Iran Unveils New Homegrown Military Hardware

TEHRAN, Apr 26 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Army yesterday unveiled new indigenous military hardware, in an event held in the capital Tehran, Press TV reported. A radar warning system was put on display in the event, which is capable of detecting and jamming airborne interception radars used in drones, helicopters…

Man-Eating Tiger Sent To Nepal Zoo

KATHMANDU, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – A man-eating tiger of Bardia National Park in Nepal, that has attacked many people, has been translocated to the country’s Central Zoo. According to the zoo authority, the male tiger, about 10 years old, attacked a 34-year-old mahout on Apr 4. It is in a…

India To Build Over 500 New Medical Oxygen Plants To Ensure Supplies Amid COVID-19 Surge

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 551 new medical oxygen generation plants would be set up across India, in a bid to address the shortage of oxygen, amid the COVID-19 surge, said an official statement, issued by the prime minister’s office yesterday. The federal government’s decision to…

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Erupts, Spewing Ash Up To 1,000 Metres

JAKARTA, Apr 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Sinabung volcano in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, erupted with a thick column of ash 1,000 metres above its peak to the east, the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre said today. The eruption occurred at 1:55 a.m. local time for 175 seconds. At 1:44 a.m.…

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…
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