China-Aided Conservatory Starts Construction In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 21 (NNN-NNA) – Construction of a China-aided conservatory, with an investment of 62 million U.S. dollars, was started on Friday. “It is an important landmark in the cultural exchanges between China and Lebanon, under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative,” Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, Wang Kejian…

Update: Fresh clashes in India as death toll hits nine

NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fresh clashes between Indian police and demonstrators erupted on Friday after more than a week of deadly unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Three protesters were shot dead on Thursday, taking the death toll to nine in the wave of anger…

Iran’s Rouhani to meet Japan PM amid tension with US

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly TOKYO, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Hassan Rouhani will make the first visit to Japan by an Iranian head of state for two decades on Friday, as Tokyo seeks to mediate…

Two firefighters killed battling Australian bushfires

 Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and Andrew O’Dwyer, 36, died when their firetruck overturned while they were fighting the NSW bushfires south-west of Sydney on Thursday night. SYDNEY, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Australian firefighters were killed and three injured when their truck crashed as they battled out-of-control blazes in New South…

Five agreements sealed at KL Summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were sealed at the Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit) 2019 Thursday by Muslim countries’ government agencies and companies. The deals included the areas of youth exchange, food security, media collaboration, defence and security. Among the documents exchanged were for the “Work4Malaysia” programme, an initiative…

US, India sign defense cooperation agreements

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd R), U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (1st R), Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (2nd L), and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (1st L) WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States and India have signed two Defense Technology and Trade Initiative…

Hong Kong protesters seek international support on rights

HONG KONG, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hong Kong protesters rallied outside diplomatic missions on Thursday to urge foreign governments to follow the United States and pass human rights bills to raise pressure on Beijing and support their pro-democracy campaign. U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation last month requiring the State…

Indonesia police question suspected militants arrested in Papua

A filepic showing a car burned in September’s riot at a damaged office building of Jayawijaya’s regent in Wamena, Papua JAKARTA, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesian anti-terrorism officers are interrogating eight suspected Islamic militants arrested in the province of Papua on suspicion that they were planning an attack, a police…

Australia declares state of emergency for New South Wales amid bushfires and record temps

SYDNEY, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia’s most populous state declared its second state of state of emergency in two months on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds were expected to fan scores of uncontrolled bushfires.Firefighters were given broad powers to control government resources, force evacuations, close roads and shut…

Large number of protesters detained; mobile, internet services suspended to curb protests in India

NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (NNN-PTI) — Senior opposition leaders, a largenumber of students and activists were detained on Thursday by police on their way to two mega demonstrations against the new citizenship law as prohibitory orders and restrictions on internet and mobile phone services in parts of Delhi-NCR region inconvenienced…
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