Brunei Fears The Increasing Threat Of HIV

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 4 (NNN-BBNEWS) – “If the increasing number of HIV cases in Brunei is not addressed immediately, it is feared that the number will further increase, which will defeat the country’s goal of eradicating AIDS by 2030,” Haji Mohd Isham, Brunei’s health minister was quoted as saying.…

French police clear 600 Tibetan migrants from camp outside Paris

Tibetan asylum seekers gather by a portrait of the Dalai Lama at a makeshift camp in Saint-Germain-en-Laye forest in Acheres PARIS, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French authorities said that they removed some 600 asylum-seekers from Tibet from a camp on the edge of a forest outside Paris, which had grown…

Iran Ready To Normalise Ties With Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Dec 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, Iran is ready to normalise ties with Saudi Arabia. “From Iran’s point of view, there is no problem in developing ties with neighbours and resuming relations with Saudi Arabia,” Rouhani remarked in a meeting with visiting Omani Foreign Minister,…

China gifts El Salvador stadium, library after Taiwan switch

BEIJING, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has agreed to pay for a new national stadium and library in El Salvador as part of an infrastructure package promised to the country after it switched allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing. President Xi Jinping met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Tuesday (Dec 4)…

NATO unity on the line as feuding leaders meet

LONDON, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO leaders will attempt to make a convincing show of unity on Wednesday when they meet to conclude a summit already overshadowed by bitter rows about the future of the alliance. Last year, the Western allies’ get-together was derailed by US President Donald Trump’s demand…

Asia-Pacific becomes largest destination, source of FDIs globally

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — For the first time,  the Asia-Pacific region has become the largest destination and source of foreign direct investment (FDI) globally,  according to a new report launched by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Titled ‘Foreign Direct Investment Trends and…

US Pres Trump says China trade deal might have to wait for 2020 election

US Pres Donald Trump and Pres Xi of China LONDON, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said a trade agreement with China might have to wait until after the US presidential election in November 2020, denting hopes of a quick resolution to the dispute which has weighed on…

Thai PM Instructs Immediate Assistance To Flood Victims In Thai South

BANGKOK, Dec 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, today instructed state agencies, to provide immediate assistance to flood victims in Thailand’s deep southern province of Narathiwat. Thai government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat told the media that, Prayut acknowledged the flooding situation in 13 districts of Narathiwat, where 41,369 people…

ADB Approves 400-Million-USD Loan, To Boost Philippines’ Youth Employment

MANILA, Dec 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), said today (Tuesday) that it has approved a 400-million-U.S. dollar policy-based loan, to support the Philippine government’s efforts, to reduce the number of out-of-school and unemployed young Filipinos, that impedes more inclusive growth in the country. The Manila-based ADB said,…

Flu Outbreak Kills 56 In Iran In Two Months

TEHRAN, Dec 3 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 56 people have died from flu in Iran, over the past two months, Iranian Deputy Health Minister, Alireza Reisi, was quoted as saying. Reisi said that, over the past week, 273 people were admitted to hospitals, because of exposure to the disease, of…
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