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Sri Lanka Passed New Gambling Bill To Oversee Casinos, Curb Money Laundering

COLOMBO, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan parliament, yesterday, passed a bill, that grants provisions for the establishment of…

Cloudburst Kills Eight In Maharashtra

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed yesterday, in a cloudburst, during incessant rains in…

West Australian Police Investigating Death Of Infant Found In Storm-Water Drain

SYDNEY, Aug 19 (NNN-AAP) – Police in the Australian state of Western Australia (WA), are investigating the death of an…

Kazakhstan Sets Up AI Unit To Modernise Armed Forces

ALMATY, Aug 19 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s Defence Ministry, yesterday, announced the establishment of a specialised artificial intelligence (AI) unit, aimed…

Rains Wreak Havoc In Mumbai, Red Alert Issued

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains lashed India’s financial capital, Mumbai, yesterday, wreaking havoc and prompting the city’s…

Two Japanese Self-Defence Force Members Die During Training

TOKYO, Aug 19 (NNN-NHK) – Two members of Japan’s Ground Self-DefenCe Force (GSDF), both in their 20s, died yesterday, after…

Japan’s Rice Prices Rise Amid New Harvest Sales

TOKYO, Aug 19 (NNN-NHK) – The average retail price of rice at supermarkets across Japan rose to 3,737 yen (about…

Four Dead In Delhi Fire

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (NNN-PTI) – Four people, including two women, died of asphyxiation, and one got injured, when a…

ADB Names New Country Director For Philippines

MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), appointed Andrew Jeffries as country director for the Philippines, the…

S. Korean President Orders Phased Implementation Of Existing Inter-Korean Agreements

SEOUL, Aug 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Lee Jae-myung, today, ordered the phased implementation of existing inter-Korean agreements, according…