Trump Goes After Democrats Over Impeachment

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, lashed out at Democrats over his impeachment by the House and a delayed trial in the Senate. In a string of tweets, Trump called the impeachment a partisan “hoax,” while claiming his innocence and criticising House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who initiated…

New Sultan Of Oman To Follow Footsteps Of Late Sultan

MUSCAT, Jan 12 (NNN-ONA) – New Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, said, he will follow the steps and approach of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and will complete the progress achieved in the Omani renaissance process. He stressed that, he will pursue a policy of distancing the…

Sri Lanka Records Highest Number Of Elephant Deaths In 2019

COLOMBO, Jan 12 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The highest number of elephant deaths in Sri Lanka’s history occurred in 2019, when 361 deaths were recorded, local media quoted the Centre for Environment and Nature Studies, as saying. Media reports said that, over 100 people were killed in the human-elephant conflict in the…

Roundup: Afghan Saffron Production Increases By 22 Percent In 2019

KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Afghan farmers harvested 22 percent more saffron last year than in 2018, hoping the golden spice become a legitimate replacement to poppy opium, in the war-affected country. This year’s saffron harvests, according to Afghans involved in saffron business, reached to over 19 tonnes, showing 22…

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In S. Afghanistan’s Explosion

KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two U.S. service members were killed, and two others were wounded, in an explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the coalition forces confirmed. “This happened when their vehicle struck an IED, in Kandahar Province,” the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission forces said, in a…

Ukraine PM Says State, Airline Will Give Money To Families Of Iran Crash Victims

KIEV, Ukraine, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ukrainian Prime Minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk, said, on Saturday, that, Ukraine would pay 200,000 hryvnia ($8,350) each, to the families of those who died in a plane crash in Iran this week. He said, Ukraine International Airlines, would make payments to the families of the…

Brunei Sees 85.5 Percent Trade Surplus Drop In Oct, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 12 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei recorded an 85.5 percent year-on-year drop in trade surplus, for Oct, 2019, due to a jump in major imports. Latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics, released yesterday (Saturday), by the Department of Economic Planning and Development (DEPD), at the Ministry of Finance…

Eight Persons Killed After Explosion In Chemical Factory In India

MUMBAI, India, Jan 12 (NNN-PTI) – Eight persons have died and several more are feared trapped, following an explosion in a factory at Tarapur Industrial Area, 111 km from Mumbai, in Palghar district of India’s South Western state of Maharashtra, on Saturday evening (last night). A local police official confirmed…

Update: Australian Firefighter Dies Battling Blazes, Raising Death Toll To 28

MELBOURNE, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A firefighter died while on duty on Saturday (Jan 11), in Australia’s state of Victoria, raising the toll from this season’s devastating bushfires to 28 deaths, as the government deploys mental health services to aid those in affected areas. “It is with great sadness that…

Former Chairman Of China Development Bank Expelled From CPC

BEIJING, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hu Huaibang, ex-chairman of China Development Bank (CDB), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC), over serious violations of Party discipline and law, the top anti-graft body announced today (Saturday). Hu, also former secretary of the CDB committee of the CPC, lost…