largest Padma bridge, will open to traffic on June 25, Road Transport and Bridges Minister, Obaidul Quader, said yesterday. The minister made the announcement, after meeting Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. “Our Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, will inaugurate the bridge on June 25,…

Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan’s Takhar, Kunduz Provinces

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, May 25 (NNN-ANA) – A relatively powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan’s Takhar and Kunduz provinces last night, locals said. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 63 km SE of Farkhar district yesterday. “I was sitting in my shop when the tremble…

Tedros re-elected as head of World Health Organization

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization GENEVA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General by a strong majority for another five years, the president of the World Health Assembly said. The vote by secret ballot, announced…

UN chief announces new Cold War threat

NEW YORK, May 25 (NNN-TASS) — The world faces the threat of a new Cold War “with nuclear undertones” and a surge in extreme nationalism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a speech to graduates of Seton Hall University in New Jersey. The ceremony was broadcast on the university’s website.…

Aussie state of New South Wales to ban single-use plastic bags

SYDNEY, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), is gearing up to institute its total ban on single-use plastic bags, as it looks to slowly phase out all single-use packaging in the state. From June 1, all single-use bags would be banned in the state,…
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