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Bushfire Poses “Most Serious” Fire Threat Since 2003 To Australian Capital

CANBERRA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A bushfire in the south of Canberra is recognised as the most serious bushfire threat…

UK: PM Johnson says can square Huawei 5G role with security concerns, despite US opposition

LONDON, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted the UK can have technological progress while preserving national…

German virus patient is case of human-to-human transmission in Germany

Information in German, English and Chinese languages about the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV are on display at the Tegel airport in…

Ivory Coast tests suspected Coronavirus case – the first for Africa

An unnamed Ivorian woman who travelled from China is being tested for the coronavirus ABIDJAN, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory…

Indonesia’s Sinar Mars Group Donates 14.4 Million USD To Aid China Coronavirus Control

SHANGHAI, Jan 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – APP (China), a subsidiary of Indonesia-based Sinar Mars Group, donated 100 million yuan (14.4 million…

House Fires Claim 16 Lives In Mongolia So Far This Year

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Jan 28 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – More than 400 cases of house fires have been recorded across Mongolia…

Cambodia Confirms First Case Of Novel Coronavirus: Health Minister

PHNOM PENH, Jan 28 (NNN-AKP) – A Chinese man from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, was confirmed as the…

New Zealand PM Announces General Election Date

WELLINGTON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The 2020 General Election will be held on Sept 19, New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda…

Nuclear Plant Operator In Western Japan Apologises For Series Of Mishaps

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – The president of a utility company that operates a nuclear power plant in western Japan,…

5.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, struck Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the…