Vietnamese, British Officials Hold Phone Calls Over Lorry Deaths

HANOI, Oct 30 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister, Nguyen Quoc Dung, made a phone call on Minister for Asia and the Pacific, at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Heather Wheeler, to discuss lorry deaths in the British county of Essex. Dung thanked the office and relevant British agencies,…

Anti-Gov’t Protests Continue In Iraq Despite Security Measures

BAGHDAD, Oct 30 (NNN-NINA) – The anti-government demonstrations continued Tuesday, in Baghdad and others provinces, with contradictory reports about casualties among protesters in the city of Karbala. “The information we received from activists, organisations and non-governmental organisations about Karbala unrest said that, 18 people were killed and more than 800…

Man’s Foot Bitten Off In Shark Attack On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two British men are in a serious condition, following a shark attack on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in Queensland today. The foot of one of the men was bitten off, while the other sustained “serious lacerations” to his lower leg, a representative for the rescue…

14 Vietnamese Families Seek Assistance In Finding Missing Relatives In Britain

HANOI, Oct 29 (NNN-VNA) – The citizen protection centre, under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received information from 14 local families, seeking assistance in finding missing relatives in Britain, the ministry announced in a statement. The ministry’s consular department, directly contacted the families and provided guidance on the information…

Cambodian Fragrant Rice To Shine At Upcoming China Int’l Import Expo In Shanghai

PHNOM PENH, Oct 29 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian fragrant rice will be the kingdom’s main product, to be exhibited at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, early next month. “It will be a golden opportunity to showcase our potential products, not only to Chinese consumers, but also to…

New Zealand Launches ‘Advancing Pacific Partnerships 2019’

WELLINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Minister of New Zealand Defence, Ron Mark, launched the Advancing Pacific Partnerships 2019 Defence Assessment, today (Tuesday). The minister announced, for the first time, the Pacific Leader Development Programme, which features work with Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu, to create bespoke, country-specific leadership…

New Western Sydney Airport Design To Resemble Australian Forest

SYDNEY, Oct 29 (NNN-AAP) – With major earthworks set to begin next year, the first look at Australia’s Western Sydney International Airport was revealed today (Tuesday). Expected to cost around 3.6 billion U.S. dollars, the groundbreaking design, by London’s Zaha Hadid Architects and Australia’s Cox Architecture firm, was chosen out…

6.6-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 29 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), has upgraded the magnitude of the earthquake, which struck Cotabato in southern Philippines, from 6.4 to 6.6. The institute said, in an updated report, the inland tremor, which struck at 9:04 a.m., hit at a depth of…

Al-Baghdadi’s Remains Buried At Sea: Reports

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Daesh leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s remains, were buried at sea, following his death in a U.S. military raid, U.S. media reported. The United States gave al-Baghdadi, who committed suicide in a U.S. commando raid, in northwestern Syria on Saturday night, a burial at sea,…

Egyptian, U.S. FMs Discuss Latest Developments On Nile Dam Issue

CAIRO, Oct 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry and U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, discussed the latest developments pertaining to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD, which is built by Ethiopia on the Nile River, is causing spat between Cairo and Addis…