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161 Aid Packages Airdropped Into Gaza As Famine Toll Rises

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug 18 (NNN-MA’AN/PETRA) – A total of 161 packages containing food, were airdropped over the Gaza Strip yesterday, during…

Qantas Fined 58 Million USD For Illegally Outsourcing Ground Crew Jobs

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Federal Court fined Qantas 90 million Australian dollars (58.6 million U.S. dollars) for the…

ADB Names New Country Director For Philippines

MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), appointed Andrew Jeffries as country director for the Philippines, the…

S. Korean President Orders Phased Implementation Of Existing Inter-Korean Agreements

SEOUL, Aug 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Lee Jae-myung, today, ordered the phased implementation of existing inter-Korean agreements, according…

Uganda targets higher exports with first large-scale gold mine

KAMPALA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250 million Chinese-owned project in the…

South Africa stands firm on ending plastic pollution, despite global treaty setback

PRETORIA, Aug 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) session in Geneva, which aimed to deliver a binding global…

Seven Dead In Cloudburst In Indian-Controlled Jammu, Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people, including five children, died, and four others were injured, after…

Sri Lanka Reports Over 250 Drowning Deaths So Far This Year

COLOMBO, Aug 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 250 people have died from drowning in Sri Lanka so far this year,…

Brunei Announces Financing Scheme For Youth Entrepreneurs

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 18 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei has announced the establishment of the BizBelia scheme, giving opportunities to local…

Opinion: Cease Fire Now To Save Lives, Restore Peace In Gaza

GAZA BELONGS TO THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY. ANY ACTION THAT SEEKS TO…