New Zealand Shearers Look To Regain World Top Spot

WELLINGTON, Jun 30 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand shearers are looking to restore the country’s reputation as the top competition shearing nation. As a six-match Britain and France tour started in Scotland yesterday, the Kiwi team of New Zealand Shears Open champion and North Island farmer, David Buick, and New Zealand…

IMF Approves 360 Million USD To Support Ghana’s Economic Reforms

ACCRA, Jun 30 (NNN-GNA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), late Friday, approved the second review of Ghana’s economic reforms, authorising the immediate release of an additional 360 million U.S. dollars to the West African country, an IMF statement said. The approval followed a deal between…

Bolivian Coup Leader Sentenced To 6-Month Preventive Detention

LA PAZ, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Bolivian court, on Friday, sentenced General Juan Jose Zuniga and two other former military chiefs, to a six-month preventive detention, over a failed coup against Bolivian President, Luis Arce, said local authorities. While investigation continues, the former commanders, who are charged with crimes…

Iraq Rejects U.S. Congressman’s Comments Against Iraqi Judiciary Chief

BAGHDAD, Jun 30 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry, rebuked yesterday, the threat by a U.S. congressman to designate Faiq Zidan, head of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), as a “tool of Iranian influence” in Iraq. The ministry said in a statement that, the remarks by U.S. Congressman, Mike Waltz,…

Saudi Aramco Acquires 10 percent Equity Interest In Geely-Renault Joint Venture Company

RIYADH, Jun 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Oil Company, commonly known as Saudi Aramco, signed definitive agreements, to acquire a 10 percent equity interest in HORSE Powertrain Limited, a global powertrain company, formed by Renault Group and Chinese automaker, Geely Group. According to a statement by Aramco, after the acquisition,…

Int’l Electronic, E-Commerce Exhibition Kicked Off In Iran

TEHRAN, Jun 30 (NNN-IRNA) – The 27th Iran International Exhibition of Electronic, Computer, and E-commerce, opened in the Iranian capital, Tehran, yesterday. The opening ceremony was attended by Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Isa Zarepour and President of the Information Technology Organisation of Iran, Mohammad Khansari. The exhibition,…

Five Killed, 59 Injured In Bus Accident In NW Egypt

CAIRO, Jun 30 (NNN-MENA) – At least five people were killed and 59 others injured yesterday, when a bus overturned on a coastal highway, in Egypt’s north-western province of Matrouh. The motorcoach overturned on the Alexandria-Matrouh highway, and the victims were taken to three nearby hospitals, according to the report.…

Three Drowned In Stagnant Rainwater In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Jun 30 (NNN-PTI) – A middle-aged man and two boys, aged between nine and 10 years, died, after they drowned in stagnant rainwater in different parts of Delhi yesterday, confirmed a Delhi Police officer. Rains hit the Indian capital city on Friday morning, and the rainwater had been…

Philippines’ Marcos Political Party Seals Alliance With Another Party

MANILA, Jun 30 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos’ political party, signed an alliance with the second biggest political party in the Philippines, yesterday, with the 2025 mid-term election in mind. In a speech during the signing of the alliance, between Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), headed by Marcos,…

1,500 Kg Illicit Drugs Seized, 120 Offenders Arrested In W. Afghanistan

ZARANJ, Afghanistan, Jun 30 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police seized 1,500 kg of illicit drugs, including opium and heroin, and arrested 120 alleged drug smugglers in western Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, over the past six months, the provincial police office said in a statement, yesterday. The statement without providing more details, said,…