EU warns against outside interference in Karabakh

BRUSSELS, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union warned regional powers not to interfere in fighting in Nagorny Karabakh, and condemned a “serious escalation” that threatens regional stability. Foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano said Brussels cannot confirm reports of outside forces joining the conflict, but added: “No external interference in…

Pakistani Army Officer Killed In Terrorist Attack

ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (NNN-APP) – A terrorist attack on Pakistani security forces, in Pakistan’s northwest tribal district of South Waziristan, left an army officer killed, Pakistan’s army said, Monday night. The Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the army, said in a statement that, an army officer was killed,…

Iraqi FM Visits Iran To Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional Development

BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, paid an official visit to neighbouring Iran, during the past two days for discussions over the situation in the Middle East region and bilateral relations. A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, issued on Monday, said Hussein conveyed a verbal…

Thai PM Dismisses Possibility Of Pheu Thai Party As New Partner Of Coalition Gov’t

BANGKOK, Sept 29 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Monday, dismissed the possibility of the opposition Pheu Thai Party, joining his coalition government anytime soon. Prayut told reporters at Government House that, the time for the Pheu Thai Party to join his government as a coalition partner “is…

Afghan Gov’t Confirms 12 New COVID-19 Positive Cases

KABUL, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Afghanistan’s Public Health Ministry, has confirmed 12 new COVID-19 cases, over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of patients infected with the virus since Feb, in the country, to 39,239, the ministry said, in a statement released here yesterday. According to the statement,…

Bangladesh’s July-Aug Trade Deficit Narrows About 66 Percent

DHAKA, Sept 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s trade deficit narrowed about 66 percent to nearly 700 million U.S. dollars, in the first two months of the current 2020-21 fiscal year (July 2020- June 2021), official statistics showed recently. According to statistics of the central bank of Bangladesh, the country exported 6.73…

US judge blocks Pres Trump administration TikTok app store ban

 The restrictions would have made TikTok impossible to use in the US WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US judge in Washington temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple and Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download at 11.59pm on Sunday local time.…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Six Million

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed six million today, reaching 6,074,702, as the death toll reached 95,542, said the latest data, released by the health ministry. As many as 82,170 new cases and 1,039 deaths were registered in the past 24 hours across the country. Still…

Singapore Reports 15 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,700. Of the new cases, five are imported cases, but there are no cases in the community on Sunday. Eight more cases have been…

Landslides Kill 10 In Indonesia’s North Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Sept 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Ten people were killed, after landslides struck North Kalimantan province, in central Indonesia early this morning (Monday), with risk assessment being undertaken, two officials said. Heavy downpours triggered landslides in three spots in Tarakan city of the province, but did not cause evacuation, Head of…
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