Asia

Africa could become ‘renewable superpower’, says UN Sec-Gen Guterres

YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa has everything it takes to become a “renewable superpower”, UN head Antonio Guterres said…

Kazakhstan Moves To Curb Coal Monopoly With Planned Price Regulation

ALMATY, Aug 21 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s antitrust authority, proposed state regulation of thermal coal prices, in a bid to curb…

Kenya in talks with China to convert dollar rail loan into yuan

NAIROBI, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya is in talks with China to convert a dollar-denominated railway loan into Chinese yuan,…

Indonesia’s Economy Expected To Grow 5.1 Percent This Year: Central Bank

JAKARTA, Aug 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – Bank Indonesia expected the country’s economy to expand 5.1 percent this year, up from 5.03…

ICC ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on judges and prosecutors

THE HAGUE, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it “deplores” new US sanctions on its…

South Africa high-level delegation attends 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development Summit

YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 21 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Japan leading South Africa’s high-level delegation at the 9th…

US sanctions more ICC judges, prosecutors for probes into alleged US, Israeli war crimes

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into…

Kuwait Launches Major Oil Lake Remediation Project

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait kicked off a major environmental cleanup effort, as the first unit of an…

Bangladeshi Ministries, Divisions Work To Better Combat Non-Communicable Diseases

DHAKA, Aug 21 (NNN-BSS) – In a significant step to address the growing threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Bangladesh’s 35…

Pakistan Reported New Monkeypox Case

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported a new monkeypox case, after a 42-year-old man from Attock, in eastern Punjab…