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Iran Considers “Possible” U.S. Electronic Interference, As Cause Of Downing Ukrainian Plane By “Mistake”

TEHRAN, Jan 16 (NNN-IRNA) – A possible disruption in Iran’s radar network, by U.S. electronic interference, may have caused the…

US-China phase 1 trade deal to improve global trade, investment climate

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The global trade and investment climate is likely to improve with a major uncertainty…

Iran asserts right to self-defence against US aggression

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Iran has asserted that its attack on a United States military…

Italian FM Briefs Parliament On Libyan Crisis, U.S.-Iran Tension

ROME, Jan 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A worsening of the Libyan crisis “could entail higher risks, in terms of terrorism threat…

UN founding states must set example to remove threat of global war – Putin

MOSCOW, January 15 (NNN-TASS) — Five permanent members of the UN Security Council should set an example to eliminate threats…

Kiwifruit Prices Hit Record High In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kiwifruit prices in New Zealand were at an all-time high in Dec, 2019, with prices…

Chinese, Vietnamese officials promise to boost relations

HANOI, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Song Tao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central…

Corporate Bankruptcies In Japan Rise For 1st Time In 11 Years In 2019

TOKYO, Jan 15 (NNN-NHK) – Japan saw the number of corporate bankruptcies increase for the first time in 11 years…

US slaps sanctions over North Korea overseas workers

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labour…

Canada: PM Trudeau cites US ratcheting up tensions with Iran in plane’s downing

OTTAWA, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation…