ADB Approves 125-Million-USD Loan To Help Boost Philippines’ COVID-19 Response

MANILA, Aug 25 (NNN-ABN) – Asian Development Bank (ADB), said today, it approved a 125-million-U.S. dollar loan, to help the Philippine government improve its capacity to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19. The Manila-based bank said, the Health System Enhancement to Address and Limit (HEAL) COVID-19 project, will enable…

Singapore President Says Providing Job Security To Be Priority In Coming Years

SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore President, Halimah Yacob, said that, providing job security will be a priority for the country, in the coming years. Halimah made the remarks, at the 14th parliament sitting which opened on Monday (yesterday). She said, the COVID-19 pandemic added to the employment pressure in…

Over 87,000 Residents Affected By Monsoon Flooding Across Myanmar Since Mid-July

YANGON, Aug 25 (NNN-MNA) – Over 87,000 residents were affected by monsoon flooding in Myanmar’s regions and states, since July 11, an official from the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement said. “At present, there are some 19,000 flood-hit victims left at the shelters in Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay and…

India Signs 500-Million-USD- Loan-Agreement With AIIB For Improvement Of Mumbai Suburban Railway

NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government signed an agreement worth 500 million U.S. dollars, with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), to improve the network capacity, service quality and safety of the suburban railway system in Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra state, a statement issued by…

Egypt, France FMs Discuss Regional Crises

CAIRO, Aug 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian and French foreign ministers discussed, on Sunday, regional crises, including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as, the latest developments in war-torn Libya and blast-stricken Lebanon, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, in a statement. Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le…

Libyan Red Crescent Retrieves 22 Bodies Of Illegal Migrants In Western Libya

TRIPOLI, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Twenty-two bodies of illegal migrants were retrieved by the Libyan Red Crescent, in the coastal city of Zwara, chief of mission for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya said, yesterday. “These painful deaths are the result of the increasingly hardening policy towards people…

10 killed, 20 injured in van-truck collision in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (NNN-PPI) – A head-on collision between a passenger van and a mini truck, left at least 10 people dead and 20 others injured, yesterday, in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. According to media, the van, carrying over 20 passengers, was hit by the truck, with two people aboard,…

Sri Lanka Marks Breakthrough Of Flood Prevention Tunnel In The City

COLOMBO, Aug 24 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The breakthrough ceremony of a storm water drainage tunnel, expected to alleviate flooding in the capital city of Colombo, was marked with the attendance of local officials, local media reported. Construction of the New Mutwal Tunnel in northern Colombo was completed on Aug 21, by…

Flooding Kills Six In Turkey’s Black Sea Province

ANKARA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Flooding in Turkey’s northern Black Sea province of Giresun, killed six on Sunday, including two gendarmerie personnel, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Search and rescue operations are still on going in the region, to find the missing people, including three gendarmerie personnel, said Interior Minister, Suleyman…

Explosion Rocks Afghan Capital Kabul, Casualties Feared: witnesses

KABUL, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Casualties were feared after an explosion rocked the western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan yesterday, eye witnesses said. “The blast occurred near a political party office in Kart-e-Parwan locality, along a four-line road, connecting Kabul airport with the Intercontinental Hotel, roughly at 5:25 p.m.…
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