AfCFTA powers Tanzania trade

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 21 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’s export earnings surged by 40 per cent in 2024 to reach 3.94 billion US dollars from African markets alone as the government intensified efforts to secure reliable markets for locally produced goods and unlock thousands of new jobs for young people. Speaking to…

UN Security Council condemns drone attacks on UN peacekeepers in Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN Security Council strongly condemned last week’s drone attacks against a UN logistics base in Sudan, which killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injured nine others. In a press statement, members of the Security Council expressed deep condolences to the families of the fallen…

Cambodia Says Thai Army Bombed Bridge Inside Cambodian Territory

PHNOM PENH, Dec 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia said yesterday that, the Thai military had used an F-16 fighter jet, to bomb a concrete bridge inside Cambodian territory. “At 10:58 p.m. (on Dec 19), the Thai military deployed an F-16 fighter jet, to drop two bombs, destroying the civilian O’ Jik…

Three Security Personnel Killed In NW Pakistan Blast

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (NNN-APP) – At least three security personnel were killed and three others injured, when a blast hit a vehicle of the security forces, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said yesterday. According to the police, the vehicle carrying the security personnel was passing…

SEA Games Concluded In Thailand

BANGKOK, Dec 21 (NNN-TNA) – The 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, concluded in Thailand last night with a vibrant ceremony at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok. The closing ceremony of the biennial multi-sport event was centered on the theme “The Sound of Whistle,” a concept designed to symbolise hope,…

Yen Slides Towards Potential Intervention Zone Despite BOJ Rate Hike

TOKYO, Dec 20 (NNN-NHK) — The yen weakened to a roughly one-month low in the 157 range per dollar late yesterday, nearing levels that could trigger official buying, after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised benchmark interest rates without offering clear plans for future hikes. The yen fell sharply against…

Australia Funds New Robotic Floats To Boost Global Ocean, Climate Data

MELBOURNE, Dec 20 (NNN-AAP) – Australia is expanding its role in global ocean monitoring, with the deployment of 12 new robotic biogeochemical (BGC) Argo floats, the University of Tasmania (UTAS), said, yesterday. The project strengthens Australia’s contribution to the global Argo network of around 4,000 robotic floats, which has been…

Security Council renews mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in DRC

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for one year, until Dec. 20, 2026. Resolution 2808 retains the authorized troop ceiling of 11,500 military personnel, 600…

Greece: Nearly 540 migrants rescued off Crete – coastguard

ATHENS, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 540 migrants crammed on a sailing boat were rescued early Friday south of the island of Crete, the Greek coastguard said. The 539 would-be asylum seekers were rescued by a patrol vessel of EU border agency Frontex near the small island of Gavdos in…

Malaysia Unveils Solar Programme To Power Energy Transition

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Malaysian government will implement the Solar Accelerated Transition Action Programme (Solar ATAP), effective on Jan 1, next year, to optimise building rooftops for renewable energy generation. The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, said in a statement yesterday that, this initiative aligns…
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