5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits 38 Km SSE Of Turangi, New Zealand — USGS

NEW YORK, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted 38 km SSE of Turangi, New Zealand, at 0612 GMT on Saturday (today), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 66.71 km, was initially determined to be at 39.3173 degrees south latitude, and 176.1262 degrees…

Jetstar Plane Gets Stuck At Manila’s Int’l Airport Grassy Portion

MANILA, Dec 14 (NNN-PNA) – A Jetstar Airways plane bound for Japan, veered off a runway and got stuck at the grassy portion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), before dawn on Saturday (today), airport authorities said. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), said, all passengers and…

India’s Trade Deficit Widens To 12 Billion USD In Nov

MUMBAI, Dec 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s trade deficit widened to 12.13 billion U.S. dollars in Nov, from 11 billion in Oct, the commerce ministry said, on Friday. Exports contracted for the fourth straight month in Nov, while the decline in imports eased on sequential basis. However, the deficit narrowed compared…

Java-Bali Electricity Gains More Supply As PLTU Java 7 Starts Operation

BANTEN, Indonesia, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Unit 1 of Indonesia’s coal-fired power plant PLTU Java 7, developed by a consortium of Chinese and Indonesian companies, officially kicked off commercial operation on Friday. Unit 1 of PLTU Java 7, is situated in Banten province’s sub-district of Bojonegara. Unit 2 is currently…

US, China says ‘phase one’ trade deal reached

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China announced a major thaw in their trade war on Friday, including immediate cuts to punishing import tariffs. “We have agreed to a very large Phase One Deal with China,” President Donald Trump tweeted after officials in Beijing made a similar announcement.…

Iranian Military Commander Warns U.S. Against Sanction Pressures On Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 14 (NNN-TASNIM) – Chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that, the Iranian nation will not surrender under U.S. pressures, Tehran Times daily reported, on Friday. “We tell you that, if you do not abandon (your pressures), we will set fire onto your interests,” IRGC…

Iran Undermines Impact Of New U.S. Sanctions On Mahan Airline

TEHRAN, Dec 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation (CAO), dismissed any negative impact of recent U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s airlines. The U.S. Treasury, on Wednesday, imposed new sanctions on the Iranian airline Mahan Air, and its shipping industry, accusing it of “transporting lethal aid from Iran to…

Pres Trump ‘signs off’ on deal to pause US-China trade war

US President, Donald Trump WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Asian stock markets rose on Friday as the US and China moved toward striking a trade deal to avert a new round of tariffs.The deal could be announced later in the day, after US President Donald Trump reportedly signed off on…

150 Lebanese Visit China For Training, Workshops In 2019: Ambassador

BEIRUT, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 150 Lebanese have visited China for training and workshop this year, said Chinese ambassador in Lebanon. The Chinese embassy held a reception for Lebanese, who participated in training and workshops in China. Wang Kejian, Chinese ambassador in Lebanon, representatives from the Chinese…

UN Refugee Agency Calls For Intensified Support For Displaced Afghans

GENEVA, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN refugee agency UNHCR, appealed for intensified support for displaced Afghans, saying that, Afghans are the single largest group of asylum seekers arriving in Europe. Speaking ahead of the first ever Global Refugee Forum in Geneva next week, Babar Baloch, spokesperson for UNHCR, told…
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