Six Die, 16 Injured After Under-Construction Building Collapses In SW Cambodia

KEP, Cambodia, Jan 4 (NNN-AKP) – Six Cambodian workers died and 16 others injured, after a six-floor guesthouse building, under construction, collapsed, in southwestern Cambodia’s Kep province, on Friday, a provincial spokesman said today (Saturday). “Twenty-two people were pulled out of the debris, but six of them died,” Kep Provincial…

Crisis Group: Djibouti, Eritrea face threats as US-Iran conflict escalates

ASMARA, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Red Sea strait of Bab el Mandeb, located between Yemen and the African countries of Djibouti and Eritrea is one of the areas that might be on the receiving end of rising escalations between the United States and Iran. In Yemen, the United States…

Turkey Urges U.S., Iran To Refrain From Escalating Tension

ANKARA, Jan 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey called on Iran and the United States to avoid unilateral steps, that would jeopardise regional stability, over the killing of Qasem Soleimani, a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). “We are deeply concerned about the escalating of the U.S.-Iranian tension in the…

NATO ‘monitoring situation’ after Iran general killed

BRUSSELS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The NATO military alliance was monitoring the situation in Iraq closely with an eye to the safety of its training mission there after US forces killed an Iranian general. NATO maintains a limited presence in Iraq ro train government security forces and the alliance was…

Macron, Putin Call For Restraint Following U.S. Killing Of Iranian Commander

PARIS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, called on all parties to exercise restraint, to avoid any new escalation, after the killing of a top Iranian commander in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq. Over a phone call on Friday, Macron and Putin…

Pakistani PM Inaugurates Special Economic Zone Under CPEC

ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, inaugurated the Allama Iqbal Industrial City, a special economic zone (SEZ), under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in the east Faisalabad city on Friday, the PM’s office said. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the SEZ, the prime minister termed CPEC…

Malaysia will continue its claims in South China Sea, says FM Saifuddin

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia will maintain its claim in the disputed South China Sea area despite China’s objection to Malaysia’s submission of the claim to the United Nations last month, said Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.  The minister said the ministry has expected Beijing’s move and described it as “normal”. “For…

Black box of crashed Taiwan military chopper located

Rescuers searching for survivors after a military Black Hawk helicopter smashed into mountains in Yilan county near Taipei TAIPEI, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The black box from a Taiwanese helicopter that crashed killing its military chieff has been recovered, the defence ministry said. The island is in mourning after the Black Hawk…

Indonesia floods: Singaporeans in Jakarta advised to prepare for possible further flooding

A man carrying his belongings across floodwaters at the Jatinegara area after heavy rain in Jakarta JAKARTA, Jan 3 (NNN-CNA) — Singaporeans in Jakarta are advised to prepare for the possibility of further flooding and should heed the advice of local authorities, the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta said. At least 43…

Singapore monitoring China pneumonia outbreak, will implement temperature screening at Changi Airport

SINGAPORE, Jan 3 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said it is aware of the outbreak of a cluster of severe pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, and is monitoring the situation closely. “As a precautionary measure, MOH has alerted all medical practitioners to be vigilant to look out for suspected cases with…
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