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Ethiopian PM inaugurates construction of Chinese-contracted economic city

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday launched the…

Brazil says ties with China based on respect, trust, concrete benefits

BRASILIA, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Ministry stressed the quality of the country’s ties with China, saying “the…

Cuban and Chinese authorities reaffirm their friendship ties

HAVANA, Aug 15 (NNN-ACN) — Wei Xiaodong, chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,…

WHO declares Monkeypox a global health emergency for the second time in two years

GENEVA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has once again classified mpox (monkeypox) as a global health emergency, marking…

India Adds Three Wetlands To Ramsar Sites List, Taking Tally To 85

NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-PTI) – India has added three more wetlands to the list of Wetlands of International Importance,…

Indonesia To Close Steam Power Plant To Reduce Jakarta’s Air Pollution

JAKARTA, Aug 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will close the Suralaya Steam Power Plant in Cilegon, Banten province, as part of…

Chinese Envoy Urges U.S. To Push Israel To Stop Military Operations In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy urged the United States, to take “sincere and responsible actions,” to…

Afghan Deputy PM Calls For Investment, Reconstruction

KABUL, Aug 15 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government’s Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, called…

Kiribati Voters Went To Polls For Parliamentary Election

SYDNEY, Aug 15 (NNN-AAP) – Voters in Kiribati, yesterday, went to cast their ballots for the first round of voting,…

One-Third Of Australian Students Fail To Meet Literacy, Numeracy Expectations

CANBERRA, Aug 14 (NNN-AAP) – One-third of Australian school students are not meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations, national standardised…