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UN Calls For Avoiding Escalation In Mideast Following Assassination Of Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A United Nations spokesman, yesterday, called for exercising restraint and avoiding escalation in the…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 9,351,109

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,351,109 today, as 41,322 new cases were registered during the…

Indonesia Releases Javan Langurs Into Forest In East Java

JAKARTA, Nov 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia released seven Javan langurs into the forest on Mount Biru, in Batu City, East…

Sri Lanka Says Fitch Downgrade Based On Uncorroborated Facts

COLOMBO, Nov 28 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance dismissed Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of the country’s sovereign rating, as…

ASEAN Officials, Businessmen Laud China-ASEAN Expo For Deepening Regional Cooperation, Free Trade

NANNING, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The ongoing 17th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), significantly deepened regional cooperation and will further facilitate free…

Myanmar Military Seizes Large Haul Of Narcotic Drugs This Year

YANGON, Nov 28 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar military seized a large haul of narcotic drugs, which were worth 837 billion…

US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran dealings

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US announced economicsanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the…

China Focus: China-ASEAN Expo Opens, Featuring Digital Economy, RCEP

NANNING, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 17th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, kicked off yesterday, highlighting booming…

Belgium tries Iranian diplomat over bomb plot

BRUSSELS, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Iranian diplomat goes on trial inBelgium accused of plotting to bomb an opposition rally…

India’s GDP Contracts 7.5 Percent In July-Sept Period

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s economic growth rate contracted 7.5 percent during the period from July to Sept,…