Afghan Airstrikes Kill Eight Militants In Southern Helmand Province

LASHKAR GAH, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of eight militants have been confirmed dead, as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Nahr-e-Saraj district, of the southern Helmand province, yesterday, said an army statement, released here today. Acting on a tip off, the fighting planes targeted a hideout of…

Hyundai Motor Launches First Model With Dedicated Electric Vehicle Platform

SEOUL, Feb 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s biggest car producer, today launched its first model with a dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform. The IONIQ 5 debuted as Hyundai’s first model in its new IONIQ brand, dedicated to BEV and built upon the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), that…

Controversial Anti-Vaccine MP Quits Australian Gov’t

CANBERRA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian Member of Parliament (MP), who was censured by Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, for sharing virus misinformation on social media, quits the government. Craig Kelly, the MP for the New South Wales (NSW) electorate of Hughes since 2010, announced today that, he quit the…

Thailand Extends COVID-19 Emergency Rule, Eases Some Restrictive Measures

BANGKOK, Feb 23 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai government is to extend the emergency rule for another month, but ease some restriction measures, as the country’s daily new caseload fell below 100 in recent days. The Centre for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), extends the emergency rule until the end of…

Bangladesh Announces Reopening Universities In May Amid Vaccination Rollout

DHAKA, Feb 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s Education Minister, Dipu Moni, on Monday announced that universities in the country will reopen on May 24. The university halls will reopen on May 17, the minister added. Prior to the reopening, Moni said, all residential students, teachers and employees in universities will be…

Tunnel Test Launched For Nepal’s Largest Drinking Water Project

KATHMANDU, Feb 23 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal yesterday initiated the testing process of the tunnel, for the country’s largest drinking water project, a senior official of the project office said. Water Supply Minister, Mani Chandra Thapa, inaugurated the testing process by releasing water into the tunnel of the Melamchi Drinking Water…

Qatari Special Envoy Holds Talks With Pakistani Officials On Afghan Peace Process

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (NNN-APP) – Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, special envoy of Qatar’s foreign minister for counter-terrorism and mediation of conflict resolution, held talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, focusing on the Afghan peace process. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said,…

S.Korea Reports 357 More COVID-19 Cases, 87,681 In Total

SEOUL, Feb 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 357 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 87,681. The daily caseload was up from 332 in the previous day, but it stayed below 400 for two straight days. The…

US reaffirms willingness to engage Iran over nuclear issue

State Dept. Spokesman Ned Price WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The US Department of State reaffirmed the willingness to engage with Tehran over the nuclear issue, downplaying new threats by the Iranian leadership to boost uranium enrichment. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a daily press briefing that the…

Aussie PM Rules Out 2021 Election: Local Media

CANBERRA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has inclined to rule out a 2021 election, telling his colleagues to prepare for a 2022 poll. According to Nine Entertainment newspapers, Morrison told a weekly meeting of government Members of Parliament (MPs), yesterday that, he and Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg,…
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