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Sri Lankan PM Concludes Official Visit To Maldives

MALE, Maldives, Sept 5 (NNN-PSM) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Wednesday, concluded an official visit to the…

Cautious Calm Prevails In Syria’s Idlib Amid Cease-Fire

DAMASCUS, Sept 5 (NNN-SANA) – A cautious calm prevails in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, as a cease-fire entered into…

Japan’s Abe Departs For Russia To Meet Putin

TOKYO, Sept 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, departed for a three-day trip to Russia, where he will…

Iran Frees Seven Crew Members Of Detained British Oil Tanker

TEHRAN, Sept 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran released seven crew members of the British-flagged oil tanker, Stena Impero, that was detained…

23 Killed In Factory Blast In India’s Punjab

NEW DELHI, Sept 5 (NNN-PTI) — The death toll in the firecracker factory blast in India’s northern state of Punjab…

Hong Kong shares surge after Carrie Lam said to ‘withdraw’ controversial Bill

HONG KONG, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  Hong Kong’s main stock benchmark surged more than 3 per cent on Wednesday afternoon after…

Storm Podul hits 26 provinces in Thailand, killing 14

BANGKOK, Sept 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Tropical storm Podul has hit 26 provinces in Thailand, triggering floods and landslides, killing at least 14 people.…

India’s Chandrayaan-2 Completes Second De-orbiting Manoeuvre

NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (NNN-PTI) – The second and final de-orbiting manoeuvre for India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, was…

17 Afghan Civilians Injured In Accident Blast

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seventeen Afghan civilians have been wounded, in an accident blast, in Aqcha district of…

Six Chinese Tourists Died In Traffic Accident In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese embassy in New Zealand confirmed today (Wednesday), that six Chinese tourists died, in…