Kiwi forestry giant approved for Uruguayan benefits program

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — New Zealand forestry giant Claymark has received official approval for a major investment in Uruguay, committing over US$100 million to establish large-scale operations in the South American nation. Uruguay’s Commission for the Application of the Investment Law (Comap) formally declared the project “promoted,” granting the…

Western Mongolia Likely To Experience Harsh Winter

ULAN BATOR, Dec 7 (NNN-APA) – Western provinces, such as Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, and Khovd, in Mongolia, are likely to experience the extreme wintry weather “dzud” this winter, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said, yesterday. “A recent risk assessment of the dzud showed that, nearly 20 percent…

2025 Int’l Textile, Machinery Fair To Boost Textile, Garment Sector In Myanmar

YANGON, Dec 7 (NNN-MNA) – The 2025 Myanmar International Textile and Machinery Fair, opened in Yangon on Friday, bringing together exhibitors and industry leaders from China, Myanmar, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. Now in its third edition, the annual event has become one of the most…

Mongolia’s Car Imports Decrease By 24.7 Percent In 11 Months

ULAN BATOR, Dec 7 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia has imported a total of 87,033 cars in the first 11 months of this year, down 24.7 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Mongolian Customs General Administration, yesterday. Meanwhile, the country has imported 19,809 trucks, so far this year, a decrease…

IndiGo’s Mass Flight Cancellations Continue, Thousands Stranded

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fresh mass flight cancellations and delays from India’s largest airline IndiGo, continued for the sixth straight day, across major airports in the country, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and agitated. At least 405 domestic flights of IndiGo were reportedly cancelled…

Australian Authority Downgrades Two Bush Fires In New South Wales

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AAP) – New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, has downgraded the alert levels for bush fires on the NSW Central Coast and in the Upper Hunter region, both from Emergency Warning to…

India Announces Caps On Rising Airfares Amid IndiGo Chaos

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday, invoked regulatory powers, to announce a cap on fares, to control the rising airline ticket prices, amid IndiGo’s chaos, that resulted in mass flight cancellations and skyrocketing airfares. The federal civil aviation ministry issued a directive to all airlines, mandating…

Flash: At Least 23 People Killed In Nightclub Fire In India

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – At least 23 people have been killed in a fire, at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, officials said. Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in…

Five Killed, Five Injured In Afghanistan After Border Clash Between Pakistani-Afghan Forces

KABUL, Dec 7 (NNN-BNA) – Five people were killed and five others sustained injuries, due to a clash that erupted between Pakistan and Afghan forces, in the border town of Spin Boldak in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, Spin Boldak district chief, Mawlawi Abdul Karim Jihadyar, said, yesterday. The clash, according…

Pakistan Seized Narcotics Worth Over One Million USD In Anti-Smuggling Operation

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of stimulant tablets worth nearly 299.8 million rupees (about 1.08 million U.S. dollars), in the southern Sindh province, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said, yesterday. Officials of the Airport Cargo Control Unit, at the…
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