Tropical Cyclone Sarai Leaves One Dead, Some 2,000 Evacuated In Fiji
SUVA, Dec 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person died, while nearly 2,000 others take refuge in over 50 evacuation centres, as…
Iranian FM To Visit Russia For Talks On Bilateral Ties, Regional Issues
TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 29 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian foreign minister is scheduled to visit Russia on Monday (tomorrow), to hold…
ADB To Provide 80 Million USD To Promote Health Services In Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, Dec 28 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), on Friday, signed a loan and grant agreement…
Philippines Records Eight Million Foreign Tourists In 2019
MANILA, Dec 28 (NNN-PNA) – Tourism is booming in the Philippines, with more than eight million visitors coming in 2019,…
Thai Ministers Sign Agreements To Remove Two Traditional Medicines From Narcotics List
BANGKOK, Dec 28 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai government is set to remove marijuana and kratom from the list of narcotics,…
Three Japan Post Presidents Resign Over Insurance Sales Scandal
TOKYO, Dec 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Post Holdings Co., said that, its president and those of two of its subsidiaries…
China-Bangladesh Joint Venture Constructs Mega Expressway Bypassing Dhaka
DHAKA, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese and Bangladeshi joint venture started construction of a mega expressway bypassing Dhaka. Sichuan…
Cargo Ship Hits Bosporus Shore In Istanbul, Traffic Not Affected
ISTANBUL, Dec 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – No casualties were reported, after a Liberia-flagged cargo ship hit the shore, of the Bosporus…
UN backs Russia on internet convention, alarming rights advocates
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention…
Pro-Gov’t Forces Shell Houthi-Controlled Sites In Southern Yemen
ADEN, Dec 28 (NNN-SABA) – Joint forces loyal to Yemen’s government, launched an artillery shelling against sites of the Houthi…