Five Killed, 18 Injured As Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Jun 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people have been killed and 18 others injured, as a passenger bus ran over a land mine, in the restive Miwand district of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, last night, provincial police spokesman, Jamal Barikzai, said today. “A mine planted by militants on a road…

Interview: We Never Thought Of Cancelling The Games, Says Tokyo 2020 Spokesman

By sportswriters Wang Zijiang and Yang Ting TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 30 days to go and the COVID-19 pandemic far from being contained in Japan, and the world, the Tokyo 2020 organisers believed that the Games will kick off on the night of July 23. “Our preparation is…

Daesh Militants Kill Two Men In Eastern Iraq: Source

BAGHDAD, Jun 23 (NNN-NINA) – A father and his son were shot dead yesterday, by the Daesh militants, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said. The incident took place early in the morning, when the militants kidnapped the two, near their house, in the town of…

India’s Hero Motocorp To Raise Two-Wheeler Prices By 40 USD

MUMBAI, Jun 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Hero MotoCorp, decided to raise its motorcycle and scooter prices from July 1, to partially offset the impact of the continuous increase in commodity prices, the company said, in its filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange. The world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer will hike price…

Nepal Adds More Destinations To Resumed Int’l Flights

KATHMANDU, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government decided to reopen international flights to more foreign destinations and partially resume domestic flights, a senior government official said yesterday. A cabinet meeting decided, on Monday, to allow flights to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia, South Korea and…

Japan Appoints Takeo Mori As Vice Foreign Minister

TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Foreign Ministry official, Takeo Mori, was appointed by the Japanese government as vice foreign minister yesterday, local media reported. Mori, 60, will now be the top bureaucrat at the ministry, taking over from Takeo Akiba. Prior to being handed the senior deputy minister portfolio…

UN Envoy Sees Dire Situation In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, warned yesterday that, the situation on the ground in the country is dire. “I cannot overstate to the council my concern, regarding the present situation in Afghanistan. All of the major trends — politics, security, the peace…

World Bank Urges Educational Reforms In Lebanon To Benefit Children

BEIRUT, Jun 22 (NNN-NNA) – The World Bank released yesterday, a report calling on the Lebanese authorities to quickly reform the education sector, and increase investment for better children’s education. Dubbed Foundations for Building Forward Better: An Education Reform Path for Lebanon, the report said, “change can be brought only…

Over 8,000 Dengue Infections Reported In Sri Lanka This Year

COLOMBO, Jun 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of people infected with dengue fever has risen to 8,139 in Sri Lanka, so far this year, with the capital, Colombo, having the highest tally, local media reported yesterday. National Dengue Control Unit Director, Dr. Aruna Jayasekara, was quoted by the local Sunday…

Malaysia Focusing On Increasing Renewable Energy Capacity

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is focusing on its power generation plan with a target of 31 per cent renewable energy (RE) in its installed capacity in 2025 and 40 per cent in 2035, as its energy transition plan until 2040. The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (KeTSA),…
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