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…

Pakistani PM To Seek Vote Of Confidence From Parliament

ISLAMABAD, Mar 5 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said yesterday that, he will seek a vote of confidence tomorrow, from the country’s parliament, after his party lost one of the two seats for Senate, against opposition alliance in the national assembly. In an address to the country, the…

NEMA Warns Locals To Evacuate Immediately After 8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Mar 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of New Zealand, today launched the third consecutive tsunami warning, after an 8-magnitude quake, the third strong quake overnight, rattled at 8:25 a.m. local time, at the Kermadec Islands, around 1,100 km north of the North Island of New…

Dual Strong Quakes Strike Off New Zealand, No Casualties Reported, So Far

WELLINGTON, Mar 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake followed by a stronger 7.4-magnitude quake, rattled off the North Island of New Zealand, causing “severe” shaking and sparking tsunami warnings, GeoNet NZ said today. No casualties have been reported, so far. The first quake, which occurred at 2:27 a.m. local time,…

Vietnam’s Garment Export Stable In First Two Months

HANOI, Mar 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s textile and garment export revenue, totalled nearly 4.8 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, down just 0.01 percent, against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office today. In Feb alone, Vietnam’s textile and garment export…

RTM To Broadcast Royal Wedding Of The Malaysian King And Queen This Saturday

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will broadcast a documentary on the royal wedding between 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, held 35 years ago, this Saturday. RTM,…

Volcanologists Raise Alert Level Over Philippine Volcano

MANILA, Mar 4 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine volcanologists, today, raised alert level 1, over Mount Pinatubo volcano, about 100 km north-west of the Philippine capital, Manila, due to “persistence of seismic activity.” “This means that, there is low-level unrest that may be related to tectonic processes, beneath the volcano,” the Philippine…

MAQIS Seizes Musang King Durians At KLIA

SEPANG, March 4 (NNN-Bernama) — Sixteen Musang King durians worth RM6,000, believed to be bound for Indonesia, were seized by the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport last Tuesday. Selangor MAQIS acting director Zamri Hashim said the king of fruits were seized during a…
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