Kuwait To Develop New Volunteer Strategy

KUWAIT, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait will develop a new volunteer strategy, to enable youths to fulfil their noble mission, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, director general of Kuwait’s Youth Public Authority (YPA), said. He made the remarks at a celebration held in Kuwait City, ahead of the International Volunteer Day, which falls…

South Korea, China Agree To Step Up Exchanges To Re-Set Ties After Missile Defence Row

SEOUL, Dec 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and China agreed to beef up diplomatic and cultural exchanges, to “completely normalise” ties that soured, over the deployment of US anti-missile systems in 2017, Seoul officials said, on Wednesday. Making his first visit to South Korea in over four years, China’s State Councillor, Wang…

N.Korea Chief Of General Staff Expresses Disappointment Over U.S. Military Threat

PYONGYANG, Dec 5 (NNN-KCNA) – Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, of North Korea (DPRK), said, he was disappointed to hear U.S. President, Donald Trump’s remarks on Tuesday, in which Trump said he may use armed forces against the DPRK. “I heard that…

Protest Erupts In Lebanon, Following Reports About Poverty-Related Suicide Cases

BEIRUT, Dec 5 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese protesters launched a big demonstration on Wednesday, in the capital Beirut, after news reports about people committing suicide in Lebanon, due to their poor living conditions, local TV channel LDC reported. Protesters chanted slogans against the current political ruling class, while asking politicians to…

Brazilian President Denies U.S. Accusation Of Devaluing Currency

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 5 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, denied his administration has purposely devalued the currency to boost exports, as his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, has alleged. “We are not artificially raising the price of the dollar,” Bolsonaro told reporters. On Monday, Trump said, he wanted to…

NATO Leaders Meet In Britain Amid Rows

LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Leaders of 29 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), gathered north of London Wednesday, for a summit that has been dogged by squabbles, differences and the hurling of insults. A tranquil golf-resort hotel in Hertfordshire was transformed into a fortress, to enable…

Russia, Serbia Pledge To Boost Energy Cooperation

MOSCOW, Dec 5 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, agreed to develop cooperation in various spheres, primarily in the energy sector. “All aspects of interaction between Russia and Serbia have a character of genuine strategic partnership,” Putin said, at a joint press conference with…

Indian Parliament Passes New Law Banning E-Cigarettes

NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (NNN-PTI) – India has joined the group of countries that have imposed a complete ban on e-cigarettes. The Indian parliament’s Upper House, “Rajya Sabha,” passed the “Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill-2019” this week, after being passed in the Lower House, “Lok Sabha,” last week. Earlier, in…

Brunei Fears The Increasing Threat Of HIV

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 4 (NNN-BBNEWS) – “If the increasing number of HIV cases in Brunei is not addressed immediately, it is feared that the number will further increase, which will defeat the country’s goal of eradicating AIDS by 2030,” Haji Mohd Isham, Brunei’s health minister was quoted as saying.…

Dubai Police Seize 680,000 USD Counterfeit Firefighting Products

DUBAI, Dec 4 (NNN-WAM) – Security authorities in Dubai, seized nearly 25,560 counterfeit firefighting products, worth 2.5 million UAE dirhams (680,735 U.S. dollars). The products were seized in an operation by the Department of Combating Economic Crimes. “Acting on a tip-off, the General Department of Criminal Investigations raided two storehouses,…