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Indonesia: Five dead, one missing after flooding, landslides in Yogyakarta

Photo courtesy BASARNAS YOGYAKARTA (Indonesia), March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Torrential rains that have hit Yogyakarta over the past few days have resulted in flooding and landslides…
Australia: 7 charged in large-scale cannabis bust Asia

Australia: 7 charged in large-scale cannabis bust

SYDNEY, March 19 (NNN-XINHUA) —Seven people faced court on Tuesday following a large scale cannabis bust involving over 80 officers in the Australian State…
Facebook scrubs 1.5mn Christchurch attack videos but criticism goes viral Asia

Facebook scrubs 1.5mn Christchurch attack videos but criticism goes viral

CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand), March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Facebook says it removed a staggering 1.5 million videos showing harrowing viral footage…
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NZ premier Ardern says mosque gunman will face ‘full force of law’

CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand), March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, vowing never to utter the name of the Australian…
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US Pres Trump complains he is being blamed for New Zealand attack

WASHINGTON, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Donald Trump complained that he is being blamed by journalists for the massacre of…
Dhaka rejects US HR report over Bangladesh Asia

Dhaka rejects US HR report over Bangladesh

DHAKA, March 19 (NNN-BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Dhaka has rejected the recent country reports on…
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Bangladesh: 6 election personnel shot dead in Rangamati

RANGAMATI (Bangladesh), March 19 (NNN-BSS) – A gang of unidentified criminals shot dead six people – two polling officers and…
Asia

Extraordinary Session Of Mongolia’s Parliament Opens

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, March 18 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – The extraordinary session of Mongolia’s State Great Khural, the country’s parliament, opened…
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Death Toll Of Indonesia’s Flash Floods, Landslides Jumps To 77 As Search Efforts Continue

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province has…
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Iran Launches Four Phases Of Major Gas Field

TEHRAN, Iran, March 18 (NNN-ISNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, inaugurated four phases of the giant South Pars Gas Field…