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Tokyo Stocks Plunged Over Three Percent In The Morning Amid Fears Over Fuel Price Surge

TOKYO, Mar 7 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo stocks plunged this morning, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index diving over three percent,…

S.Korea’s Ruling Party Leader Rushed To Hospital After Attack During Campaigning

SEOUL, Mar 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party leader, Song Young-gil was rushed to hospital today, after being…

Female Judges Sit On Benches Of Egypt’s State Council For First Time

CAIRO, Mar 7 (NNN-MENA) – Nearly 100 female judges assumed office, at Egypt’s State Council for the first time in…

Iranian Diplomat Says New IAEA Report Containing Positive Changes

TEHRAN, Mar 7 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian diplomat, said yesterday, the new Iran report by the International Atomic Energy…

13 Soldiers Killed In Bus Ambush In Syria’s Homs

DAMASCUS, Mar 7 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 13 soldiers were killed yesterday, when their bus was ambushed, in the…

Bangladesh Marks National Jute Day To Revive Golden Era Of Natural Fibre

DHAKA, Mar 7 (NNN-BSS) – As part of its continued efforts to revive the golden era of jute, the Bangladeshi…

Erdogan, Putin Discuss Ukraine Crisis Over Phone

ANKARA/MOSCOW, Mar 7 (NNN-ANADOLU-TASS) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, yesterday held a phone conversation…

Tourist Vehicles To Get Priority Access Amid Fuel Shortage In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Mar 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ministry, today announced that, diesel vehicles registered with the Tourism Development Authority…

Over 1,200 Got Sick After Eating At Wedding In India

NEW DELHI, Mar 6 (NNN-PTI) – More than 1,200 people were sickened or hospitalised, after eating at a wedding, in…

Two Int’l Aid Workers Kidnapped By Unknown Gunmen In Yemen

ADEN, Mar 6 (NNN-YPA) – Two workers of the international medical charity, Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres/MSF), were kidnapped…