Kazakhstan’s GDP Grew 6.3 Percent In Jan-Jul This Year

ALMATY, Aug 13 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s gross domestic product (GDP), grew 6.3 percent year on year, in the period of Jan-Jul this year, the Ministry of National Economy said, yesterday. During the previous seven months, goods production increased by 8.3 percent, industry by 6.9 percent, and services by 5.2 percent,…

49 More Palestinians Murdered In Brutal Israeli Attacks Across Gaza; Total Death Toll: 61,709

GAZA, Aug 13 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 49 more Palestinians were murdered, in brutal Zionist Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip yesterday, said the civil defence in Gaza. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence said, 32 Palestinian people were murdered, as a result of intensive Israeli airstrikes on the…

Over 120,000 Arrested In Sri Lanka’s Nationwide Drug Crackdown

COLOMBO, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 120,000 Sri Lankans have been arrested for various drug-related offenses between Jan 1 and Aug 11, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement, last night. Of them, 39,627 were arrested for the possession of heroin and related offenses, 47,615 for the possession…

Worst Coral Bleaching On Record Hits Western Australia In Unprecedented Heatwave

SYDNEY, Aug 12 (NNN-AAP) – Coral reefs, off the coast of Western Australia (WA) suffered their worst-ever bleaching on record, after an unprecedented 2024-25 summer marine heatwave, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) said, today. The heatwave was the longest, largest and most intense on record for WA, with…

Malaysia’s Natural Rubber Production Down 11.5 Percent In Q2

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s natural rubber production, fell 11.5 percent year-on-year, to 67,943 tonnes in the second quarter, official data showed, today. According to a statement from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), the quarter-on-quarter comparison also showed that the natural rubber production declined by 28.6 percent.…

Cambodian Capital’s New Airport Ready For Official Operations Next Month

KANDAL, Cambodia, Aug 12 (NNN-AKP) – Techo International Airport (TIA), which is the new airport for Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, is ready for official operations on Sept 9, after the construction has been 100 percent completed, a civil aviation chief said, yesterday. Mao Havannall, minister in charge of the…

Gold Will Be Exempted From Tariffs, Says Trump

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said yesterday that, gold will be exempted from tariffs, leading to a material drop in gold futures prices. “Gold will not be Tariffed!” said Trump in a brief post on Truth Social. Gold futures prices, backed by bars shipped from…

Trump Announces Deployment Of National Guard In Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said at a White House press conference yesterday that, he is deploying the National Guard to assist in restoring law and order and public safety in Washington, D.C. Trump also stated that, he has formally invoked the Home Rule Act to…

Tariffs Isolate America, Raise Costs For U.S. Shoppers, Says British Economist

U.S. tariffs isolate its economy, burden consumers, and weaken its global trade influence while others advance. by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng LONDON, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – By imposing tariffs worldwide, the United States will cut itself off from globalisation, and the consequences, such as rising prices, will be borne by…

Hybrid Rice Project Launched At Nepal’s Sci-Tech Park

KATHMANDU, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Experimental seedlings of hybrid rice varieties were transplanted into Nepal South Agricultural Science and Technology Park, yesterday, as part of efforts to help the country achieve food self-sufficiency. The first batch of 37 high-yield varieties will land at the hybrid rice demonstration zone of the…