US looks for Chinese balloon debris

The remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US navy personnel worked to recover on Sunday the debris of a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot…

S.Korea, Australia Renewed Currency Swap Deal For Five More Years

SEOUL, Feb 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – Central banks of South Korea and Australia, agreed to renew their bilateral currency swap deal for five more years, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said today. The BOK and the Reserve Bank of Australia, extended their existing currency swap agreement, in which the South Korean…

Iran’s Leader Granted Pardon To Recent “Unrest” Arrestees

TEHRAN, Feb 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, yesterday, agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of tens of thousands of prisoners, including those arrested during the recent “unrest” in the country. The pardon was proposed by Iranian Judiciary Chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, on the occasion of the 44th…

Laos Actively Preparing For Return Of Chinese Tourists

VIENTIANE, Feb 6 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government and private sectors are actively preparing for the arrival of Chinese tour groups. “We are working in partnership with travel agencies, hotels and other tourism-related businesses, to improve facilities and services, in readiness for the return of Chinese tour groups,” local Lao…

Majority Australians In Favour Of Indigenous Voice To Parliament: Poll

CANBERRA, Feb 6 (NNN-AAP) – Support for a proposed Indigenous Voice to Australia’s Parliament remains high, ahead of a referendum. According to a new poll, published by News Corp Australia today, 56 percent of Australian voters are in favour of enshrining the voice in the constitution, 37 percent opposed and…

Fire Damaged Buddhist Temple In Melbourne

SYDNEY, Feb 6 (NNN-AAP) – A Buddhist temple in Melbourne was gutted by fire last night, with about 80 firefighters battling on site. The Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews were called to the Bright Moon Buddhist Temple, in Melbourne’s south-east, about 8:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), and arrived to…

Cambodia Dispatched New Batch Of UN Peacekeepers To Lebanon

PHNOM PENH, Feb 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia sent the 13th batch of 216 peacekeepers, to join a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, last night. The military multi-skilled engineering group, would substitute the 12th batch, whose one-year term had come to an end, Gen. Sem Sovanny, director-general of the National…

Kenya cashes in on growing demand for Indian travellers

Kenya’s High Commissioner to India Willy Bett at the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM), in Mumbai India MUMBAI (India), Feb 6 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is relying on the increasing appetite for leisure travel amongst the Indian youths and professionals to increase its tourism arrivals from the market. The country is seeking to grow…

Afghanistan’s Central Bank Auctioned 16 Million More USD To Stabilise Local Currency

KABUL, Feb 6 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), auctioned 16 million U.S. dollars yesterday, to stabilise the exchange rate of the national currency, a statement of the bank said. Afghanistan’s national currency, the afghani, has been tumbling against foreign currencies, especially the U.S. dollar. The exchange…

Iran Says It Informed IAEA Of 60-Percent Uranium Enrichment At Fordow Last Nov

TEHRAN, Feb 6 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday, Tehran had informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), of its decision to start enriching uranium to the purity level of 60 percent at Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), in Nov, 2022. Nasser Kanaani made the remark, in…
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