Spotlight: Egypt Promotes Comprehensive Plan To Confront Overpopulation

Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Hala al-Saeed, said that, a plan will be implemented at the beginning of 2021, to control the population growth rates. CAIRO, Dec 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egypt recently adopted a comprehensive strategy, to control the population growth that poses huge pressure on the country’s…

Eight Killed As Bus Rams Auto-Rickshaws In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec 8 (NNN-BSS) – Eight people, including three members of a family, were killed, in a road accident last night, in Bangladesh’s Habiganj district, 163 km north-east of the capital Dhaka, police said. Ershadul Haque Bhuiyan, an officer in charge of Sherpur Highway Police Station in Habiganj, told the…

Myanmar To Hold New Parliamentary Session In Feb 2021

YANGON, Dec 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will hold the next parliamentary session in the first week of Feb, 2021, state-run media reported today. The term of the current parliamentary session is set to conclude at the end of Jan next year. According to the 2008 Constitution, the first regular session…

Explosions Heard In Syria’s Golan Heights Area

DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (NNN-SANA) – A series of explosion were heard in Syria’s south-western Quneitra Governorate today, causing no casualties, so far, Syrian media reported. According to reports by Alikhbaria TV (Syrian News Channel), the sounds of powerful blasts were heard, in the southern suburbs of the largely destroyed and…

China, U.S. To Work Together To Rebuild Mutual Trust: FM

BEIJING, Dec 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, yesterday urged joint efforts from China and the United States, to ensure “a stable transition” of China-U.S. relations against disruptions of all kinds. They should be striving to resume dialogue, bring ties back on track, and rebuild…

Thailand Approves New Year Mega Countdown Events With COVID-19 Health Guidelines

BANGKOK, Dec 8 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), yesterday approved the holding of New Year mega countdown events, as long as health safety standards are implemented, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. National Security Council Secretary General, Natthapon Nakpanich, who is also director of the CCSA,…

Uzbek President Pardons Over 100 Inmates Ahead Of Constitution Day

TASHKENT, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, pardoned 104 inmates, including 13 foreigners serving terms in Uzbek prisons, ahead of the country’s Constitution Day, Uzbek Justice Ministry said yesterday. According to a presidential decree, six people were fully released from prison, 50 were released on parole, and others…

Malaysia Suffers 78.6 Per Cent Drop In Tourist Arrivals

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia suffered a 78.6 per cent drop in tourist arrivals between January and September this year compared to the corresponding period last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country only recorded 4.29 million tourist arrivals in that period this year compared to 20.1 million…

100th Joint Patrol On Mekong River Set To Begin

KUNMING, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Law-enforcement officers from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, will start the 100th Mekong River joint patrol tomorrow, a police officer in China’s Yunnan Province said, Sunday. Over the last nine years, officers from the four countries have jointly patrolled a total of 56,100 km along…

Space Capsule Carrying Asteroid Samples Recovered In South Australia

CANBERRA, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A space capsule, carrying samples from a faraway asteroid, has landed safely in the South Australian outback. Authorities yesterday recovered the capsule, which was sent towards Earth by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft, following a six-year, 5.25-billion-km mission, to collect rocks from the…
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