S.Korean gov’t to lift regulation on protected military areas near border

SEOUL: South Korea’s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo (2nd from L) speaks at a meeting with senior officials of the ruling Democratic Party on deregulation of military facilities protection areas at the National Assembly. Photo courtesy of YONHAP. SEOUL, Jan 9 (NNN-YONHAP) — The South Korean government and the ruling Democratic…

Iran crash is first fatal incident for Ukrainian airline: Govt

Rescue team members check the debris from the Ukraine International Airlines plane that crashed after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport KIEV, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737-800 crashed in Iran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…

Pres Bolsonaro assures Brazil will maintain trade with Iran

BRASILIA, Jan 8 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro assured that his country will maintain commercial relations with Iran despite the increase in tensions between that nation and the United States. ‘We trade with Iran, and we will continue that trade,’ the president told the press at his official…

Indian Police Files Case Against Woman For Holding “Free Kashmir” Placard

MUMBAI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Police filed a first information report (FIR) against a woman, for holding “Free Kashmir” placard, during a protest at Gateway of India, late Tuesday, in Mumbai. “We have filed a case against Mahek Mirza Prabhu, under Section 153b (Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national interest)…

Smoke From Australian Bushfires Reaches South America

MONTEVIDEO, Jan 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Smoke from Australia’s bushfires has reached Uruguay, darkening the sky of the South American country with a “grayish veil,” the Uruguayan Meteorological Institute (Inumet) said. “Since Monday afternoon, Jan 6, we can see a greyish veil over Uruguay’s skies and redder sunrises/sunsets,” the Inumet…

Tokyo Prosecutors Obtain Arrest Warrant For Ghosn’s Wife

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, for making a false statement last Apr, at her husband’s trial for alleged aggravated breach of trust. Prosecutors suspected that during an examination of a witness last…

Ukrainian passenger plane crashes near Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) — A passenger plane has crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport in southern Tehran, according to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The plane is reported to be a Boeing 737 which belongs to an Ukrainian airline. The Ukraine International Airlines flight was said to be…

Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Charred farmland in Cobargo, Australia SAO PAULO, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said on Twitter. Referring to satellite images, the agency’s Department of Remote Sensing said the smoke had arrived in Brazil’s…

US aviation regulator bans airlines from flying over Gulf, Iraq, Iran after missile attack

US Federal Aviation Administration ban civilian flights over the airspace of Iraq and Iran, as well as over waters in the Gulf WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would ban US carriers from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, the Gulf of Oman and the…

Philippines Orders Mandatory Evacuation Of Filipinos In Iraq

MANILA, Jan 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines said today (Wednesday) that, it is imposing a mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in Iraq, amid increasing tensions in the Middle East. “As a result of the government’s coordination meetings on the situation in the Middle East, in the past few days, the alert…
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