UAE Official Says UAE-Israel Accord Not Directed At Iran

DUBAI, Aug 18 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Monday, the UAE’s peace accord with Israel was a sovereign decision that was not directed at Iran. “We say this and repeat it,” Gargash wrote on Twitter. “We do not…

Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill

PORT LOUIS, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan is sending a second team of experts to help clean up more than 1,000 tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned bulk carrier into pristine waters off the coast of Mauritius. The decision came as the Mauritian government vowed to seek compensation from…

US Pres Trump promises tax credits for firms that bring jobs back from China

“We will create tax credits for companies that bring jobs from China back to America,” Trump said WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump vowed to create 10 million jobs in 10 months, in part by setting up tax credits for US companies that relocate manufacturing facilities to the United…

US Pres Trump calls Putin ‘world-class chess player’ along with Xi and Erdogan

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-TASS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan are “world-class chess players” and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won’t be able to deal with them if he wins the election, US President Donald Trump told his supporters on Monday.…

11 Killed After Boat Capsizes In Lake In Pakistan’s Sindh

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (NNN-APP) – A boat of picnickers capsized in a lake, in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh last night, leaving 11 people killed, local media reported. According to the reports, 13 persons of a family hired a boat, to ride at Keenjhar Lake, in Thatta district of Sindh,…

Covid-19: Mexican president says will get Russian vaccine if effective

MEXICO CITY, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would be among the first to receive a Russian coronavirus vaccine if it is shown to be effective. Russia’s announcement last week that it was the first in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine…

Laos To Face Sharp Decline In Remittances Due To COVID-19

VIENTIANE, Aug 18 (NNN-KPL) – Remittances in Laos are projected to decline by about 50 percent in 2020, as a result of the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior economist said. Chairman of the National Assembly’s Planning, Finance and Audit Committee and economist, Leeber Leebouapao, said, the…

US: White House advisor Kushner urges Saudi to normalise ties with Israel

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House advisor Jared Kushner said it would be in Saudi Arabia’s interest to normalise ties with Israel as the United Arab Emirates has agreed to do. It would also weaken their common foe Iran’s influence in the region…

Thai Authorities Discover Three Dead Bodies Of Insurgents In Rice Field

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thai authorities found bodies of three suspected insurgents in a rice field, in Thailand’s restive southern province of Pattani, said Maj. Gen. Pramote Phrom-in, spokesman of the Fourth Army Area’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) centre. Pramote said that, army troops combed through a rice…

Thailand Not Immune To Second Wave Of Infections: Health Experts

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Despite Thailand passing a record 80 days free from locally acquired infections of COVID-19, Thai health experts warned that, the country is not immune to a second wave of infections. “Thais are convinced that the country is completely free from COVID-19 and are now lowering…
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