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Vietnam to repatriate 39 nationals found dead in UK truck

People light candles to pray for the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London, in…

Fire breaks out aboard tanker in Singapore waters off Pedra Branca: MPA

SINGAPORE, Nov 8 (NNN-CNA) — A fire broke out aboard a Panama-flagged tanker in Singapore waters on Thursday, causing the…

Three killed, 20 injured in Iran earthquake: state television

TEHRAN, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An earthquake in northwestern Iran onFriday killed three people and injured 20, according to the…

China calls Hong Kong protesters ‘mobsters’ after stabbing of pro-Beijing lawmaker

BEIJING, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has slammed radical protesters inHong Kong as “mobsters” using violence to influence upcoming local…

Japan crab fetches $46,000 at auction, a new world record

TOKYO, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Japanese bidder forks out $46,000 at auction for a snow crab — a price…

China imposes curfew on young people over fears of video gaming addiction

China is the world’s largest gaming market, with an expected total gaming revenue of $38 billion in BEIJING, Nov 8…

Iran’s treatment of nuclear inspector ‘not acceptable’: IAEA

VIENNA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s nuclear watchdog said that one of its inspectors in Iran was briefly prevented…

All 39 victims found dead in UK truck were Vietnamese: police

LONDON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All 39 bodies found in a refrigeratedtruck outside London last month have now been identified…

Bangladesh ready to repatriate Rohingyas but Myanmar fails: FM Momen

DHAKA, NOV 8 (NNN-BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen said Bangladesh is ready to repatriate forcibly displaced…

Japan’s Typhoon-Damaged Bullet Trains To Be Scrapped

TOKYO, Nov 7 (NNN-NHK) – All 10 Shinkansen bullet trains that were inundated at a train yard in the city…