Covid-19: France drops testing for travellers from China

 BEIJING, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France has dropped Covid testing restrictions imposed on travellers from China, the French embassy in Beijing said. Since January, visitors aged 11 and over travelling from China to France have had to present a negative test taken 48 hours before the flight to board the…

Vietnamese Authorities Seized 57 Kg Cannabis Trafficked From Abroad

HANOI, Feb 17 (NNN-VNA) – Local authorities in southern Vietnam’s An Giang, have arrested a local man and seized 57 kg cannabis from abroad, local media reported yesterday. The border guard and police forces of the province, discovered two men transporting cannabis in the border area with Cambodia, in Tinh…

US gun violence: California farm mass shooting suspect pleads not guilty to killing 7 co-workers

 LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The man accused of killing seven people and injuring another by opening fire on mushroom farms in northern California pleaded not guilty on Thursday, reports said. Zhao Chunli, 66, is charged with murdering fellow farmworkers at two sites in Half Moon Bay last month,…

Student Killed, 10 Others Injured In Mine Blast In Western Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 17 (NNN-MNA) – One student was killed and 10 others were injured, in a mine blast in western Myanmar’s Sagaing region on Wednesday, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Adminstration Council (SAC), reported. The incident happened at around 1.00 p.m. local time (0630 GMT), when a vehicle carrying…

Japan’s New H3 Rocket Failed To Lift Off

TOKYO, Feb 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s space agency said today, the new flagship, H3 rocket, failed to lift off as scheduled, due to an ignition failure. Japan’s first H3 rocket, failed to launch from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture this morning, after the booster engines were unable to…

Fiji, India Agreed To Advance Cooperation In Key Areas

SUVA, Feb 17 (NNN-PINA) – Fiji and India renewed yesterday, their commitment to advancing cooperation in key areas, such as economic prosperity, climate mitigation and sustainable development. According to a Fijian government statement, the bilateral meeting between Fijian Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka and visiting Indian Minister for External Affairs, Subrahmanyam…

Cambodia, Germany Pledged To Further Promote Bilateral Ties, Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Feb 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Germany pledged to further enhance bilateral relations and cooperation, said a Cambodian foreign ministry’s press statement. The pledge was made during a meeting here on Wednesday, between Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the statement…

China Ready To Deepen Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation With Italy

ROME, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – China is ready to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation with Italy, to bring bilateral relations to a higher level, a senior Chinese diplomat said here yesterday. China attaches great importance to Sino-Italian relations, and the ancient Silk Road connected the two peoples, Wang Yi, director of…

Iranian Rights Official Slammed “Appalling” Prisoner Abuse In U.S.

TEHRAN, Feb 17 (NNN-IRNA) – A top Iranian rights official, yesterday, censured the “abuse” of prisoners in the United States as “appalling.” Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian judiciary chief’s deputy for international affairs, and secretary of the country’s High Council for Human Rights, made the remark in a post on his…

Peru and Australia commemorate three years of Free Trade Agreement

LIMA, Feb 17 (NNN-ANDINA) — Three years after the entry into force of a Free Trade Agreement, Australia has become the main destination for Peruvian exports to Oceania. Peru exports fishing (52%), agricultural (28%), and chemical (8%) goods to the country down under. Similarly, it imports inputs (73% of the total)…
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