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Iranian, Lebanese Hospitals Sign Cooperation Agreement

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 6 (NNN-NNA) – Hospitals from Iran and Lebanon, signed an agreement of cooperation on Friday, to boost…

Afghanistan: 9 civilians killed in market mortar attack

Photo courtesy of ANADOLU KABUL, Afghanistan, July 5 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — At least nine Afghan civilians died when they were caught…

Pakistan PM to meet Trump for talks on improving ties

ISLAMABAD, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington later this month, its…

Riza Aziz charged with 5 counts of involvement in money laundering amounting to RM1.25 bln

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, the stepson of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun…

US ‘hell-bent’ on hostility despite talks, North Korea says at UN

UNITED NATIONS, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea has accused the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”, despite a…

Smoking Kills 17 Australians Every Day: Study

CANBERRA, July 5 (NNN-XINHUA) —Smoking is killing 17 Australians every day through preventable heart attacks and other cardiovascular conditions, a study has found. The…

Embattled Boeing to give $100 mn to 737 MAX crash victims’ families

NEW YORK, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boeing, under scrutiny after two crashes that claimed 346 lives, announced it would give…

Tornado kills 6, injures nearly 200 in China

BEIJING, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tornado has left six people dead andnearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern…

US races for Taliban deal but Afghan peace further away

WASHINGTON, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After nearly two decades inAfghanistan, the United States is racing to reach an agreement with…

India recovers 13 bodies after monsoon dam breach

MUMBAI, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirteen bodies have been recovered inwestern India after the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade…