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King Mohammed VI chairs Council of Ministers meeting on 2030 World Cup preparations

King Mohammed VI of Morocco RABAT, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — King Mohammed VI of Morocco, chaired a Council of Ministers…

Indonesia To Consider Accelerating Death Penalty For Drug Offenders

JAKARTA, Dec 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is likely to consider accelerating the execution of the death penalty for prisoners convicted…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Western Iran

BEIJING, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, jolted Western Iran, at 0402 GMT, this morning,…

Cambodia Makes Almost 414 Million USD From Milled Rice Export In First 11 Months

PHNOM PENH, Dec 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia had exported 575,562 tonnes of milled rice in the first 11 months of…

Red Cross marks record numbers of humanitarians killed in 2024

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) staff hold pictures of their 31 staff and volunteers lost…

International tourism to return to pre-pandemic levels by year-end, UN agency says

MADRID, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 1.1 billion tourists traveled internationally in the first nine months of 2024, 98 percent…

S. Korean Prosecutors Ban Ex-Defence Minister From Leaving Country

SEOUL, Dec 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean prosecutors, banned former defence minister, Kim Yong-hyun from leaving the country today, indicating…

ADB Approves 500-Million-USD Loan To Expand Indonesia’s Financial Services

MANILA, Dec 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today said, it has approved a 500-million-U.S. dollar loan, to…

Two Died In Landslide As Extreme Weather Hit West Java

JAKARTA, Dec 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were found dead, after being buried in a landslide and house rubble, in…

Uzbekistan, IAEA Agree To Joint Roadmap On Peaceful Nuclear Development

TASHKENT, Dec 5 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reached an agreement on adopting a joint…