Sept 21 – A day to strengthen further the voice for global peace

File photo of UN Secretary-General António Guterres ringing the Peace Bell last year at the annual ceremony held at UN Headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace. Photo courtesy of UN/Kim Haughton KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — While some parts of the world continue to spend billions of…

Iran Urges U.S. To Perform Duties, Respect Int’l Laws

TEHRAN, Sept 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, urged the United States to “return to the global community” and perform its duties. “The world has reached nothing but insecurity, war and instability with U.S. actions,” Khatibzadeh said, in his weekly press briefing. The Iranian spokesman was…

Update: ByteDance says TikTok Global plans public offering

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s ByteDance said that TikTok Global will launch a public offering of shares to enhance the corporate governance structure and transparency for the firm that will control the video platform’s US operations. ByteDance said in a statement TikTok Global will also conduct a pre-IPO round…

Nine Soldiers, Police Killed In Taliban Ambush In N. Afghanistan

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six Afghan army soldiers and three police officers were killed, and four security force members wounded, in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, last night, a provincial government spokesman confirmed today.– NNN-AGENCIES

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 5,487,580 In India, Death Toll Reaches 87,882

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India this morning, rose to 5,487,580, India’s federal health ministry said. During the past 24 hours, 86,961 new cases were reported from across the country and 1,130 more deaths were also recorded. According to ministry officials, 4,396,399…

UN on Monday marks 75th anniversary facing world split by Covid-19

Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations marks its 75th anniversary on Monday, celebrating the mantra that “multilateralism is not an option but a necessity”, even as COVID-19 underscores the fragility of international cooperation. The anniversary will kick off the…

Update: Death Toll In Building Collapse In India Rises To 10

MUMBAI, Sept 21 (NNN-UNI) – Death toll rose to 10, in the residential building collapse in Bhiwandi, 38 km from Mumbai, early Monday morning, according to the official update. At least 20 people are feared trapped, after the three-storey building collapsed, said a spokesperson for the National Disaster Response Force,…

New Zealand Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions

WELLINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, will ease restrictions on gatherings, at midnight Wednesday, moving down from COVID-19 Alert Level 2.5 to 2, with the rest of the country moving down from Alert Level 2 to Level 1 from midnight tonight. Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, made…

US accuses Europe of inaction over Iran arms sales

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said European leaders “haven’t lifted a finger” to halt arms sales to Iran after they rejected a unilateral US declaration that UN sanctions on Tehran were back in force. The administration of President Donald Trump said the sanctions had…

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs To Be Offered At Bangkok’s Major Job Expo

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (NNN-TNA) – A major job expo will be held later this month, to provide hundreds of thousands of jobs for Thai job-seekers, confirmed Labour Minister, Suchart Chomklin, yesterday. The Ministry of Labour will hold the Job Expo Thailand 2020, at BITEC centre in Bang Na area of…
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