Italian cuisine becomes world’s first to be awarded UNESCO status

Italian cuisine is enjoyed around the world ROME, Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Italian cuisine has been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage, Italian authorities announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty…

ASEAN-China Year Of People-To-People Exchanges 2024-2025 In Malaysia Closed

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The closing ceremony of the ASEAN-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges 2024-2025, co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the Malaysia-China Friendship Association, was held in Malacca, Malaysia, from Tuesday to Wednesday (yesterday). Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, sent a…

Four Railway Workers Killed By Train In Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Dec 11 (NNN-KNA) – Four members of a track maintenance crew were killed by a freight train, at a railway station in central Kazakhstan yesterday, said the national railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). The incident occurred when scheduled rail replacement work was underway, on the Mointy-Shyganak railway section,…

52 Injured After 7.5-Magnitude Quake Hit North-Eastern Japan

TOKYO, Dec 11 (NNN-NHK) – At least 52 people were injured, in north-eastern and northern Japan, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the region, local media reported, yesterday. Authorities in Aomori, Hokkaido and Iwate prefectures, confirmed 37, 11 and four people were injured, respectively, Kyodo News reported. Over 300…

Thailand Says Border Clashes With Cambodia Displace Over 400,000 Thai Residents

BANGKOK, Dec 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Defence Ministry spokesperson, Surasant Kongsiri, said yesterday that, the ongoing border clashes with Cambodia had forced over 400,000 Thai residents across seven provinces to evacuate. Thailand’s 2nd Army Area Command stated on social media that, beginning at 5:00 a.m. local time yesterday, exchanges of…

Evacuation Ordered As Structures Destroyed By Bushfire In Australia

MELBOURNE, Dec 10 (NNN-AAP) – Residents of a coastal community, in the north-east of the Australian island state of Tasmania, have been told to leave immediately, due to the threat posed by a bushfire that has destroyed two structures. An emergency warning, issued by the Tasmania Fire Service (TFA) this…

Group Of Friends Of Global Governance Established At UN Headquarters In New York

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Group of Friends of Global Governance was officially established at the UN headquarters in New York, yesterday. Representatives from nearly 40 founding member states of the group, attended the launch meeting, which was chaired by Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United…

Singapore reported rise in domestic violence cases last year

SINGAPORE, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore recorded an increase in domestic violence cases last year, the Ministry of Social and Family Development said today, as it released the Domestic Violence Trends Report 2025. From 2023 to 2024, the number of new low- to moderate-risk cases overseen by community agencies rose…

Japanese PM Takaichi Apologised For Accepting Excess Corporate Donations

TOKYO, Dec 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President, Sanae Takaichi, apologised yesterday, for a LDP chapter, led by her, accepting a political donation that exceeded the legal maximum, the Nikkei reported. At a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives…

Four Thai Soldiers Killed, 68 Injured In Border Clash With Cambodia: Thai Army

BANGKOK, Dec 10 (NNN-TNA) – Four Thai soldiers were killed, and 68 others were wounded yesterday, in an escalation of clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border, the Thai Army said. According to a statement, released by Thailand’s Second Army Area, the fighting widely expanded and intensified, with Cambodian forces launching “heavy…
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