Whale Expert Warns Of New Threat To Humpbacks Off Australian Coast

SYDNEY, Apr 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A leading whale expert in Australia, spoke out against that country’s consideration of removing humpbacks from its list of threatened animals. Olaf Meynecke from the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, in the Australian state of Queensland, said today that, the federal government’s proposal held inherent…

China Provides Emergency Food Assistance To Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – China handed over a batch of emergency food assistance to Afghanistan. The assistance was handed over to Afghan State Minister for Disaster Management, Ghulam Bahaudin Jailani, by Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, in a ceremony in Kabul. Wang said, China and Afghanistan are good…

Egyptian FM Voices Support For Political Solution In Yemen

CAIRO, Apr 26 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, stressed Egypt’s support for a political solution to the Yemeni crisis, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement. During a meeting in Cairo, with the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, Shoukry affirmed…

Russian Warship Passes Through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait To Black Sea: Media

ISTANBUL, Apr 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A Russian warship, yesterday, passed through the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, to the Black Sea, the Ihlas news agency reported. It took around two hours for the Russian warship, named “Novocherkassk,” to complete its passage and sail to the Black Sea, Ihlas reported. A Turkish…

Indonesia Found Missing Submarine, All 53 Crew Members Dead

JAKARTA, Apr 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The wreckage of the missing Indonesian submarine was located on the sea floor, off Bali Island yesterday, with all 53 crew members aboard dead, top military officers said. The Nanggala-402 submarine was broken into three parts, at the depth of 838 metres under the sea,…

At Least 24 Killed In Fire At Baghdad Hospital — Official Sources

BAGHDAD, Apr 25 (NNN-NINA) – At least 24 people were killed and dozens others injured, in a huge fire that broke out in a hospital treating COVID-19 patients here, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, official sources said today. The incident occurred late last night, when several oxygen cylinders exploded, setting…

Rain, Snow Hit Many Provinces Of Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Apr 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rain and snow have been hitting many provinces of Mongolia, after strong winds and dust storms swept through large parts of the country yesterday, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said today. As of this morning, western provinces of Bayan-Ulgii, Govi-Altai…

Philippine Rescuers Find Two More Bodies Of Missing Sailors, Seven Still Missing

MANILA, Apr 25 (NNN-PNA) – Rescuers retrieved two more bodies of the missing crew members of a cargo vessel that ran aground, off the coast of Surigao del Norte province, in southern Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. The PCG said that, rescuers recovered the two bodies on…

Searchers Find Debris From Missing Indonesian Submarine

JAKARTA, Apr 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian searchers have found debris, believed to be from the missing submarine, in waters off Bali Island, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono said. The condition of the 53 people aboard the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine cannot be determined, he told a press conference.…

Saudi Arabia Bans Lebanese Vegetables, Fruits Over Drug Smuggling

RIYADH, Apr 24 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday, a ban on the entry of consignments of Lebanese vegetables and fruits. The ban effective from Apr 25 (tomorrow) also covers consignments transit through Saudi territories, the Saudi Interior Ministry, said. The ban will continue until the relevant Lebanese authorities provide…
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