Asian Economy To Grow 6.5 Percent In 2021: Report

BOAO, Hainan, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The growth rate of the Asian economy in 2021 is expected to reach at least 6.5 percent, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) yesterday. The figure represents a significant rebound from the 1.7-percent contraction registered last year, said…

Feature: Egypt Opens Pharaonic Mummies Hall To Visitors At New Museum In Cairo

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – With its dark and dimly-lit open rooms, the crypt-like Royal Mummies Hall, at Cairo’s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) was opened to visitors, for the first time yesterday, displaying 20 mummies of Ancient Egyptian kings and queens. The showcased mummies…

11 Passengers Killed In Egypt’s Train Derailment: Ministry

CAIRO, Apr 19 (NNN-MENA) – At least 11 people were killed and 98 others were wounded, in a train derailment yesterday, in the Delta city of Toukh, north of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. A total of 60 ambulances were sent to the scene, and the…

Local Daesh Leader Killed By Gov’t Forces In Eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A local Daesh leader was killed by Afghan Special Forces, in the country’s eastern Nangarhar province, last night, National Directorate of Security (NDS), the country’s national intelligence agency, confirmed today. “Acting on a confirmed tip-off, the NDS Special Operations Forces, conducted an operation in Kuz…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.8, struck off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture today, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time (0029 GMT), with its epicentre at a latitude of 38.3 degrees north, and a longitude of 141.9…

Three Policemen Killed In Insider Attack In Afghanistan

QALA-E-NAW, Apr 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three police constables were killed, when one of their colleagues turned his gun against them, in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, the latest in a string of insider attacks, local police confirmed today. The incident occurred at a police checkpoint in Muqur district, in the north…

New Zealand Reports Four Imported COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, Apr 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases and one historical case of COVID-19 at the border in two days, the Ministry of Health said in a statement today. While there was no new case of COVID-19 in the wider community, four new positive cases and one…

50th Anniversary Of Ping-Pong Diplomacy Marked In Japan

NAGOYA, Apr 18 (NNN-NHK) – An international symposium has been held, in the Japanese city of Nagoya, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy, with participants looking forward to promoting the sound development of China-U.S. and China-Japan relations, through sports exchanges. Fifty years ago, exchanges between ping-pong players…

Chinese Envoy Urges Parties To Iran Nuke Deal To Immediately Start Negotiating Sanction-Lifting Formula

VIENNA, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy urged all parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to immediately start negotiating specific formula of sanction-lifting. Wang Qun, Chinese envoy to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna, made the appeal here,…

68 Climbers, A Record High In Single Day, Reach Top Of Mt. Annapurna

KATHMANDU, Apr 17 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Six Nepali women reached the top of Mt. Annapurna yesterday, in the first-ever ascent of Nepali women on the 8,091-metre high mountain, Nepal’s Department of Tourism and an expedition organising company, said. Purnima Shrestha, Sharmila Tamang, Dawa Phuti Sherpa, Dawa Yangjung, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, and…
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