Pakistani Military Killed All Terrorists Attacking Police Compound In NW Pakistan: Minister

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (NNN/APP) – A Pakistani military operation killed all the terrorists who occupied a police compound and took security personnel hostage, in north-west Pakistan, Pakistani Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said yesterday. Asif told parliament that, the terrorists, belonging to the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have been killed…

Laos Recorded 45 Million USD In Trade Deficit In Nov

VIENTIANE, Dec 20 (NNN-KPL) – Laos recorded a trade deficit of 45 million U.S. dollars in Nov, 2022, according to the latest figures from the Lao Trade Portal website. The export and import of goods has been made easier, by using the China-Laos railway, which saves time and cuts costs,…

Uzbekistan Sent First Cargo Train To Europe Through New Route

TASHKENT, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan sent its first container cargo train to Europe, via a new railway route called Middle Corridor, said a Uzbek railway company, yesterday. The cargo train, loaded with copper concentrate and “consisted of 91 standard 20-foot containers, on 46 railway platforms” left the country on…

North-Eastern Japan Hit By Record Snowfalls

TOKYO, Dec 20 (NNN-NHK) – A strong winter pressure pattern, has brought record snowfall to Japan’s north-eastern Tohoku region, yesterday, with weather officials urging caution for the possible impacts on public transport and blackouts. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), said that, in a 24-hour period, 110 centimetres of snow fell…

Bangladeshi PM Called For Boosting Food Production To Avert Crisis

DHAKA, Dec 20 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, yesterday, reiterated her call for boosting food production, to save the country from any possible trouble, amid the global economic recession. “We have to increase our production and preserve them, so that our country must not plunge into any danger,”…

Dutch PM Apologises For Netherlands’ Slavery Past

THE HAGUE, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, apologised for the Netherlands’ past role in slavery, in a speech here yesterday. At the National Archives in the Hague, Rutte told organisations advocating for recognition of the consequences of slavery, that the Dutch government has enabled, encouraged, maintained…

S.Korea Reported 87,559 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Dec 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 87,559 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 28,302,474, the health authorities said today. It marked the highest daily cases in 97 days since Sept 14, amid rising worry about the…

High-Tech Surveillance Cameras Installed In Pakistan’s Capital To Beef Up Security

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – Nearly 200 high-tech surveillance cameras have been installed, at the entry and exit points of Pakistan’s Islamabad, to further beef up security and make surveillance more potent, an official said yesterday. The purpose of the newly installed AI-enabled cameras was to ensure broader online monitoring…

Iran Ready To Return To 2015 Nuke Deal Commitments: Senior Advisor

TEHRAN, Dec 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran is ready to return to its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, said yesterday. “Today, we have the necessary nuclear capability, but we do not intend to produce a bomb … (as) we consider the production of…

Iran Busted Israeli Spy Network Planning To Sabotage Defence Industry: Media

TEHRAN, Dec 20 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, has identified and arrested members of an Israeli spy network, planning to sabotage the country’s defence industry, it was reported yesterday. The espionage network, linked to Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel, was seeking to collect information from Iranian companies, that…
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