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…

Over 1,400 Recruits Join Afghan Army After Military Training

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 1,410 youth, after completion of six-month military course and receiving certificates in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, have been commissioned into the army, said an army statement, released here Sunday (yesterday). The newly graduated soldiers would be deployed in the country’s…

6.9-Magnitude Quake Hits Southern Philippines — USGS

DAVAO, Dec 15 (NNN-PNA) – According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a powerful 6.9-magnitude tremor, has hit the island of Mindanao, near the city of Davao, in the Philippines. The epicentre of the quake was situated at 56 km (35 miles) southwest of the city, at a depth…

Bus Crash Kills At Least 14 In Central Nepal

KATHMANDU, Dec 15 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – At least 14 passengers were killed, while 16 others were injured, in a bus crash at Sindhupalchowk district, in central Nepal, on Sunday morning, authorities confirmed. Ganesh Khanal, spokesperson at district police office Sindhupalchowk, said, “12 passengers died on the spot, while two breathed their…

Three Killed In Indian Capital’s Building Fire

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (NNN-PTI) – Three women were killed and four people injured in a fire, that engulfed a four-storey residential building, in the Indian capital on Saturday, police said today (Sunday). The fire broke out Saturday evening at Shalimar Bagh locality, northwest of Delhi. “Last evening a fire…

Iran’s IRGC To Stage Major Naval Drill Soon

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec 15 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), will hold a large-scale naval exercise, in the country’s southern waters, it was reported on Saturday. Commander of the IRGC’s Navy, Ali Reza Tangsiri, told Tasnim that the massive naval war game will be launched in the near…

Iran, Eurasian Preferential Trade Value Exceeds 194 Million USD In Nov

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – The value of Iran’s preferential trade with the Eurasian countries reached 194.2 million U.S. dollars in Nov, Head of Iran’s Customs Administration, Mehdi Mirashrafi, said. During the one-month period, Iran exported commodities worth 28.2 million dollars to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) members, while importing…

First Ever Traditional Chinese Medicine To Enter Pakistan

KARACHI, Dec 15 (NNN-APP) – The first ever traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for bronchitis, the Yinhuang Qingfei Capsule, passed a one-year trial against its competitor antibiotic medicine, at a clinical research centre in Pakistan and has been declared suitable and effective for Pakistani population. Raza Shah, general manager of the…
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