Ethiopia readies to launch second satellite, plans for 10 more by 2035

Ethiopia’s first-ever satellite, known as ETRSS-1, is launched on a Long March-4B carrier rocket ADDIS ABABA, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia is in the final stages of launching its second remote-sensing satellite into space, with the help of China, as the country seeks to advance its space science development. The…

International Flights To Remain Suspended Until Oct 31 In India

NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (NNN-UNI) – Commercial international flights to and from India shall remain suspended until Oct 31, the country’s civil aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced Wednesday. However, the restriction shall not be applicable for international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA. Commercial…

Trading Suspended In Tokyo, Other Bourses Across Japan Due To System Problem

TOKYO, Oct 1 (NNN-NHK) – Trading has been halted in all shares, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this morning, and on other bourses in Japan due to a problem with the system, the Japan Exchange Group Inc. said. The Tokyo bourse said, it has identified a glitch when it…

Under-Line Structure Of Super Large Bridge For Jakarta-Bandung HSR Completed

PURWAKARTA, Oct 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – The construction of an under-line main structure of a super large bridge, for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed-railway (HSR) in Indonesia’s West Java province was completed yesterday. As many as 87 piers and abutments and one continuous beam of under-line main structure of the whole bridge were…

US Sec of State Pompeo in tense visit to Vatican as US vote nears

ROME, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Rome Wednesday, just a month ahead of the US elections and hot on the heels of a diplomatic breach with the Vatican, that experts see as an effort to win conservative Catholic votes. Pompeo will not meet Pope…

Chinese Embassy In Brunei Unveils Logo Design Competition For 30th Anniversary Of Bilateral Ties

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 1 (NNN-ANN) – The Chinese Embassy in Brunei, on Wednesday, launched a logo design competition commemorating the 30th anniversary of the China-Brunei diplomatic relations in the year 2021. Chinese Ambassador to Brunei, Yu Hong, said, to celebrate the coming 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 1 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 shook Surigao Del Sur province, in the southern Philippines today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said, the offshore quake, which struck at 6:10 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of…

Japan Gov’t, TEPCO Ordered By High Court To Pay Damages Over Fukushima Crisis

TOKYO, Oct 1 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese high court, on Wednesday, upheld the ruling of a lower court and ordered the government and the operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay one billion yen (9.5 million U.S. dollars) in damages, to residents affected by the 2011 tsunami-triggered…

Putin Expresses Concern Over Nagorno-Karabakh Conflicts During Phone Call With Armenian PM

MOSCOW, Sept 30 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, expressed concern over the conflicts in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, during a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, the Kremlin said in a statement. “Discussion of the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone was continued,” it said. During the conversation,…

Nepal to resume issuing tourist visas for mountaineering, trekking

KATHMANDU, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nepal will resume providing tourist visas to foreigners after a gap of nearly seven months as the Nepali government decided to welcome foreign tourists starting from Oct. 17 for mountaineering and trekking purpose, Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said. The Nepali government…
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