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…

Five Teenagers Drown In Northern Philippine River

MANILA, Mar 1 (NNN-PNA) – Five teenage girls drowned while swimming in a river in Cagayan Province in the northern Philippines on Saturday. The Cagayan Province information office said, three other teenage girls survived the accident that happened around noon on Saturday, while they were having a picnic in a…

US, Taliban sign historic deal on Afghanistan’s future

DOHA, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war. The agreement is expected to lead to a dialogue between…

Number Of Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Reaches Four In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan confirmed two more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people to four, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Zafar Mirza, said. Addressing a press conference here, Mirza said that one of the new cases emerged in south Sindh province,…

Death Toll Of Pakistan’s Train-Bus Collision Rises To 30: Official

ISLAMABAD, Feb 29 (NNN-APP) – Death toll of the collision between a train and a passenger bus in Sukkur district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, has risen to 30 late Friday night, an official said. Commissioner of Sukkur district, Shafiq Ahmed Mahesar, told media that the death toll rose after…
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