Australian Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian volunteer firefighter was arrested on Tuesday, and charged with deliberately starting seven fires, over a period, which encompassed Australia’s recent deadly bush-fire emergency. Police allege that the man lit a fire in bush-land on Tuesday evening, before returning to respond to the fire,…

Iran Seizes Over 62 Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs In Eight Months

TEHRAN, Nov 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s border security forces, have seized over 62 tonnes of different kinds of illicit drugs, over the past eight months, the commander of Iran’s Border Police said. The seizure of illicit drugs, along Iran’s border, shows an increase of 59 percent, compared to the same…

Mekong River Commission Approves Five-Year Strategy To Fight Drought

PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (NNN-AKP) – Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council, approved here, a drought management strategy for 2020-2025, allowing Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, to prepare for and manage drought, collectively, said an MRC’s statement. The approval was made during the council’s annual meeting, the…

Japanese PM Vows To Fight Discrimination Against Leprosy

TOKYO, Nov 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, vowed to fight discriminatory practices against former leprosy patients, through government measures, with the pledge coming on the heels of new laws put in place, to offer relief payments to those who suffered from years of discrimination and prejudice. In…

Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir LoC

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (NNN-PTI) – Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged heavy fire and mortar shelling, on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said. The two sides targeted each other’s positions and civilian areas, in Akhnoor of Jammu district, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “Pakistani troops violated cease-fire…

First Consignment Of Onions From Egypt To Reach India Next Month

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (NNN-PTI) – The first consignment of 6,090 tonnes of onions, procured by the Indian government from Egypt, will reach Mumbai port in the first week of Dec, officials said. “Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC), placed an order for the first consignment of 6,090…

ASEAN, S. Korea Agree To Resist All Forms Of Protectionism

BUSAN, Nov 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and South Korea, agreed today (Tuesday), to resist all forms of protectionism and enhance trade for regional prosperity. The agreement was reached after the two-day ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit, held in Busan, to celebrate…

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Chief Resigns

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 26 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank chief, Indrajit Coomaraswamy, has tendered his resignation, and will step down from the post next month, local media reports said here today (Tuesday). Coomaraswamy tendered his resignation, citing personal reasons, and is expected to function till mid Dec. He…

Chinese woman sentenced to 8 months for trespass at Trump resort: report

MIAMI, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese woman who stirred fears of espionage when she entered President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort carrying multiple mobile phones and a malware-spiked thumb drive was sentenced to eight months in prison Monday. Zhang Yujing, 33, was arrested on March 30 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm…

China, US to continue talks on ‘phase one’ trade deal: Xinhua

BEIJING, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday and agreed to keep in touch over “remaining issues” for a “phase one” trade deal between the two countries, Chinese state media said. US President Donald Trump had announced last month that the two sides…
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