Finland, Sweden Press EU For Flexibility On Land-Use, Forestry Targets

HELSINKI, Sept 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Finland and Sweden urged the European Union (EU), to ease climate rules on forestry, warning that, rigid land-use targets risk hurting their economies and disrupting timber supplies across Europe. The Finnish government said in a statement, issued yesterday that, Prime Minister, Petteri Orpo and his…

ASEAN Moves To Strengthen Regional Biosafety, Biosecurity

VIENTIANE, Sept 18 (NNN-KPL) – Officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and partner countries, convened here, to discuss and develop the plan of action for the ASEAN leaders’ declaration on strengthening regional biosafety and biosecurity. They gathered for the second meeting on the establishment…

Iran Executed Man Spying For Israel

TEHRAN, Sept 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran executed a man, convicted of espionage for working for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, yesterday, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported. The man was identified as Babak Shahbazi and hanged, following judicial proceedings. He had been found guilty of intelligence and security…

Nearly 48,000 Flee Israel’s Gaza City Ground Offensive In Last Two Days: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nearly 48,000 Palestinians have fled southward, in the last two days, from the Israeli military’s ground offensive in Gaza City, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that, between mid-Aug and Monday, its partners observed more than…

Tesla Investigated For Potentially Faulty Door Handles

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has launched an investigation into complaints that door handles on Tesla’s Model Y SUVs, can become inoperable under certain conditions, local media reported, yesterday. The agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) said, it received nine reports from…

South Africa, 15 Other Countries Voice Concern Over Gaza-Bound Flotilla Safety

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 17 (NNN-BUANEWS) – Foreign ministers from South Africa and 15 other countries, yesterday expressed concern, over the safety of the international Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), heading to Gaza. In a joint statement released by South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, the ministers said, the flotilla, a…

Two Dead In Shooting In Vienna

VIENNA, Sept 17 (NNN-APA) – Two people were killed in a shooting in Vorgartenstrasse area of Vienna, Austria, last night, local media reported. According to the agency, shots were fired both inside an apartment and on the street. A man, believed to be the alleged perpetrator, was found dead, after…

China, Serbia Pledged To Enhance Legislative Cooperation

BELGRADE, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s senior legislator, Peng Qinghua, who led a Chinese delegation to visit Serbia on Monday and Tuesday, pledged to strengthen legal support for building a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era. During his visit, Peng, vice chairman of the Standing Committee…

Chinese Vice President Meets ASEAN Leaders Attending 22nd China-ASEAN Expo

NANNING, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Vice President, Han Zheng, yesterday, met with leaders from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, who are in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to attend the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit. When meeting with Prime Minister of Myanmar…

Canada’s Longtime Liberal Minister Freeland Steps Down From Cabinet

OTTAWA, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada’s longtime Liberal minister, Chrystia Freeland, announced yesterday, she is stepping down from cabinet. In a post on her social media account, the transport and internal trade minister, said, her departure is to make way for others and to seek fresh challenges for herself. Prime…