Asia

African leaders ink trade, infrastructure deals at huge China summit

BEIJING (China), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African leaders in Beijing have secured a plethora of pledges for deeper cooperation in…

UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns of ‘red alert’ after record heat

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rising temperatures should trigger a global “red alert”, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency…

First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo Thursday: African Union CDC

KINSHASA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic…

Colombia: Police foil attack in Cali, host of COP16 summit

BOGOTA, Sept 4, 2024 (BSS/AFP) – Colombian police said Wednesday they had foiled an attempted “terrorist act” involving a car…

Cholera deaths surged 70 percent worldwide last year with a huge jump in Africa: WHO

GENEVA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of cholera cases and deaths rose sharply last year, the World Health Organization…

UN Allocates Four Million USD For Flood-Hit Bangladesh

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5 (NNN-BSS) – The United Nations has allocated four million U.S. dollars from its Central Emergency Response…

Japanese Gov’t Ministry Budget Requests For FY 2025 Hit Record 117 Trillion Yen

TOKYO, Sept 5 (NNN-NHK) – Budget requests from Japanese government ministries and agencies, for fiscal 2025 totalled 117.61 trillion yen…

Singapore’s Tax Revenue Up 17 Percent In FY 2023/24

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore collected 80.3 billion Singapore dollars (61.6 billion U.S. dollars) in tax revenue, for the…

Indonesia Targets Two Million Tonnes Of Rice Reserves By Dec Amid Production Concerns

JAKARTA, Sept 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia aims to have rice reserves of two million tonnes by the end of Dec,…

Egypt’s 1st Int’l Airshow Kicked Off With China’s Homegrown Plane On Solo Display

CAIRO, Sept 4 (NNN-MENA) – The first edition of the Egypt International Airshow, kicked off yesterday, at a northern airport…