Ukraine PM Says State, Airline Will Give Money To Families Of Iran Crash Victims

KIEV, Ukraine, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ukrainian Prime Minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk, said, on Saturday, that, Ukraine would pay 200,000 hryvnia ($8,350) each, to the families of those who died in a plane crash in Iran this week. He said, Ukraine International Airlines, would make payments to the families of the…

Brunei Sees 85.5 Percent Trade Surplus Drop In Oct, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 12 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei recorded an 85.5 percent year-on-year drop in trade surplus, for Oct, 2019, due to a jump in major imports. Latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics, released yesterday (Saturday), by the Department of Economic Planning and Development (DEPD), at the Ministry of Finance…

Eight Persons Killed After Explosion In Chemical Factory In India

MUMBAI, India, Jan 12 (NNN-PTI) – Eight persons have died and several more are feared trapped, following an explosion in a factory at Tarapur Industrial Area, 111 km from Mumbai, in Palghar district of India’s South Western state of Maharashtra, on Saturday evening (last night). A local police official confirmed…

Update: Australian Firefighter Dies Battling Blazes, Raising Death Toll To 28

MELBOURNE, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A firefighter died while on duty on Saturday (Jan 11), in Australia’s state of Victoria, raising the toll from this season’s devastating bushfires to 28 deaths, as the government deploys mental health services to aid those in affected areas. “It is with great sadness that…

Former Chairman Of China Development Bank Expelled From CPC

BEIJING, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hu Huaibang, ex-chairman of China Development Bank (CDB), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC), over serious violations of Party discipline and law, the top anti-graft body announced today (Saturday). Hu, also former secretary of the CDB committee of the CPC, lost…

Iran Says Its Forces Shot Down Ukrainian Passenger Plane Due To Human Error

DUBAI, Jan 11 (NNN-WAM) – Iran said on Saturday (today), it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, due to human error, after initially denying it brought down the plane, in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on US targets in Iraq. Wednesday’s crash heightened international pressure on Iran after…

Robber Kills Three In Shooting Spree In Central Thailand

BANGKOK, Jan 11 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai police launched a manhunt for a robber on Friday, who killed three, including a two-year-old boy, and injured four others, at a gold shop in Lop Buri, central Thailand. The gunman, who wore black from head to toe, arrived alone at the gold…

‘Phase Two’ China trade deal may come after US election: Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Negotiations for the second phase of a pending US-China trade deal will begin promptly but the outcome may wait until after this year’s elections, President Donald Trump said. Trump’s remarks come days before Beijing’s trade envoy is due in Washington to sign a “phase one”…

United States Declares New Sanctions On Iranian Officials And Exports

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US slapped new sanctions on Iran, to cut off “billions of dollars” of support to the country, as tensions continued. The sanctions target some of Iran’s export sectors and eight senior Iranian officials, involved in “destabilising” the US’ activities in West Asia and a…

Bomb Attack Targets Worshippers At Pakistan’s Quetta Mosque, Killing 14

ISLAMABAD, Jan 11 (NNN-APP) – At least 14 people have been killed and more than 20 others wounded, in a bomb attack on a mosque, during sunset prayers in the southwest Pakistan city of Quetta. “Currently we have 20 injured, and 14 people were killed,” said Waseem Baig, spokesman for the city’s main…
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