Maldives Demands 6.5 Million USD For Reef Damaged By Cargo Ship

MALE, Aug 29 (NNN-IPS) – Maldives’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has demanded 100 million Maldivian rufiyaa (6.5 million U.S. dollars) as compensation from a cargo ship, which ran aground on a protected reef, the Times of Addu reported here yesterday. Panama-flagged cargo ship, Navios Amaryllis, ran aground on a protected…

Two Men Die In Japan After Being Administered Doses Of Suspended Moderna Vaccines

TOKYO, Aug 29 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese health ministry said yesterday that, two men had died, after each received two shots of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, local media reported. According to the ministry, the two men, aged 30 and 38, died within days of receiving the second injection on Aug…

UK, Finland ends civilian evacuation mission in Afghanistan

LONDON, Aug 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The final evacuation flight purely for civilians under Britain’s Operation Pitting has left the Kabul airport, the British Ministry of Defense said. Any further flights leaving Kabul under Britain’s evacuation operation “will have UK diplomatic and military personnel on board,” the ministry added. General Nick…

Iran Denounces “Illegal Threats” by U.S., Israel After Biden-Bennett Meeting

TEHRAN, Aug 29 (NNN-IRNA) – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, denounced yesterday, the mention by U.S. President Joe Biden, of “other options” to be used against Iran, “if diplomacy fails,” as “illegal threats.” “The first meeting between (Israeli Prime Minister) Naftali Bennett and Biden, and…

Sri Lanka Receives 300,000 Doses Of Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Donated By China

COLOMBO, Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Defence authorities, yesterday received a batch of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China. The vaccines, which arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday morning, have been handed over to Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, General Kamal…

No New Wave Of Afghan Refugees In Pakistan: Pakistani Military Official

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (NNN-APP) – There is no flux of Afghan refugees along the borders with Pakistan, and the people who have valid documents to enter Pakistan are being allowed to pass from the border crossings, the director-general of the media wing of the country’s military said. The border crossings…

The Afghan minister who became a bicycle courier in Germany

Former Afghan Communication Minister Sayed Sadaat LEIPZIG (Germany), Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany last December in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of Leipzig. He said…

No quick recognition of Taliban govt by US or allies: White House

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States dismissed any chance of rapid recognition for a Taliban government and said it has not decided yet whether it will maintain a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan after next week’s troop withdrawal.    “I want to be really clear: there’s no rush to…

Sci-Fi Action Film “Free Guy” Tops Chinese Box Office On Debut

BEIJING, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. sci-fi action film, “Free Guy,” topped the Chinese mainland box office on its debut yesterday, figures from the China Movie Data Information Network showed today. Following a bank teller, who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides…

Xi Calls For Steady, Long-Term Development Of China-Philippines Ties

BEIJING, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – China stands ready to work with the Philippines to keep bilateral relations on the right track and achieve steady and long-term development, Chinese President, Xi Jinping, said yesterday. In a phone conversation with his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, Xi said, China attaches great importance to…
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