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,…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, jolted Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, in the central parts of the country early today (Tuesday), the meteorology and geophysics agency, said. The quake hit at 02: 22 a.m. Jakarta time Tuesday (today) (1922 GMT Monday) with the…

Japan Asserting Claim Over Disputed Islets Draws Ire Of S. Korea

TOKYO, Feb 23 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday asserted its claims over the disputed islets in the Sea of Japan during a ceremony, drawing a harsh backlash from South Korea. The annual ceremony known in Japan as “Takeshima Day,” held every Feb 22, since 2006, immediately drew a staunch backlash from…

Myanmar: Huge anti-coup rallies after junta threat of death

YANGON, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of thousands of anti-coupprotesters rallied across Myanmar again Monday after a clear threat from the junta that it was prepared to use lethal force to crush what it branded as“anarchy”. The warning came after three demonstrators were shot dead over the weekend, and the…

Myanmar junta warns protesters could die as new rallies erupted Monday

YANGON, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Myanmar junta warned anti-coup protesters they could die but thousands of people took to the streets again on Monday, with tensions soaring over the deaths of four demonstrators. Much of Myanmar has been in uproar over the generals ousting and detaining civilian leader Aung…

Indonesian capital Jakarta braces for more floods as rainy days expected this week

Volunteers evacuate elderly women with an inflatable boat in an area affected by floods, following heavy rains in Jakarta JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-CNA) — The Indonesian capital of Jakarta could see more flooding and landslides this week as the meteorology agency predicted rains of moderate to heavy intensity to sweep through the…
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