Military Kills 17 Militants In Eastern Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, Apr 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seventeen Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded, when government forces attacked their positions, in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, the country’s Defence Ministry confirmed today. The ministry said, the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF), supported by the Afghan Air Force, targeted the…

Japan Approves RCEP, World’s Largest Trade Deal Including China, ASEAN

TOKYO, Apr 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s upper house of parliament, today approved the world’s largest free trade deal, which comprises 15 Asia-Pacific countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament gave its approval earlier this month. The Regional Comprehensive Economic…

Four Patients Died In Hospital Fire In India’s Mumbai

MUMBAI, Apr 28 (NNN-PTI) – At least four patients died, at a private hospital in Mumbra, on the outskirts of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, after a fire broke out at 3:40 a.m. local time today. According to local police, four patients died, while 20 other patients from the hospital were…

6.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Northeast India’s Assam, No Immediate Reports Of Casualties

NEW DELHI, Apr 28 (NNN-PTI) – A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit India’s northeastern state of Assam, at 07:51 a.m. local time today, according to India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS). “The epicentre of the earthquake was at Sonitpur, Assam, located at 26.69 degrees north latitude, and 92.36 degrees east longitude,” the…

S.Korea’s Childbirth Logs Lowest Feb Figure

SEOUL, Apr 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s childbirth logged the lowest Feb figure, fueling worry about the so-called demographic cliff, statistical office data showed today. The number of newborn babies was 21,461 in Feb, down 5.7 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. It was the lowest Feb…

Chinese Envoy Underscores Sequence Of U.S., Iran Returning To Nuke Deal

VIENNA, Apr 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The sequence in which the United States and Iran return to compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is first and foremost a matter of “sense of justice,” said Wang Qun, Chinese envoy to the United Nations…

Ban On Entry Of Travellers From India To Curb Spread Of New Covid-19 Variant – Malaysian PM

TANGKAK (Johor, Malaysia) April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The government’s decision to bar travellers from India from entering into the country is not discriminatory or racist, instead it is to curb the spread of a new COVID-19 variant, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the decision was taken at the…

Feature: Access To Safe Water Increases Financial Burden On Gaza Residents

by Sanaa Kamal GAZA, Apr 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Buthaina Abu Ghaben, a resident of Al Shati refugee camp, in the west of Gaza City, doubled her daily expenses for fresh water, especially during the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is associated with special rituals for Muslims and it is also the…

10 Afghan Taliban Militants Killed In Their Own Bomb Blast In Eastern Wardak Province

MAIDAN SHAR, Apr 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 10 militants were killed, as a bomb went off in the group’s hideout, in Day Mirdad district, of the eastern Wardak province yesterday, said an army statement here, today. “A bomb went off in a hideout of the Taliban militants in Dadu…

RM69. 9 Million In Monsoon Aid To Help Rubber Smallholders, Tappers – PM Muhyiddin

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (NNN-Bernama) — The government has allocated RM69.9 million as Monsoon Aid (BMT) this year as a continuous effort to ensure the wellbeing of rubber smallholders and tappers in the country. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the aid would benefit 232,319 rubber smallholders and tappers as they…
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