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Sri Lankan President Vows To Expedite Investigations Into 2019 Easter Attacks

COLOMBO, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, announced yesterday that, investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday…

Floods Caused 1.19 Billion USD Damage To Bangladesh’s Eastern Region In Aug

DHAKA, Oct 7 (NNN-BSS) – Floods caused 144.21 billion taka (about 1.19 billion U.S. dollars) in damage to agriculture, infrastructure…

Iran Sets Up Settlement Camp, Field Hospital At Lebanon-Syria Border

TEHRAN, Oct 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said yesterday, it has set up an emergency settlement camp…

Iranian Top General Warns Of “Harsh” Response To Any Israeli Retaliation

TEHRAN, Oct 6 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian military official warned that, any “unconsidered action” by Israel would provoke a…

Ireland calls Israeli demand to move UN troops ‘outrageous’

DUBLIN, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The president of Ireland on Saturday sharply criticised Israel’s demand that UN peacekeepers leave their…

France-UK: Toddler among 3 dead in migrant Channel crossings

CALAIS (France), Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A two-year-old boy and three adults died overnight after two boats crowded with migrants…

At Least 24 Murdered In Barbaric Israeli Air Strike On Mosque In Gaza; Death Toll: 42,000 – Media

CAIRO, Oct 6 (NNN-REUTERS) – At least 24 Palestinian civilians were murdered, and more than 90 others injured, in an…

More Malta-China cooperation to be expected: PM

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela VALLETTA, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Maltese Prime Minister Abela said that the partnership between Malta…

Laos Received 2.6 Million Foreign Tourists In Jan-Aug

VIENTIANE, Oct 6 (NNN-KPL) – Laos received 2.6 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of this year, up…

New Zealand’s Navy Ship Ran Aground

WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-RNZ) – A New Zealand navy ship ran aground, near the southern coast of Upolu in Samoa,…