Asia

MPIC In Midst Of Developing New Variety Of Oil Palm Tree

KLUANG (Johor, Malaysia) April 26 (NNN-Bernama) — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) through the Malaysian Palm Oil…

ADB Finances COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout In Four Pacific Countries

MANILA, Apr 26 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today said, it approved 18.9 million U.S. dollars in grants,…

Whale Expert Warns Of New Threat To Humpbacks Off Australian Coast

SYDNEY, Apr 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A leading whale expert in Australia, spoke out against that country’s consideration of removing humpbacks…

Thailand Reports 2,438 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 More Fatalities

BANGKOK, Apr 26 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand registered 2,438 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Centre…

China Provides Emergency Food Assistance To Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – China handed over a batch of emergency food assistance to Afghanistan. The assistance was handed…

Jordan Receives China-Donated Sinopharm Vaccines

AMMAN, Apr 26 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government, as…

Bangladesh Imposes Ban On Travellers’ From India Over COVID-19

DHAKA, Apr 26 (NNN-BSS) – Amid its second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh imposed a ban on the entry…

Second Wave Of COVID-19 In India Projected To Peak In Mid-May

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, is projected to come…

Iran Blasts U.S. Sanctions For Hindering Its Vaccine Campaign

TEHRAN, Apr 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, yesterday, criticised unilateral sanctions by the U.S., for having…

Increasing Insurgency In Afghanistan Diminishes Hope For Peace

KABUL, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Increasing militancy and conflicts, faded the hopes of Afghans for peace, as more than 80…