Pakistani Soldier Killed In Unprovoked Firing By India In Disputed Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Dec 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani army said early today that, a soldier was killed, in Indian firing in Kashmir, amid escalations along the Line of Control (LoC), in the disputed region. The military said, Indian troops “committed unprovoked ceasefire violation” yesterday, in the Satwal sector, along the LoC. “Pakistan…

EU, Germany, France Jointly Provide 116 Million USD To Develop Rural Infrastructure In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Dec 24 (NNN-AKP) – The European Union, Germany and France earlier this week provided a credit agreement worth 95.8 million euros (116 million U.S. dollars) to Cambodia, to support Rural Infrastructure Development for Cambodia (RID4CAM) project, said a joint press statement yesterday. In Cambodia, where 70 percent of…

Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record 3,271, Death Toll Marks Single-Day High

TOKYO, Dec 24 (NNN-NHK) – Japan on Wednesday confirmed a daily record 3,271 COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 206,988, not including those related to a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo. The nation’s death toll also marked a single-day high at 56, with the total number of deaths since…

Trump Vetoes Annual Defence Bill Despite Passage In Congress By Veto-Proof Majority

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, vetoed the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), for Fiscal Year 2021, despite the bill’s passage in Congress, by a veto-proof majority. The presidential action followed through on Trump’s threat, to block the 741-billion-U.S.-dollar annual national security legislation, which now depends on…

First Cargo Train From Turkey To China Reaches Xi’an

XI’AN, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first cargo train from Turkey to China, arrived in the north-western Chinese city of Xi’an. All goods completed customs clearance, according to local authorities. The cargo train, loaded with 1,383 refrigerators for the home appliance manufacturer, BSH Hausgerate GmbH (BSH), travelled 8,693 km, after…

Argentine President Likens Pandemic To Walking Blindly Through Swamp

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 24 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentine President, Alberto Fernandez, compared the COVID-19 pandemic, to “walking blindly through a swamp,” given that new strains of the virus have been recently detected, raising questions about the efficacy of vaccines. Dealing with the health crisis “is the closest thing to walking blindly…

The Former Blackwater Guards Trump Pardoned Were Convicted Of Killing 14 Iraqi Civilians, Including Two Children

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Outgoing U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, pardoned four men, convicted in connection with a massacre of civilians in Iraq, in 2007. The Blackwater guards Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard, opened fire in a busy section of Baghdad, resulting in the…

Iraq Urges U.S. To Reconsider Pardon For Contractors Convicted Of Massacre In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the United States to reconsider its decision, to grant pardons to former contractors of Blackwater, who were convicted of committing a massacre in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in 2007. An official statement said, the ministry is following up…

More England Areas Put Into Tightest Restrictions As New COVID Variant Found

LONDON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, announced that, more areas of the East and South-east of England, were put into Tier Four restrictions, the highest level, while revealing two cases of another new variant have been identified. To curb the spread, Sussex, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire,…

Egypt Sees Sudden Spike In COVID-19 Cases, 911 New Infections Reported

CAIRO, Dec 24 (NNN-MENA) – The COVID-19 spread has suddenly spiked in Egypt, as the north African country reported 911 new COVID-19 infections and 42 deaths on Wednesday, Health Minister, Hala Zayed said. After this spike, total deaths reached 7,209, while infections hit 127,972, the minister told reporters, on the…