Australia In Talks With Airlines On Vaccination Passports

CANBERRA, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government has opened talks with international airlines, on digital vaccine passports for people who have been inoculated against COVID-19. The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents about 290 airlines, have been in discussions about vaccinated Australians…

China’s Ambassador To India Condoles Loss Of Lives Due To Cyclone

NEW DELHI, May 20 (NNN-PTI) – China’s ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, yesterday expressed condolences, on the loss of lives in India, due to Cyclone Tauktae, that has wreaked havoc on India’s western coast. “Saddened by the loss caused by Cyclone Tauktae in India. We extend our deep condolence &…

Brunei Reports Three New COVID-19 Cases, 235 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 19 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, with all of them imported from abroad, bringing the national tally to 235. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, one of the new cases is a 41-year-old man, who arrived in the country from Pakistan…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Initially Injures Three In Nepal

KATHMANDU, May 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal today, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said. With the epicentre in Bhulbhule of the Marsyangdi Rural Municipality, the tremor that struck at 5:42 a.m. local time, was…

Sunken Indonesian Submarine’s Life Raft Lifted With Assistance From Chinese Navy

JAKARTA, May 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Indonesian Navy, with the help of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy, managed to lift a life raft and other fragments belonging to the sunken Indonesian submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, in Bali waters. At a televised press conference yesterday, Commander of the Indonesian Navy’s 2nd Fleet,…

Israeli Army Fires At Lebanese Army Patrol In Southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, May 19 (NNN-NNA) – The Israeli army fired shots yesterday, at a patrol of the Lebanese army, near the technical fence at Al-Manara Gate in southern Lebanon, the al-Manar local TV channel reported. No casualties were reported, so far. The Lebanese Armed Forces have been working in close cooperation…

Uzbekistan Says World Bank Ready To Support Trans-Afghan Railway Construction

TASHKENT, May 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Bank expressed its readiness to provide practical support, for the implementation of the landmark Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway project, Uzbek government said yesterday. The World Bank will also attract other financial institutions, to participate in the strategic project, Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade…

Bangladesh Sends Second Consignment Of Medical Assistance To India

DHAKA, May 19 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh sent a second consignment of medical supplies to India, to help those suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, handed over…

Indonesian President Hopes Jakarta-Bandung HSR Will Operate By End Of 2022

JAKARTA, May 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, said yesterday, the construction progress of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (HSR), reached 73 percent, hoping the railway will be operational by the end of 2022. Widodo said in a statement, released by KCIC, a joint venture consortium between Chinese and…

146 Rescued, 127 Missing Off Western Indian Coast After Cyclone Hits Barge In Mumbai

MUMBAI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least 146 people were rescued, while 127 remained missing, after a barge drifted into the sea, during the cyclonic storm on India’s western coast, according to the Indian Navy, today. The barge carrying 273 people sank this morning, after cyclonic storm Tauktae, with winds…
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