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5.3-Magnitude Quake Hits 77 Km ESE Of Bobon, Philippines

HONG KONG, May 6 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3, jolted 77 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines,…

Sri Lanka Loses One Million Taxpayers Since 2019: Minister

COLOMBO, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka lost around one million taxpayers, following tax cuts introduced in late 2019, Finance…

Floods Kill Eight, Wound Over Dozens In Afghanistan’s Baghlan, Badghis Provinces

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 6 (NNN-ANA) – Eight people have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured, as floods swept parts…

OPEC’s Decision To Increase Oil Output Helps Restore Market Balance: Kuwaiti Oil Minister

KUWAIT, May 6 (NNN-KUNA) – The decision of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, to…

Three Killed, Four Injured In Axe Attack In Israel

JERUSALEM, May 6 (NNN-PNA) – Two Palestinians, armed with axes attacked passers-by in central Israel last night, killing at least…

Thailand Launches Electric Motorcycle Taxi Pilot Project

BANGKOK, May 6 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai government and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), yesterday jointly launched a pilot…

Cambodia Recovers War-Left U.S. Massive Aerial Bomb From Riverbed In Capital

PHNOM PENH, May 6 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s bomb expert team, yesterday, safely removed a war-left…

835 Houses Flooded In Southern Kyrgyzstan, Over 1,000 People Evacuated

BISHKEK, May 6 (NNN-KNA) – Mudflows and landslides caused by heavy rains in southern Kyrgyzstan flooded 835 houses, and more…

Singapore Pm To Receive Highest State Honour From Malaysian Sultan

SINGAPORE, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will receive Malaysian state of Johor’s highest honour from Sultan…

World Press Freedom Day : Journalism Under Digital Siege

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Media practitioners need to adapt to changes led on by demands of internet revolution in…