Iran Launches Artillery, Drone Attacks On Terrorist Bases In Northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Sept 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), launched artillery and drone strikes on terrorist bases in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, semi-official daily, Hamshahri, reported yesterday. The attack was conducted on Wednesday by the IRGC Air Force’s missile and drone units. Dozens of militants were…

Lockdown Causes Sharp Drop In New Zealand’s Electronic Card Spending

WELLINGTON, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Retail card spending in New Zealand fell 19.8 percent in Aug, as the country went into lockdown in the second half of the month, the statistics department Stats NZ said today. This latest drop in monthly seasonally adjusted card spending was less than half the…

Tajikistan Marks 30th Anniversary Of Independence

NUR-SULTAN, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – In honour of the 30th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Tajikistan, a grand national procession was held in Dushanbe yesterday. President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, congratulated the inhabitants of the capital and the people of Tajikistan, on the anniversary of state independence…

China Hopes Afghanistan Can Find Its Suitable Development Path: Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese UN envoy, yesterday, expressed hope that Afghanistan would be able to make the right choice and find a development path that is suited to its national conditions. The Taliban have announced the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan – a necessary…

Farmers’ Protests Entre Third Day In India’s Haryana State

NEW DELHI, Sept 10 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing farmers’ protests outside the main government office, in the northern Indian state of Haryana, entered the third day yesterday, officials said. The protesting farmers are on a sit-in protest outside the mini-secretariat (government building, housing major offices) in Haryana’s Karnal district, demanding…

Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy Key To Regional Stability, Security And Prosperity

By R. Ravichandran KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Since Uzbekistan’s independence in 1991, its political role and status in the Central Asian region and in the international arena has increased gradually but significantly. From the beginning, Uzbekistan – a landlocked country of some 34 million people – attached importance…

Brazil’s ‘mad cow’s case over; China willing to continue purchasing beef

BRASILIA, Sept 9 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The quick reply from the World Animal Health Organization, OIE, acknowledging that the two cases of ‘mad cow’ reported in Brazil were atypical and China’s willingness to accept the diagnosis, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture should strongly mitigate the impact on beef exports…

Nine More U.S. Soldiers, Eight Civilians In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Sept 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – Nine more U.S. soldiers and eight relevant civilians in South Korea, tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said today. The USFK said in a statement that, 17 USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with the COVID-19, between Aug 31 and Sept 6. One service…

Update: India’s Assam Boat Tragedy Claims One Life, Two Still Missing

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (NNN-PTI) – One person died and two others are still missing, in the tragedy involving two boats, in India’s northeastern state of Assam yesterday, Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, confirmed today. “Rescue operation is going on in Majuli. As of now one death and two missing.…

Duterte Accepts His Party’s Vice Presidential Nomination In 2022 Elections

MANILA, Sept 9 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, formally accepted yesterday, the ruling party PDP-Laban’s nomination, to run for vice president in next year’s national elections. “No words can express my gratitude for your continued trust and confidence in my leadership, and for nominating me as the party’s official…
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