Iraqi Security Officer Killed In Car-Bombing Attack

BAGHDAD, Oct 8 (NNN-NINA) – A security officer, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, was killed yesterday, by the explosion of two bombs attached to his car, the Kurdish Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said in a statement. The statement named the assassinated officer as Colonel Hawkar Abdullah, a Kurdish security officer, adding that,…

Eight Killed In Guinean Gold Mine Landslide

CONAKRY, Oct 7 (NNN-IRIN) – At least 15 people were killed yesterday, after a landslide hit a gold mine in Guinea’s north-east Siguiri region. An official of Norassoba town, Fatoumata Traore, said that, the landslide had killed eight people and injured five. The victims’ bodies have been sent to a…

Portugal’s GDP Forecast To Grow 6.7 Percent: Central Bank

LISBON, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Portuguese economy is expected to grow 6.7 percent in 2022, recovering its pre-pandemic performance, the Portuguese Central Bank, Bank of Portugal (BdP), announced yesterday. According to the Oct Economic Bulletin, there was an increase of 0.4 percentage point in the growth projection, concerning the…

Washington-Based Think Tank PIIE Projects Mild U.S. Recession In 2023

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, is on track to be 1.7 percent above its 2021 level, and in 2023, the economy will likely enter recession, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)’s semiannual Global Economic Prospects, released yesterday. PIIE nonresident senior…

China-Funded Conservatory In Lebanon To Be Centre Of Attraction In Mideast: Lebanese PM

BEIRUT, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music, funded by the Chinese government, near Lebanon’s capital Beirut, will be a centre of attraction for the Middle East region, said Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati. “It wouldn’t have been possible to build this artistic and cultural beacon,…

Death Toll From Thai Childcare Centre Mass Shooting Rose To 38

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (NNN-TNA) – The death toll from a mass shooting at a childcare centre yesterday, in north-east Thailand’s Nong Bua Lamphu province, has risen to 38, most of them children, local authorities said. The shooting occurred at noon. Police identified the attacker as a former police officer, who…

Pakistan Spent Nearly 450 Million USD For Flood Relief, Assistance: President

ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, said yesterday that, the Pakistani government had spent almost 100 billion rupees (450 million U.S. dollars), for the relief and assistance of the flood-affected people, as relief and rehabilitation activities continue in affected areas. Pakistan is facing one of the…

India Launched Probe Into Cough Syrups Linked To Children’s Deaths

NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, yesterday said, a probe has been launched into cough syrups made in the country, that could be linked to acute kidney injuries and the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has initiated…

World Bank Downgraded India’s Growth Forecast To 6.5 Percent

NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (NNN-PTI) – The World Bank, yesterday, downgraded India’s economic growth forecast to 6.5 percent, for the current fiscal year (2022-23), from its earlier estimate of 7.5 percent, announced in Jun. The international financial institution cited the deteriorating international environment for the downgrade. “The Indian economy will…

Indonesia Urged G20 Parliaments To Strengthen Cooperation For Global Economic Recovery

JAKARTA, Oct 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday, asked parliaments of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries, to strengthen cooperation to overcome the global crisis and promote world economic recovery, amid geopolitical conflicts. In the opening ceremony of the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit here, attended by parliamentary…