President Of Peru’s Council Of Ministers To Attend Argentinean Presidential Inauguration

LIMA, Dec 8 (NNN-ANDINA) – The Peruvian president of the Council of Ministers, Vicente Zeballos, will attend the inauguration of Argentinean president-elect, Alberto Fernandez, on Dec 10. The government resolution authorising the attendance, which was endorsed by Peruvian President, Martin Vizcarra, was announced on Saturday (yesterday). The attendance of the…

Democrat-Led House Judiciary Panel Releases Report On “Constitutional Grounds” For Trump Impeachment

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee, released a report, explaining the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The report, written by the panel’s majority staff, detailed the history, purpose and meaning of the U.S. Constitution’s Impeachment Clause. It also addressed legal questions…

Russia To Resume Gas Supplies To Ukraine If Both Reach Deal: Russian PM

MOSCOW, Dec 8 (NNN-TASS) – Russia will not reopen its gas supplies to Ukraine, until both sides agree on all essential points of a gas deal, Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, said, in a television interview. “We need to agree on all the essential points of this deal. Then we…

APEC Pledges To Further Cooperation In Chile Year’s Closing Meeting

SINGAPORE, Dec 8 (NNN-CNA) – Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), pledged to further their cooperation at the APEC Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting (CSOM) held here on Saturday. Convened by Chile, the host of APEC 2019, the CSOM summarised the fruitful achievements of APEC Chile year in 2019 and…

Update: Samoa’s Measles Death Toll Rises To 65 Amid State Of Emergency

SUVA, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Samoan government confirmed today (Saturday), two more deaths in the island nation’s measles epidemic, bringing the death toll to 65, since the outbreak started in mid-Oct. According to a statement, the Ministry of Health said, of the 65 deaths, 57 were children aged under…

15 Militants Killed In S. Afghan Special Operation

KABUL, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fifteen Taliban militants have been killed and two others arrested, after Afghan Special Forces waged an operation in the country’s southern Kandahar province, command of special forces said today (Saturday). “The raid was conducted on Friday in Khinjak area, Nish district. One militants’ control and…

India’s Central Bank Makes All-Day Digital Money Transfer Available

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s central banking institution, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said, round-the-clock transactions will be available under the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system, from Dec 16, to promote digital transactions, officials said today (Saturday). According to RBI, 24×7 NEFT system will be available on…

Cambodian PM Renews Call On Fight Against Fake News

PHNOM PENH, Dec 7 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, renewed his call on all journalists, to jointly fight against fake news, according to his message on Friday. In the message to the Editor Forum of Cambodia, which was held here, Hun Sen said, fake news is…

400 People Evacuated From Hotel Blaze In Thailand’s Resort Of Pattaya

BANGKOK, Dec 7 (NNN-TNA) – About 400 people were evacuated on Friday, after a fire gutted a hotel in Thailand’s popular resort city of Pattaya. However, police reported no casualties from the fire that gutted the Holiday Inn Hotel in Pattaya. Officers and volunteers helped evacuate around 400 hotel guests…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits 160 km WNW Of Hihifo, Tonga

NEW YORK, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake, jolted 160 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga, at 15:42:48 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 24.5 km, was initially determined to be at 15.15 degrees south latitude, and 175.003 degrees west longitude.–…