Azerbaijan’s ruling party wins majority of seats

BAKU, Feb 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Azerbaijan’s ruling party won a majority of seats in Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results from the country’s election authority, reported Anadolu Agency. Based on the results from 125 constituencies and 5,573 polling stations, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) won 70 seats in the…

India readying $2.6 billion US naval helicopter deal ahead of Trump trip: Sources

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India is set to give final approval to a $2.6 billion deal for military helicopters from US defence firm Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) ahead of a proposed visit by US Pres Donald Trump this month, defence and industry sources said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government…

Slain commander Soleimani sought stability – Iranian president Rouhani

TEHRAN, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian military commander killed in a US drone strike on Jan 3 in Baghdad, had sought to bring stability to the Middle East, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said. “Commander Soleimani was a man who was pursuing stability and calm in the region,”…

Update: China virus toll passes 1,000 as Xi visits frontline hospital

BEIJING, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The toll from China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak passed 1,000 on Tuesday after President Xi Jinping called for more “decisive” measures to tackle the outbreak in a rare visit to a frontline hospital. The Chinese president donned a face mask and had his temperature checked while…

China president makes rare visit to meet virus patients, medics

BEIJING, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese President Xi Jinping donned aface mask and had his temperature checked Monday while visiting medicalworkers and patients affected by the deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 900 people. The Chinese president, who has called the virus a “demon”, made a rarevisit Monday to…

Japan cruise ship now has 135 coronavirus infections: government

TOKYO, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Another 65 people aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus, the health ministry said, bringing the total number of known infections to 135. The Diamond Princess has been in quarantine since arriving off theJapanese coast early…

China virus deaths jump to 902: official

BEIJING, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of deaths from China’s newcoronavirus epidemic jumped to 902 on Monday after the hardest-hit province of Hubei reported 91 new fatalities. In its daily update, Hubei’s health commission also confirmed another 2,618new cases in the central province, where the outbreak emerged in December.…

Two Tourists Killed, More Than 20 Others Injured In Phuket’s Boat Collision

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 10 (NNN-TNA) – Two people were killed and more than 20 others injured, when two speedboats collided in Phuket, on Monday morning, police said. One of the speedboats, carrying tourists, most of whom were Russians, was leaving a pier, near the Royal Phuket Marina, when it accidentally…

Fresh operations kill 35 insurgents in Afghanistan’s northern province

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 35 militants have been confirmed dead, as a cleanup operation continues in Balkh district, of the northern Balkh province in Afghanistan, said an army statement. The mopping-up was launched late Sunday night, and so far, 35 insurgents have been killed and five…

Malaysian-born Maha Sinnathamby invites the world to share his A$88 billion private city

By Azman Ujang KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Australia’s Springfield City Group Chairman and Founder Maha Sinnathamby moved to Australia from Malaysia as an 18-year-old to study for an engineering degree at the University of New South Wales, before migrating permanently in 1971. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb…
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