Brazilian Agribusiness Exports Grow 4.8 Percent In Sept

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 11 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian agribusiness exports, one of the engines of the country’s economy, increased 4.8 percent in Sept, compared to the same month in 2019, with revenues reaching 8.56 billion U.S. dollars, according to government figures. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture reported that, the sugar…

Nepal’s Culture Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Oct 11 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai, confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first minister hit by the virus. In a social media post, the minister said, his swab was tested yesterday morning. After testing negative on Oct 5,…

Moderate earthquake hits Myanmar-India border

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, struck the Myanmar-India border region at 1.38 am today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) in a statement today said the epicentre of the 53km-deep quake was 307km east of Narsingdi, Bangladesh. There is no tsunami threat to…

Kyrgyz Parliament Approves New PM

BISHKEK, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Kyrgyz parliament yesterday approved Sadyr Zhaparov as the country’s new prime minister. The new government’s composition and structure have also been approved at an extraordinary meeting of parliament. Earlier on Tuesday, parliament nominated Zhaparov as prime minister. Speaking at the meeting, Zhaparov said that,…

Covid-19: India reports 73,272 new cases, 926 fresh fatalities

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (NNN-PTI) — India reported 73,272 new coronaviruscases, taking the overall caseload to 6,979,423, while 5,988,822 people haverecuperated so far, pushing the recovery rate to 85.81 percent, according tothe Union Health Ministry data updated Saturday. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 107,416 with 926 peoplesuccumbing…

Militants attack kills 7 Afghan policemen in northern Kunduz province

KUNDUZ (Afghanistan), Oct 10 (NNN-Xinhua) – Seven policemen were killed and four others went missing as the Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in Khan Abad district of the northern Kunduz province on Saturday, a local official Qudratullah Safi said. In HERAT, two travellers were killed and 10 others injured…

Thailand Warns Migrant Workers To Renew Work Permits Or Face Deportation

BANGKOK, Oct 10 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Labour yesterday issued an announcement in multiple languages, advising Lao, Myanmar and Cambodian migrant workers, to quickly have their work permits renewed before the Oct 31 deadline, or face stiff punishment and be immediately deported back to their countries. Labour Minister, Suchart…

New Zealand Reports Four New Cases Of COVID-19, 1,514 In Total

WELLINGTON, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. All cases reported today were imported cases, detected in the managed isolation facilities, it is said. Two cases arrived from South Africa via Dubai, on Sept 29, while…

Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree On Ceasefire

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (NNN-TASS) – Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, starting this afternoon, following lengthy negotiations in Moscow last night. The deal was announced in a joint statement by Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian foreign ministers, published by the Russian Foreign Ministry, early this morning.…

Mongolia To Receive Loan Worth Over 230 Million USD From Japan

ULAN BATOR, Oct 10 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia will get a soft loan worth more than 230 million U.S. dollars from Japan, to deal with its economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolian Foreign Minister, Nyamtseren Enkhtaivan, said Friday. “We agreed to deepen the Mongolia-Japan Strategic Partnership, in a wide…
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