Hundreds rally in US cities against anti-Muslim violence in India

Protests took place outside Indian consulates in the US to protest against anti-Muslim violence WASHINGTON, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Indian Americans of different faiths rallied outside Indian consulates in major American cities on Friday evening to protest against the recent violence in Delhi that has killed at least…

All-Female Orchestra To Kick-Start UAE’s Expo 2020 Music Studio Projects

DUBAI, Mar 1 (NNN-WAM) – Expo 2020 Dubai announced a world class music recording studio, that will become a permanent facility as part of its legacy plans in the future city of District 2020 – and the first project to make use of the studio will be Expo 2020’s all-female…

13 Missing In Ship Collision Off Japan’s Aomori

TOKYO, Mar 1 (NNN-NHK) – Thirteen crew members, including seven Chinese nationals, on board a Belize-flagged cargo ship are missing, after the ship collided with a fishing boat, off Japan’s northeastern prefecture of Aomori late Saturday (last night), the Chinese consulate general in Sapporo said today (Sunday). Guo Xing 1,…

US Pres Trump says ready to help Iran with coronavirus if asked

OXON HILL (US), March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President DonaldTrump said he was ready to aid Iran with its outbreak of novelcoronavirus if the country asked for assistance. “If we can help the Iranians with this problem, we are certainly willing todo so… All they have to do is ask.…

Nepal Postpones Int’l Tourism Promotion Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

KATHMANDU, Mar 1 (NNN-NEPAL NEWS) – The Nepali government deferred international tourism promotional activities, planned as part of Visit Nepal Year-2020, due to the novel COVID-19 epidemic. It is a major setback for the Visit Nepal Year campaign, under which the Himalayan country targeted to attract two million foreign tourists,…

Iran’s President Urges Global Action Against COVID-19 Outbreak

TEHRAN, Mar 1 (NNN-IRNA) – A global move should address the outbreak of COVID-19, as the illness has turned to be a global issue, Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said on Saturday. Rouhani made the remarks during a phone call with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. “No country…

Muhyiddin Yassin Sworn In As Malaysia’s New Prime Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Muhyiddin Yassin, a former deputy prime minister, took the oath of office this morning (Sunday), to become Malaysia’s new prime minister. Muhyiddin was appointed following the abrupt resignation of 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, who had been in office since the general elections in 2018.– NNN-BERNAMA

U.S., Taliban Sign Peace Agreement In Doha

DOHA, Mar 1 (NNN-QNA) – The United States and the Taliban, signed a peace agreement on Saturday, in the Qatari capital of Doha, in a bid to end a long-running war in Afghanistan. According to a joint statement, released by the U.S. and Afghan governments on Saturday, ahead of the…

Vietnam Approves MoU On Establishing China-ASEAN Centre

HANOI, Mar 1 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese government issued a resolution, to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on Establishing the China-ASEAN Centre, signed in 2017. In Aug, 2017, the foreign minister of China, and foreign ministers or their representatives of the 10 ASEAN member states, signed the amended version…

US postpones ASEAN regional summit due to coronavirus: US official

WASHINGTON, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has delayed aregional ASEAN summit scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in March due to fears of the coronavirus, a senior administration official said. “As the international community works together to defeat the novelcoronavirus, the United States, in consultation with ASEAN…
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