PURWAKARTA, Oct 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – The construction of an under-line main structure of a super large bridge, for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed-railway (HSR) in Indonesia’s West Java province was completed yesterday. As many as 87 piers and abutments and one continuous beam of under-line main structure of the whole bridge were…
Chinese Embassy In Brunei Unveils Logo Design Competition For 30th Anniversary Of Bilateral Ties
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 1 (NNN-ANN) – The Chinese Embassy in Brunei, on Wednesday, launched a logo design competition commemorating the 30th anniversary of the China-Brunei diplomatic relations in the year 2021. Chinese Ambassador to Brunei, Yu Hong, said, to celebrate the coming 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic…
5.2-Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern Philippines
MANILA, Oct 1 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 shook Surigao Del Sur province, in the southern Philippines today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said, the offshore quake, which struck at 6:10 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of…
Japan Gov’t, TEPCO Ordered By High Court To Pay Damages Over Fukushima Crisis
TOKYO, Oct 1 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese high court, on Wednesday, upheld the ruling of a lower court and ordered the government and the operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay one billion yen (9.5 million U.S. dollars) in damages, to residents affected by the 2011 tsunami-triggered…
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Takes Oath As Kuwait’s New Emir
KUWAIT, Oct 1 (NNN-KUNA) – Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, took oath before the National Assembly on Wednesday, to become the 16th Emir of Kuwait. The Constitution guaranteed smooth transition of leadership to ensure stability and sustainability, Sheikh Nawaf said, vowing to carry out his responsibility to his utmost best…
Indonesian Police Foil Smuggling Of 12 Kg Crystal Meth
JAKARTA, Sept 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – A joint military-police team in Indonesian West Kalimantan district of Sanggau, foiled an attempt to smuggle 12-kilogram crystal methamphetamine and arrested three suspects, in an Indonesia-Malaysia border area, a police officer said. The contrabands were seized during a joint patrol in the border area in…
Bomb Explosion Leaves Four Dead In NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (NNN-APP) – Four people, including two minors and a senior citizen, were killed and 15 others injured, when a bomb went off in Mardan district, of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, police sources said. Some unknown militants fixed explosive materials in a motorbike, parked inside the…
Kuwait Names Crown Prince As New Emir
KUWAIT, Sept 30 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, yesterday, was named the new Emir, after the death of the late Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The government prays for the success of the new ruler, in his efforts to ensure the security and growth…
UN Chief Calls For Further Debt Relief For Developing Countries Amid COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called for further debt relief, for poor and middle-income countries for them to respond to COVID-19. “I hope the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (of the Group of 20) will be extended and its scope expanded to all developing and middle-income…
UN, EU Sign Agreement To Enhance Cooperation, Strengthen Response In Peace Operations
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations and the European Union, yesterday signed an agreement on the side-lines of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, to enhance cooperation and strengthen collective response in peace operations and crisis management. The Framework Agreement Between the United Nations and…
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