China says ‘never interfered’ in Canadian elections

 MONTREAL, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has rejected allegations it interfered in Canada’s federal elections, describing Canadian media reports that cited intelligence documents as “false” and attempts at “smearing” Beijing. A statement from the Chinese consulate general in the western city of Vancouver accused Canadian media of “smearing and discrediting…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Pres Biden makes surprise trip to Kyiv before invasion anniversary

 KYIV, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden on Monday made a trip to Kyiv organised in strict secrecy, promising $500 million in fresh arms deliveries and “unwavering” American support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Air raid sirens rang out across the capital at one point…

Chinese Naval Fleet Arrived In South African Port Of Richards Bay For Joint Maritime Exercise

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (NNN-BUANEWS) – The 42nd Chinese naval escort fleet, consisting of the guided-missile destroyer, Huainan, the missile frigate, Rizhao, and a supply vessel, arrived at the Port of Richards Bay, South Africa, to participate in a joint maritime exercise held by China, Russia and South Africa. The South…

Vietnamese Automaker Joined Chinese Partner To Tap Local Mini-EV Market

HANOI, Feb 21 (NNN-VNA) – A Vietnamese automaker has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with a General Motors’ local Chinese joint venture, to introduce micro electric vehicles in the country, online newspaper, VnExpress, reported yesterday. Vietnam’s TMT Motors would make a joint push with SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a joint venture between…

Pakistan’s Current Account Deficit Shrank 90 Percent In Jan: State Bank

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s current account deficit shrank by 90 percent in Jan, from the same month last year, as the government continued with its strategy to restrict imports, to evade an external payment crisis, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said, yesterday. Pakistan’s current account deficit fell…

Iran rejected claims that its uranium enriched beyond 60 percent purity

TEHRAN, Feb 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, rejected media reports, indicating the country has enriched uranium to levels beyond 60 percent purity, saying it is a “distortion of the facts.” Kamalvandi denied such reports in an interview, following a Bloomberg report which…

Town’s Vice Mayor, Aides Killed In Ambush In N. Philippines

MANILA, Feb 20 (NNN-PNA) – Six people, including a local official, were killed, when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a van, in Nueva Vizcaya province, in the northern Philippines, yesterday morning, police said. The police said, the attack occurred around 8:45 a.m. local time, along a highway in Bagabag town,…

New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle Death Toll Increased To 11

WELLINGTON, Feb 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Eleven people have been reported dead, with more than 3,200 people still unaccounted for, as New Zealanders were cleaning up the muds after Cyclone Gabrielle lashed the North Island, last week. More fatalities still remain possible, Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, told media, adding that, the…

Afghan Gov’t To Turn Former U.S. Military Bases Into Economic Zones

KABUL, Feb 20 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker administration, has decided to change former U.S. military bases into economic zones, to bolster economic activities, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported, yesterday. The decision has been taken at a meeting of the Economic Commission, with Deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani…

Fire Broke Out At Highrise In Bangladesh Capital Dhaka

DHAKA, Feb 20 (NNN-BSS) – A devastating fire broke out at a multi-storey building in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, last night, with no death reported, so far. At least seven fire engines were fighting the fire on the sixth floor of the 12-storey building, in Dhaka’s diplomatic area, Gulshan, which is…
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