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Iran Urges U.S. To Lift “Maximum Pressure” Sanctions To Reach Good Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, said yesterday, the anti-Iran sanctions…

Australia’s “Flying Kangaroo” National Carrier Qantas Hops On Regional Travel

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, announced today that, it would open a new flight path between…

IAEA To Visit Crippled Fukushima Plant Ahead Of Japan’s Plan To Dump Toxic Water Into Pacific

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-NHK) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), plans to visit the disaster-hit Fukushima plant next week,…

Australian States Ease Restrictions As COVID-19 Cases Drop

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The COVID-19 cases in three of Australia’s worst-hit states have dropped, easing restrictions today, according…

S. Korea’s Imported Car Sale Logs Double-Digit Fall In Jan

SEOUL, Feb 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s imported car sale logged a double-digit fall last month, owing to the global…

Over 70,000 People Affected By Natural Disasters In Laos In 2021

VIENTIANE, Feb 7 (NNN-KPL) – Over 70,000 people were affected by natural disasters, mostly floods, in Laos in 2021, in…

India Reports 83,876 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,272,014 today, as 83,876 new cases were registered during…

Ecuador looking to increase China trade by 35per cent, minister says

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso QUITO, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador is expecting a planned trade deal with China to increase…

China, Argentina Sign MOU On Belt And Road Initiative

BEIJING, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – China and Argentina signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Belt and Road Initiative,…

Measles Outbreak Kills At Least 74 Children In N. Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 7 (NNN-ANA) – At least 74 children died, following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province…