Facts About Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Russia Ready To Continue High-Level Negotiations With Ukraine

BEIJING, Mar 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, as relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution. Following are the latest developments of the situation: Following a new round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said, Moscow is prepared to continue high-level trilateral…

Boeing Begins Assembly Of New Zealand’s First P-8A Aircraft

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Boeing announced yesterday, its P-8A team and Spirit AeroSystems employees, have laid the keel beam for New Zealand’s first P-8A. Laying the keel is an important production milestone, during the building of any ship or aircraft, and represents the cornerstone of this latest P-8,…

World Bank Supports Bangladesh Farmers Vulnerable To Climate Change

DHAKA, Mar 18 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a 120-million U.S. dollar-financing agreement, to help improve the irrigated agricultural and fisheries production, and increase the incomes of 170,000 poor people vulnerable to climate change. The agreement was signed by Fatima Yasmin, secretary of Bangladesh’s Economic Relations…

India’s Merchandise Export Likely To Cross 400 Billion USD: Minister

NEW DELHI, Mar 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said yesterday, the country’s merchandise export is likely to cross 400 billion U.S. dollars. “India’s merchandise exports have reached almost 390 billion dollars, as of Mar 14, and will certainly cross 400 billion dollars in the…

Brunei Reports 1,666 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Tally Tops 120,000

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 18 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 1,666 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 120,600. As a country with a population of 420,000, Brunei has witnessed a series of record-breaking days for infection in recent weeks. All the newly recorded cases were local infections, the…

S.Korea Reports Record High Of Over 600,000 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Mar 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported a record high of 621,328 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,250,592, the health authorities said yesterday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 400,711 the previous day, topping 600,000…

Afghan Caretaker Gov’t Forms Commission To Help Migrants Return Home

KABUL, Mar 17 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s caretaker government, formed a commission, to help Afghans, who left the country after the change of government, return to their homeland, the government said in a statement today. “The Commission of Liaison and Repatriation of Afghan Personalities has been formed, under the supervision of…

Justice Department accuses China of spying on, intimidating dissidents living in US

Xiong Yan, who was a dissident in China and now a Democratic candidate, is alleged to have been one Chinese target WASHINGTON, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US federal prosecutors accused Chinese government agents of trying to spy on and intimidate dissidents living in the United States including a congressional candidate. Justice…

Four Killed After Consuming Toxic Liquor In West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Mar 17 (NNN-PTI) – Four people were killed and two others taken ill, after consuming toxic liquor, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, officials said yesterday. The casualties were reported from the Baruipur area of South 24 Parganas district, about 32 km south of Kolkata, the…

Covid-19: US donates more than 500 million vaccines to other countries

 WASHINGTON, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries since the jabs were developed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.    “The United States has now shared over 500 million safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine doses, free…
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