Mongolian Women’s Average Monthly Salary Up 48 Percent In Three Years

ULAN BATOR, Mar 6 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – The average monthly salary of women in Mongolia has increased 48 percent, over the past three years, the country’s National Statistics Office (NSO) said yesterday. At the end of 2020, women’s average monthly salary in Mongolia was 1,135,800 Mongolian Tugriks (about 400 U.S. dollars),…

Five Killed, Five Injured In Landmine Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 6 (NNN-APP) – A landmine blast in Sibi district of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, killed five people and left five others injured last night, local media reported. Deputy Commissioner of the district, Yasir Khan Bazai, told local media that, a vehicle carrying labourers, hit a landmine in the…

6.3-Magnitude Quake Hits Off New Zealand — USGS

HONG KONG, Mar 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 182 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand, at 0016 GMT today, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), said. The epicentre, with a depth of 11.57 km, was initially determined to be at 37.6016 degrees south, latitude, and…

Saudi Arabia Says Two Injured By Falling Debris Of Drone Attacks

RIYADH, Mar 6 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that, a child and a man were injured, due to the falling of debris from drone attacks by the Houthis. The debris of the intercepted drones fell on the country’s Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence was quoted…

Company In Former DPM Ahmad Zahid’s Case Has No Activities, But Large Withdrawals, Deposits In Account – Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The High Court here was told that despite not carrying out any business activities, there were large cash withdrawals and deposits made to the bank account of a company allegedly involved in Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption case. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Mar 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.8-magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra today, the meteorology and geophysics agency, said. The quake struck at 2:32 p.m. local time (0732 GMT), with the epicentre at 54 km north-west of Mentawai islands, and the shallow at 24 km under-land. The…

Eight Militants Killed In Army Overnight Operation In Afghanistan

KABUL, Mar 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Eight Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded, when Afghan army commandos launched an operation on the outskirts of Kunduz city, capital of Kunduz province, last night, the Defence Ministry confirmed today. The ministry said that, the security forces also destroyed three militants’ control…

Clashes, Terrorist Attacks Leave 90 Dead In Afghanistan Over Past 24 Hours: Monitor Agency

KABUL, Mar 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 90 people were killed, in direct clashes and terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, over the past 24 hours, an independent war monitoring group said today. “Over the past 24 hours, our team documented 90 deaths, including eight civilians, five Afghan National Defence and Security…

Iran’s FM Reiterates Nuke Deal Not Renegotiable

TEHRAN, Mar 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, yesterday, reiterated that, the 2015 nuclear deal is not renegotiable. “JCPOA cannot be renegotiated,” Zarif tweeted, referring to the nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). He urged the parties which signed the deal…

China, Egypt Ink Cooperation Deal On Technology Incubators

CAIRO, Mar 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and China signed, yesterday, a deal to conduct cooperation on technology incubators, the Chinese embassy in Cairo said. The deal was signed by Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with Egypt’s Electronics Research Institute (ERI), the…
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