Climate Change, Global Warming Cause Drought In Laos: Experts

VIENTIANE, Dec 16 (NNN-KPL) – In recent years, the direct impact of climate change and global warming can be seen on the changing weather patterns in the world, including the recent droughts in Laos, said senior experts of Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Vientiane Times on Monday (today)…

Embarrassment On Opening Weekend Of Sydney’s Long-Awaited Light Rail Line

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – It has been an embarrassing start to Sydney’s long-awaited light rail service, with a series of blunders and breakdowns over the weekend, resulting in a lower-than-expected turnout on Monday (today). Plagued by a number of scandals, since the construction process began in Oct, 2015, the…

Fiji Measles Vaccination Programme Moves To Rural Communities

SUVA, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Health teams in Fiji are reaching out to all rural communities, during the mass measles vaccination campaign, which has so far cost more than two million Fijian dollars (around 900,000 U.S. dollars). There are now 21 confirmed cases of measles in Fiji, and Health Minister,…

US expelled two Chinese diplomats on spying claims: Report

The US and Chinese flags WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States quietly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia. The New York Times reported on Sunday, which cited multiple people with knowledge of the episode, said it appeared to…

US trade negotiator hails ‘remarkable’ deal with China

Robert Lighthizer (centre) chats with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, looking on WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US-China trade deal is “remarkable” in scope but it won’t solve all the problems between the world’s two biggest economies, the top US negotiator said. “This is…

Jordan, Japan Discuss Strategic Partnership

AMMAN, Jordan, Dec 16 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Sunday, met with Japanese Defence Minister, Taro Kono, to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries, and means of enhancing cooperation, especially in defence. During the meeting in Amman, the Jordanian leader expressed appreciation for Japan’s continued…

Iran’s IRGC Monitors Foreign Vessels In Gulf

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 16 (NNN-TASNIM) – The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), have powerful presence in the Gulf, Commander of the IRGC’s Navy, Ali Reza Tangsiri, said, on Sunday. The IRGC Navy checks and monitors foreign vessels entering the Gulf, and questions them about their nationality,…

China’s Grid Corporation Acquires 49 Percent Shares Of Oman’s Electricity Company

MUSCAT, Dec 16 (NNN-ONA) – The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), on Sunday, signed an agreement with Oman’s Electricity Holding Company (Nama Holding), to acquire 49 percent of it’s shares. SGCC president, Xin Baoan said the move is a milestone in electricity cooperation between the two countries. The contract…

Update: Philippines Quake Kills One Child, Injures Several

DAVAO, Dec 16 (NNN-PNA) – The strong earthquake which struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killed a child, damaged buildings and caused several injuries, officials said. The magnitude 6.8 quake centred 61 km southwest of Davao in Mindanao, at a depth of 28.2 km, the U.S. Geological…

Schools, Metro Stations Shut After Violence In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (NNN-PTI) – Schools and Delhi Metro services have been shut, in various parts of southeast Delhi, in the wake of Sunday evening’s intense violence. Violent mobs set ablaze various buses belonging to the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Sunday evening, even as thousands of people indulged…
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