Kenya Launches Extended Railway’s Freight Service, Inland Container Depot

by Yang Zhen and Naftali Mwaura NAIROBI, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kenya launched the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo service, and an inland container depot (ICD), that are expected to revolutionise transport of bulk cargo to the east Africa nation’s hinterland and neighbours. Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese…

Update: Fresh Violence Against New Citizenship Act In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (NNN-PTI) – Fresh violence was reported from parts of Delhi on Tuesday evening, against the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed by the country’s Parliament last week, TV media reports said. Delhi Police personnel used teargas shells to disperse the protesters in East Delhi,…

Pakistan’s Musharraf Sentenced To Death: Media Reports

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (NNN-APP) – A special court in Pakistan, handed the death sentence to former President, Pervez Musharraf, on charges relating to the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in Nov, 2007, according to local media reports. A three-member bench of the special court delivered a short verdict in the case,…

Mexico the origin of Hong Kong’s largest meth seizure in a decade

File photo used for sample purpose only. HONG KONG, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hong Kong customs announced its largest seizure of methamphetamine in a decade on Tuesday – 110kg of Ice with an estimated street value of HK$77 million (US$10 million) that originated in Mexico. The seizure points towards the growing presence of meth…

S. Korean President Names Ex-Parliamentary Speaker As Prime Minister Nominee

SEOUL, Dec 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, today named Chung Sye-kyun, former National Assembly speaker, as new prime minister, for the latter half of his single five-year presidency. Moon made the announcement, at the press centre of the presidential compound, saying, what matters for the pick of…

22 Wounded In Bomb Attack In Afghanistan: Official

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 22 people were wounded, in a bomb attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, today (Tuesday), a provincial health official confirmed. The incident triggered panic among the patients, but none of the wounded suffered life-threatening wounds. In the meantime, Adil Shah…

Coal Mine, Power Station Under Threat From Bush-fire As Australia’s East Coast Faces Extreme Heatwave

SYDNEY, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fire authorities in Australia are locked in a desperate battle to save a coal mine and a power station today (Tuesday), that have come under threat from a massive bush-fire northwest of Sydney, which local media dubbed the “mega-blaze.” Already burning through 400,000 hectares of…

Thai Law Enforcement Agencies Warn Against Online Scams

BANGKOK, Dec 17 (NNN-TNA) – A spike in online scams prompted Thai law enforcement agencies, to launch a campaign against scams via social media. The threat of internet scamming is becoming more serious in Thailand, as perpetrators exploit sophisticated technologies, said officials and investigators, from the Department of Special Investigation…

Kazakhstan Celebrates 28th Anniversary Of Independence

NUR-SULTAN, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakhstan celebrated its 28th Independence Day with fireworks and cultural events across the country, and received congratulatory letters from a number of heads of states and international organisations. “Dec 16, 1991, opened a new era in the history of Kazakhstan, bringing unprecedented opportunities for progress…

Saudi King, Kyrgyz President Hold Talks To Boost Ties

RIYADH, Dec 17 (NNN-SPA) – King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, held talks with visiting President of Kyrgyzstan, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, on means to boost bilateral ties in all fields. The two leaders witnessed the signing of six agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoU’s), between Saudi and Kyrgyz governments. The…
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