Bangladesh, Argentina agree to boost trade

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 25 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh and Argentina have agreed in principle to boost bilateral trade by taking necessary steps through identifying the sectors of mutual cooperation. Several Argentine ministers at meetings with visiting Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi expressed their country’s interest to strengthen the existing economic relations,…

EU leaders round on US Pres Trump over trade at G7

BIARRITZ (France), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU leaders rounded on US President Donald Trump over his trade threats as they arrived in the chic French seaside resort of Biarritz for a G7 summit overshadowed by trans-Atlantic tensions and worries about the global economy. Already embroiled in a high-risk trade war…

Update: Syrian army 500 meters from Turkish observation point in Hama

DAMASCUS, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Syrian army forces are 500 meters away from the Turkish military observation point in the town of Morek in the central province of Hama, a Syrian military source said. After capturing the strategic town of Khan Shaykhun in the southern countryside of Idlib Province…

Extreme drought hits Central Chile

SANTIAGO, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Central Chile is in the midst of what scientists have called a Mega Drought — an uninterrupted period of dry years since 2010, local media reported Saturday. The Chilean government has declared an agricultural emergency in parts of the country with an aim to unveil…

Violence forces 1.9 mln children out of school in Central, West Africa: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 1.9 million children across a swath of eight West and Central African countries have been forced out of their schools by violence, a UN spokeswoman said. Eri Kaneko, associate spokeswoman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, cited a report from UN Children’s Fund…

Ukrainian president hopes for early results of captives exchange negotiations with Russia

KIEV, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes that negotiations with Russia on the swap of captives can be finalized soon, Interfax Ukraine news agency reported. “The first results should be in the upcoming days … I’ve been working on this for two months. Let me do my…

Afghan forces’ fresh operations kill 25 militants in northern province

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (Afghanistan), Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 25 militants have been killed, several others injured, as security forces launched fresh operations against Taliban militants in Chamtal district of the northern Balkh province on Friday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Saturday. The crackdown, according to…

Ebola death toll in DRC rises to 1,965 with “substantial but stable” transmission intensity: WHO

GENEVA, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the Ebola virus death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 1,965 and the outbreak continues at a “substantial but stable transmission intensity” for the past 10 weeks. Executive Director of the WHO Health…

South Africa to promote African interests at G7 summit: Presidency

CAPE TOWN, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Africa will utilize the upcoming G7 summit to promote the interests of the African Union (AU), the Presidency said. South Africa will collaborate with other developing countries that have been invited to participate in the summit in order to advance Africa’s developmental agenda,…

Russia: Soyuz spacecraft carrying humanoid robot fails to dock with space station

MOSCOW, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russia’sfirst humanoid robot on Saturday failed to dock automatically with theinternational space station, Moscow news agencies reported. The craft launched a repeat of the docking manoeuvres after the failure ofthe first attempt, which had been scheduled for 0530 GMT, the agencies…