Death Toll From Bali Strait Ship Sinking Rose To 17

JAKARTA, Jul 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from the sinking of a passenger ship in Bali Strait, rose to 17 yesterday, as search teams shifted their focus to the possibility of accessing the sunken vessel. At a virtual joint press conference, Ribut Eko Suyanto, deputy for search and rescue…

ASEAN Aims To Strengthen Regional Trade, RCEP Utilisation To Counter Tariffs, Trade Tensions

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Strengthening regional trade, cooperating with friendly partners, and maximising the utilisation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, are among the strategies that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will pursue, to counter the negative impact of trade tensions. In a joint…

Bulgaria Dismantled Largest Illegal Cigarette Factory

SOFIA, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bulgarian authorities, dismantled the largest illegal cigarette factory ever discovered in the country, the Prosecutor’s Office announced, yesterday. According to an official statement, the clandestine facility was located beneath a cow farm, near the village of Momkovo, in the Haskovo region of south-eastern Bulgaria. Authorities…

Expert Warns Of Rising Heatwave, Wildfire Risks In Spain

BARCELONA, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – People in Spain must strengthen their awareness of climate-related risks, amid increasingly frequent and extreme events, such as intense heatwaves and especially fierce wildfires driven by rising temperatures, a climate expert warned. Javier Martin-Vide, professor of physical geography at the University of Barcelona, told Xinhua…

Five Killed In Car Accident In Russia’s Sevastopol

MOSCOW, Jul 11 (NNN-TASS) – The death toll of a traffic accident, involving a passenger car and a minibus, near the Russian city of Sevastopol, has risen to five, the Sevastopol Police Department said, yesterday. The accident occurred in the early afternoon yesterday, local authorities said. The driver of the…

34th Int’l Arts Festival “Slavianski Bazaar” Opened In Belarus

VITEBSK, Belarus, Jul 11 (NNN-BelTA) – The 34th International Festival of Arts “Slavianski Bazaar,” kicked off in Vitebsk, yesterday, bringing together prominent performers, artistes and creative groups from all over the world. In a speech at the official ceremony, Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko, emphasised the importance of preserving and developing…

Britain, France Agree To Coordinate Nuclear Deterrence, Unveil New Migration Scheme

LONDON, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said yesterday that, Britain and France have signed a new deal, to allow the two countries to coordinate their nuclear deterrents for the first time. During a joint press conference with French President, Emmanuel Macron, at a military base in…

Trump Administration Sues California Over Soaring Egg Prices

SACRAMENTO, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Trump administration, filed a 16-page complaint in the U.S. District Court, for the Central District of California, seeking to overturn the state’s cage-free egg standards, arguing, they inflate food costs nationwide and are preempted by federal law. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, targets Proposition…

EU Chief Survived No-Confidence Vote As Transparency, Leadership Concerns Mount

STRASBOURG, France, Jul 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament, yesterday, amid accusations of a lack of transparency in vaccine procurement and other concerns over her leadership. The roll-call vote, held at noon in Strasbourg, ended with 360 votes…

Direct Train Service From Eastern Kazakhstan To Uzbekistan To Be Restored Later This Year

ALMATY, Jul 11 (NNN-KNA) – Direct train service from Ust-Kamenogorsk city, in eastern Kazakhstan, to major Uzbek cities, including Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara, will be restored later this year, it reported Thursday. The decision was discussed during a meeting between East Kazakhstan Governor Nurymbet Saktaganov and Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan…