Nepali Airline Signs Cooperation Agreement With Huawei Cloud To Promote Smart Aviation

KATHMANDU, July 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Himalaya Airlines and Huawei Cloud, a Chinese multinational technology company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) earlier this week, for strategic cooperation to promote smart aviation, the airlines said. Under the MoU, Himalaya, a Nepal-China joint venture international airline and Huawei will cooperate…

Nigeria: Pres Buhari launches massive gas pipeline project

‘Two Chinese companies will build the 614km gas pipeline’ ABUJA, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has launched an ambitious gas pipeline project linking the south of the country with the north.Nigeria secured a $2.6bn loan from the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, also known as Sinosure,…

ASEAN, Australia Vow To Work With WHO To Enhance Collective Response To COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, July 1 (NNN-AKP) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, on Tuesday, vowed to work with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and relevant agencies, to enhance collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Cambodian foreign ministry’s press statement. The statement was released after…

Iranian fleet ‘illegally fishing in Somalia’: government

The Iranian fleet is operating in Somalia and Yemen MOGADISHU, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fleet of Iranian fishing vessels has been detected operating in Somali waters, according to Somalia’s government and two non-governmental organisations.One of the organisations, Global Fishing Watch, termed it as one of the world’s largest illegal…

Bangladesh Passes 67-Billion-USD Budget For Next Fiscal Year

DHAKA, July 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladesh parliament, on Tuesday, passed a record 5.68-trillion-Taka (nearly 67 billion U.S. dollars) national budget, for the 2020-21 fiscal year (July 2020-June 2021). Finance Minister, AHM Mustafa Kamal, placed before parliament the annual budget of Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina’s government. Unanimous by voice vote,…

Pakistani Army Appoints First Female Lieutenant General

ISLAMABAD, July 1 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani army has appointed the first female lieutenant general in the country’s history, a statement by the army’s media wing said on Tuesday. Associated with the army’s medical corps, Major General Nigar Johar was promoted as the lieutenant general, the statement by the Inter-Services…

New COVID-19 Cases In Tokyo Top 50 For 5th Straight Day, Concerns Mount Over Virus’ Resurgence

TOKYO, July 1 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed on Tuesday, 54 new COVID-19 infections, marking it the fifth straight day new daily cases in the capital have topped 50, amid concerns over a resurgence of infections. Of the 54 new cases, 26 people in their 20’s or 30’s have…

US ends sensitive defense exports to Hong Kong: Sec of State Pompeo

WASHINGTON, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was ending the export of sensitive military items to Hong Kong, no longer treating the financial hub separately from China. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States was taking the measure due to China’s push forward with a…

Covid-19: After six months, worst ‘yet to come’ – WHO

GENEVA, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic is “not even close to being over”, the WHO warned, as the global death toll passed half a million and cases surged in Latin America and the United States. In another grim milestone, the number of infections recorded worldwide topped 10 million,…

UN Chief Condemns Terrorist Attack On Pakistan Stock Exchange In Karachi

UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned Monday’s terrorist attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), in the southern port city of Karachi, his spokesman said. Guterres conveyed his deep condolences to the families of the victims and the people and government of Pakistan. He reiterated…
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