Asia

Lao PM Calls For Environmental Protection

VIENTIANE, Jun 1 (NNN-KPL) – As World Environment Day approaches, Lao Prime Minister, Sonexay Siphandone, delivered a message to the…

India’s GDP Grows By 8.2 Percent

NEW DELHI, Jun 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth, during the previous financial year from Apr, 2023…

Kenya set to receive food aid worth Ksh.370M from China

NAIROBI, June 1 (NNN-KBC) — The Government of the People’s Republic of China has dispatched food aid worth over Ksh.370…

UN extends arms embargo on South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The U.N. Security Council voted to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan despite…

Pakistan’s PM To Visit China

BEIJING, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the invitation of Chinese Premier, Li Qiang, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif of the…

Malaysia’s Petronas Profit Down 11 Percent In First Quarter

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm, Petronas, reported lower earnings in the first quarter…

Five Killed, Thousands Affected By Floods In North-East India

NEW DELHI, Jun 1 (NNN-PTI) – Floods have claimed five lives and affected thousands of people in India’s north-eastern states…

Iran Condemns New EU Sanctions On Officials, Entities

TEHRAN, Jun 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, yesterday, condemned new sanctions imposed by the European Union…

EU watchdog green lights first vaccine against Chikungunya

THE HAGUE, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe’s medicines watchdog gave the thumbs up for the continent’s first vaccine against the…

Roundup: Over 50 People Die Of Heatstroke In India

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 50 people died of heatstroke, in different parts of…