US adds Cuba, Nicaragua, Wagner Group to religious freedom blacklist

Secretary of State Antony Blinken WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States added Latin American adversaries Cuba and Nicaragua as well as Russia’s Wagner Group to a blacklist on international religious freedom, opening the path to potential sanctions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Wagner Group was being…

Reception Held To Mark 50th Anniversary Of China-New Zealand Diplomatic Ties, 125th Birthday Of Rewi Alley

WELLINGTON, Dec 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s South Island, last night, marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and New Zealand, and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Rewi Alley, a New Zealand-born writer, social reformer and educator. Alley spent 60 years living and working in China,…

Festival On Vietnam’s National Dress Opened To Boost Tourism

HANOI, Dec 3 (NNN-VNA) – A festival, featured with ao dai – Vietnam’s national dress for women, kicked off here, to boost the recovery of tourism in the country’s capital. During the three-day festival’s opening ceremony, held last night, next to Hoan Kiem Lake, various ao dai collections of well-known…

IRGC Arrested Four Individuals For Assassinating Police Officer In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 3 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said yesterday, its intelligence forces have arrested four individuals, involved in an assassination of a police officer in the north-western city of Sanandaj. The IRGC’s intelligence service, in the north-western province of Kurdestan, announced in a statement that, in…

Casualties Feared As Blast Rocked Mosque In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Dec 3 (NNN-ANA) – Casualties were feared as a blast rocked a mosque in Police District 6, of Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul, yesterday, eyewitnesses said.– NNN-ANA

Japan Approved 214-Billion-USD Extra Budget To Fight Inflation

TOKYO, Dec 3 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese parliament passed an additional budget of 28.92 trillion yen (214 billion U.S. dollars), for the current fiscal year, in an effort to bolster the faltering economy and cushion the impact of rising inflation. The House of Councillors, or the upper house, approved the…

Sri Lanka Aims To Attract 1.5 Million Tourists In 2023, Three Million In 2024

COLOMBO, Dec 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka aims to attract around 1.5 million foreign tourists next year and three million travellers in 2024, a minister said yesterday. Tourist arrivals have improved in the last few months, Minister of Tourism, Harin Fernando, told the local media, adding that, several airlines are…

Malaysian PM Anwar Unveiled Cabinet

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, unveiled his cabinet last night, naming two deputy prime ministers, in an effort to better represent both halves of the country. In a televised speech, Anwar said, he himself will assume the finance minister’s portfolio, a post which he…

Malaysia Reported 2,421 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,421 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,996,964, according to the health ministry. There are two new imported cases, with 2,419 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another nine new deaths have…

Bursa Malaysia to move higher next week on improved sentiment

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, is likely to trend higher next week, to retest the 1,500 mark, on improved sentiment despite the regional market volatility, said an analyst. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research Thong Pak…
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