Brazil suspends beef exports to China over mad cow case

 BRASILIA, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil, the world’s biggest beef producer, suspended exports to China after detecting a case of mad cow disease, though experts believe it is the less-dangerous “atypical” variant, said Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro. Exports to China, Brazil’s biggest beef customer, are automatically suspended under a deal…

Security Forces Killed Hardcore Terrorist In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces, killed a hardcore terrorist, in an operation in the country’s south-west Balochistan province, said a military statement. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army, said yesterday in the statement that, the security forces conducted the operation after receiving…

Cambodia Removed From Money-Laundering Grey List

PHNOM PENH, Feb 25 (NNN-AKP) – The Paris-headquartered Financial Action Task Force (FATF), yesterday, removed Cambodia from its grey list of high-risk countries for money laundering, after nation had been listed since 2019. According to the outcome of its plenary meeting, posted on its website, the global money-laundering watchdog said,…

Mongolia Hosts Second Round Of FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers

ULAN BATOR, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The second round of the basketball FIBA Asia Cup 2025 pre-qualifiers for Group F, opened here yesterday. A total of six teams, namely Mongolia, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Thailand, Guam and Singapore are competing in the three-day tournament. The top four teams in the…

Cambodian FM Concluded Visit To Neighbouring Thailand

PHNOM PENH, Feb 25 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, yesterday, concluded his two-day official visit to neighbouring Thailand. The Cambodian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that, Sokhonn and his Thai counterpart, Don Pramudwinai, “attached great importance to the joint endeavours to realise the…

Sri Lanka Postpones Local Elections Amid Lack Of Funds

COLOMBO, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka, yesterday announced to postpone the local council elections, which were scheduled for Mar 9, amid a lack of funds to hold the elections. The Election Commission said, a new date for the elections will be announced on Mar 3. The Election Commission has…

Vietnam’s Hospital Conducted First Heart-Kidney Transplant

HANOI, Feb 25 (NNN-VNA) – A hospital in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, has conducted a successful heart and kidney transplant on a 37-year-old man, who had lived with a disease of the heart muscle for more than a decade, it was reported yesterday. The 10-hour operation, carried out on Feb 15,…

11 Killed, 10 Injured In Head-On Collision In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 people were killed and 10 others injured, in a head-on collision between a goods truck and a pickup van, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said today. The accident took place last night, on a main road in Khamariya…

Two Indian Youths Killed On Railway Tracks While Shooting Videos

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (NNN-PTI) – Two Indian youths in their early 20s, died in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, while shooting their own videos with mobile phones on railway tracks, after a train ran over them. The accident occured on Wednesday near Kanti Nagar flyover in Shahdara,…

Cambodian PM Says Malaysian PM To Visit Kingdom Next Month

PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said here today that, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, will pay an official visit to the kingdom on Mar 27. “New Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim will make an official visit to Cambodia, and will also attend…
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