US plans to enforce UN sanctions on Iran with its own action

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a UN arms embargo on Iran, which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal.  US Special Representative…

Sri Lanka Can Transform Into Leading Global Maritime Hub: President

COLOMBO, Sept 17 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, said, the island country can use its unique location to become one of the world’s leading maritime hubs, local media reported. In discussions with state officials in the capital Colombo, President Rajapaksa said, the new government’s development goals could be…

Covid-19: Rich nations have cornered half of future vaccine supply – Oxfam

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of wealthy nations representing 13 per cent of the global population have already bought up more than half of the promised doses of future COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report by Oxfam. The non-governmental organisation analysed deals struck by pharmaceuticals and vaccine producers…

Singapore Reports 27 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 27 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,514. Of the new cases, two are imported cases, two are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. Yesterday,…

US: Pres Trump raises questions about TikTok-Oracle deal if ByteDance ties remain

 Donald Trump has questioned the proposed TikTok-Oracle deal, saying he doesn’t like it ‘conceptually’ WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump raised questions about plans by China’s ByteDance to keep a majority stake in the US operations of popular social media platform TikTok after six Republican lawmakers urged…

New Zealand’s GDP Falls 12.2 Percent In June, 2020 Amid Pandemic

WELLINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s GDP fell by 12.2 percent in the June, 2020 quarter, the largest quarterly fall on record, as the COVID-19 restrictions in place, impacted economic activity, New Zealand’s statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. “The 12.2-percent fall in quarterly GDP is by far the…

US announces charges against Chinese, Malaysian hackers

The five Chinese citizens and two Malaysians are accused of hacking more than 100 companies in the US WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department announced charges against five Chinese nationals and two Malaysians who ran global hacking operations for at least six years to steal identities and video…

Australian Renewable Energy Agencies To Invest In Low-Emissions Technology

CANBERRA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s two renewable energy agencies, will have their mandates expanded to enable them to invest in low-emissions technologies. Under the new legislation, announced by the federal government today, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), will be allowed to support…

Myanmar Reports 73 New COVID-19 Cases, Six More Deaths

YANGON, Sept 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 73 new cases of COVID-19, with six more deaths this morning, said a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. With the newly confirmed cases, the number of the infections rose to 3,894 in the country, so far. Six more COVID-19 patients, which…

Brunei-China Joint Venture To Invest 13.654 billion USD On Petrochemical Expansion

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 17 (NNN-ANN) – Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a petrochemical joint venture between Brunei and China said, the company is planning to invest about 13.654 billion U.S. dollars, in the construction of the second phase of its oil refinery and petrochemical project at Pulau Muara Besar (PMB),…
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