Thailand To Ban Online Sales Of Alcoholic Beverages Starting Next Week

BANGKOK, Dec 5 (NNN-TNA) – The Royal Thai Police and the Ministry of Public Health announced banning the sale or advertisement of alcoholic beverages via digital channels, starting next Monday onwards. “Direct selling, persuading consumers, introducing products or other related services, via digital channels that enable sellers to complete a…

Armed Attacks Intensify In Yemen’s Hodeidah Despite UN’s Call For De-Escalation

ADEN, Dec 5 (NNN-SABA) – Sporadic armed attacks intensified in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, despite the United Nations’ repeated calls for de-escalation and protecting civilians. Earlier in the day, a local medical official said, deaths from Thursday’s shelling, launched by the Houthis against an industrial facility…

NAM Chairman President Aliyev Praises UN For COVID-19 Response

BAKU, Dec. 4 (Bernama) — Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, said that the movement is pleased to know that the World Health Organisation (WHO) uses the database of NAM as one of its reference points for identifying the existing needs of its member states in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Sri Lanka Signs Loan Agreement With ADB To Strengthen Secondary Education

COLOMBO, Dec 2 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Sri Lankan government, yesterday signed a 400-million-U.S.-dollar loan agreement, to support Sri Lanka, in transforming its secondary education system, to align with the demand for highly skilled and agile workers, who can compete in the rapidly changing global…

Turkey, Russia Agree On Terms Of Joint Centre For Nagorno-Karabakh Cease-Fire

ANKARA, Dec 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Russia agreed on the technical details of establishing a joint centre for monitoring the cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the Turkish defence ministry said, yesterday. “Discussions on technical details, regarding the establishment and duty principles of the Turkish-Russian Joint…

Roscosmos Calls Landing Of China’s Chang’e-5 Historic Event

MOSCOW, Dec 2 (NNN-TASS) – The landing of China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft on the near side of the moon is a historic event, Russia’s state space corporation, Roscosmos, said yesterday. “For the space programme of China, this event is undoubtedly historic,” Deputy Director General of Roscosmos, Sergei Savelyev, said, after congratulating…

Bill Restricting Int’l Inspections Gets Iranian Parliament’s Preliminary Approval

TEHRAN, Dec 2 (NNN-IRNA) – A parliament bill received preliminary approval in Iran, to restrict international inspections of Iran’s nuclear programme, increase uranium enrichment, and halt the implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), if embargoes on the country are not lifted. “With the general approval of…

Myanmar Military Extends Non-Operation Period Against Armed Groups For One More Month

YANGON, Dec 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar military announced today, the extension of the suspension period of its operation against armed groups, to the end of Dec. The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services, issued a statement that the suspension of military activities, which expired yesterday, will be further…

Fire Sweeps Across Popular Australian Tourist Island

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents and visitors on Australia’s Fraser Island, have been told to prepare for the worst, as an out of control bushfire swept towards a major tourist resort today. The fire burnt over 72,000 hectares or 42 percent of the island, off Queensland State’s east coast,…

Apple Fined 10 Million Euros In Italy Over Misleading Practices

ROME, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Smartphone maker Apple was fined 10 million euros (12 million U.S. dollars) in Italy, for misleading advertising and commercial practices, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Monday. The fine concerned Apple’s promotional messages on the water resistance capacity of several of its iPhone models.…
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