Submarine Tragedy: Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Conveys Condolences To President, People Of Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed his condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as well as the government and people of Indonesia over the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine tragedy. Muhyiddin said Malaysia was always prepared to continue extending appropriate assistance to Indonesia in facing…

Malaysian King, Queen Express Condolences To Indonesian President, People

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, and the Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, have expressed their condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo and the Indonesian people over the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine tragedy.…

ADB Finances COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout In Four Pacific Countries

MANILA, Apr 26 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today said, it approved 18.9 million U.S. dollars in grants, to help four developing member countries in the Pacific, in rolling out safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19. The Manila-based bank said, the grants to Samoa (eight million U.S. dollars),…

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…
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