Chile’s Leader To Skip Climate Change Conference Over Domestic Unrest

SANTIAGO, Nov 28 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile’s President, Sebastian Pinera, will skip an important global climate change conference, which his country was supposed to host, amid ongoing unrest at home, a top official said Wednesday. Pinera had earlier cancelled hosting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) as…

Turkish President Urges Islamic World To Help Quake-Hit Albania

ISTANBUL, Nov 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called on the Islamic world to support Albania, to help it recover from the destruction of a deadly earthquake. Speaking at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Erdogan said, it should be a duty for the…

Over 375,000 Afghans Displaced Due To Fighting So Far This Year: UN Agency

KABUL, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 375,000 Afghans were internally displaced so far in 2019, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan reported. “In 2019, displacement due to ongoing conflict and natural disasters is continuing to drive humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. More than…

Australian Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian volunteer firefighter was arrested on Tuesday, and charged with deliberately starting seven fires, over a period, which encompassed Australia’s recent deadly bush-fire emergency. Police allege that the man lit a fire in bush-land on Tuesday evening, before returning to respond to the fire,…

Kuwait Performs First Successful Heart Transplant: Minister

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Nov 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait has successfully conducted the country’s first heart transplant surgery, Kuwaiti Minister of Health, Bassel Al-Sabah, said, Tuesday. The first heart transplant surgery was performed at the Salman Al-Dabbous Heart Centre, of Adan Hospital, Al-Sabah said, hailing it a milestone achievement. The surgery…

Iran Seizes Over 62 Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs In Eight Months

TEHRAN, Nov 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s border security forces, have seized over 62 tonnes of different kinds of illicit drugs, over the past eight months, the commander of Iran’s Border Police said. The seizure of illicit drugs, along Iran’s border, shows an increase of 59 percent, compared to the same…

Mekong River Commission Approves Five-Year Strategy To Fight Drought

PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (NNN-AKP) – Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council, approved here, a drought management strategy for 2020-2025, allowing Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, to prepare for and manage drought, collectively, said an MRC’s statement. The approval was made during the council’s annual meeting, the…

Japanese PM Vows To Fight Discrimination Against Leprosy

TOKYO, Nov 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, vowed to fight discriminatory practices against former leprosy patients, through government measures, with the pledge coming on the heels of new laws put in place, to offer relief payments to those who suffered from years of discrimination and prejudice. In…

Lebanon’s Health Minister Urges For Regular Exchange Rate For Import Of Medical Equipment

BEIRUT, Nov 27 (NNN-NNA) – Caretaker Health Minister, Jamil Jabak, urged the central bank governor, to secure U.S. currency, at the regular rate, for the import of medical equipment. “We cannot bear any austerity measures in the medical sector. This sector is threatened to completely stop its services and we…

Iraqi Forces Kill Five Daesh Militants In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition, killed, on Monday, five Daesh militants, including a group leader, in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said. A statement by the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s intelligence force, al-Suqour Cell, said, the force conducted a joint operation with…
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