EU envoy to visit Iran Thursday amid nuclear talks push

  TEHRAN, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU envoy charged with coordinating talks on reviving a troubled nuclear deal between Iran and major powers is to visit Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian foreign ministry said.    Enrique Mora’s visit “is a follow-up to consultations between the two sides on matters…

Assisted dying to be legal in New Zealand from November

WELLINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand Minister of Health Andrew Little said that the country’s health system is ready to implement the End of Life Choice Act, making assisted dying legal in New Zealand. Little said the government had appointed a three-person specialist committee to oversee the operation of…

Malaysia Urges Sudan To Honour Bilateral Treaty, Observe Sanctity of A Diplomatic Premise

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The Sudanese Charge d’ Affaires in Kuala Lumpur was summoned by the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) on Wednesday morning to convey Malaysia’s concern over the issue pertaining to the Petronas Sudan Complex in Khartoum. Several media outlets had reported the Sudanese transitional government is…

Israel, UAE ministers in US as Pres Biden seeks to expand normalisation

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Israeli’s foreign affair minister Yair Lapid at the White House WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top diplomats from Israel and the United Arab Emirates are set to hold three-way talks in Washington Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s administration embraces and looks to expand…

Afghanistan: Challenges and Threats Abound, As Well As New Opportunities

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Afghanistan is a source of not only challenges and threats, but also new opportunities that can be used as the basis for constructive and creative regional projects. Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov, who stated this, noted that a difficult situation is indeed…

UN rights report warns of North Korea ‘starvation risk’

SEOUL, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea’s most vulnerable are “at risk of starvation” with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country’s nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said. The impoverished nation has been behind a rigid…

Covid-19: Australian economy to “bounce back” as lockdowns end – Treasurer

CANBERRA, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Recent coronavirus lockdowns have cost the Australian economy billions of dollars as the country continues to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections, said Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. He told a press conference that he expects Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to fall by three…

ADB announces climate financing $100b for member countries

   MANILA, Oct 13 (NNN-BSS) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced its elevated ambition of delivering climate financing of $100 billion to its developing member countries (DMCs) by 2030.    “The battle against climate change will be won or lost in Asia and the Pacific,” said ADB President Masatsugu…

Several killed, nearly 2m affected, as China’s Shanxi deluged

Rescue workers drain off flood waters after heavy rainfall in the area of Jiexiu in the city of Jinzhong in China’s northern Shanxi province BEIJING, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 people have been reported killed, and three others remain missing after continuous and heavy downpours triggered flooding in…

Storms force Hong Kong to shutter twice in a week

People are seen on the harbour front in Tsim Sha Tsui as Hong Kong ground to a halt on for the second time in less than a week as the Tropical Cyclone Kompasu approaches HONG KONG, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hong Kong battened down for the second time in less…
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