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…

Nepali Authorities Alert Mountaineers About Potential Dangers From Tauktae Cyclone

KATHMANDU, May 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali Department of Tourism, alerted mountaineers trying to climb different Himalayan mountains in Nepal, about the danger of potential massive snowfalls, sparked by a strong TaukTae cyclonic storm, a department official said. “We told them to be alert about the potential danger and take…

Japan’s FY 2020 GDP Decreases 4.6 Percent In Real Terms, Sharpest On Record

TOKYO, May 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s gross domestic product, in fiscal year 2020, shrank 4.6 percent in real terms, down for the second straight year, government statistics revealed today. The figure logged the largest annual contraction on record, since data began to be compiled in fiscal 1955, according to the…

New Extinct Crocodile Species Found In Australian Outback

CANBERRA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A new extinct crocodile species, dating back to millions of years was discovered in the Australian Outback. A team from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (NT), yesterday announced that, they have identified a new species of crocodile belonging to the Baru…

India Launches 1st Batch Of Indigenous Anti-COVID-19 Drug

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government yesterday launched the first batch of its indigenous anti-COVID-19 drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG). The drug, developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories…

Accident Blast Kills Three Taliban Militants In W. Afghanistan

HERAT, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three Taliban militants were killed this morning, when a homemade improvised roadside bomb they were planting exploded prematurely, in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, the local government confirmed. The incident occurred along a district road, in Adraskan district, in the south of provincial capital, Herat city,…
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