Cambodian King Heads To France For UNESCO’s General Assembly

PHNOM PENH, Nov 11 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian King, Norodom Sihamoni, yesterday left for the French capital, Paris, to attend the 41st General Conference of UNESCO, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, which will be held for five days until Nov 14. In a royal message to the Cambodian people,…

German Chipmaker Infineon Closes Fiscal Year With Record Quarter

BERLIN, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Revenues of Infineon increased to around three billion euros (3.5 billion U.S. dollars), in the company’s fourth quarter (Q4) of fiscal year 2021, growing 10 percent on the preceding quarter and even 21 percent on the previous year, the company announced yesterday. Operating profit of…

S.Korea’s Export Logs Double-Digit Growth For First 10 Days Of Nov

SEOUL, Nov 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export logged a double-digit growth for the first 10 days of Nov, due to the continued global demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, customs office data showed today. Export, which takes up about half of the South Korean economy, stood at 18.3 billion…

178 Bodies Of Houthi Rebels Pulled From Yemen’s Marib Frontline: Medics

SANAA, Nov 11 (NNN-YPA) – The Yemeni Houthi militia, pulled 178 bodies of their fighters, from a frontline in Marib Province and moved them to mortuaries in neighbouring Dhamar Province, yesterday, medics said. “They were killed in the past 24 hours, when fighting with Yemeni government troops, backed by the…

Tanzanian Game Rangers Seize 380 Snares Set By Poachers In National Park

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 11 (NNN-IRIN) – Tanzanian game rangers seized 380 snares, set by poachers, in the Nyerere National Park, to catch wild animals for bush meat, a senior official said yesterday. Damas Ndumbaro, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, said, the snares are being used to kill…

Hungary’s Customs Officials Seize Record Haul Of Illegal Cigarettes

BUDAPEST, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hungary’s customs officials seized a record 2.8 million boxes of untaxed cigarettes, in Tolna County (southern Hungary). The retail value of the haul exceeds 5.3 billion Hungarian forints (16.8 million U.S. dollars). “On Oct 11, our patrols witnessed the unloading of a barge at one…

New Zealand Food Prices Fall For First Time Since Feb

WELLINGTON, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Food prices in New Zealand fell 0.9 percent in Oct, compared with Sept, mainly influenced by lower prices for fruit and vegetables, non-alcoholic beverages, and meat, poultry, and fish, the country’s statistics department Stats NZ said today. Oct’s movement was the first monthly fall since…

Greek, Dutch PMs Mull Over Pandemic, Migration, Economy

ATHENS, Nov 11 (NNN-AMNA) – The fallout of a new wave of the pandemic in Europe, dominated discussions between Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte, in Athens, Tuesday evening. “The measures are common everywhere. We have decided to avoid shutting down our society and economy,…

U.S. Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt To Withhold Records From House Jan 6 Panel

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A U.S. federal judge ruled that, the committee investigating the Jan 6 Capitol riot, can access records related to former President Trump, in the lead-up to the insurrection, dealing a blow to Trump’s effort to keep them secret. The ruling was made Tuesday night, from…

Hate Crimes In Los Angeles County Up 20 Percent In 2020

LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A new report found a 20 percent increase in hate crimes last year, in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, mostly due to a 53 percent jump in racial hate crime. In 2020, reported hate crimes in the county,…