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Aussie Police Seize 220kg Of Drug In Sydney

SYDNEY, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), seized 220 kilograms of drug…

Six Killed, Three Injured As Truck Plunges Off Cliff In Central Vietnam

HANOI, Feb 9 (NNN-VNA) – A total of six people were killed and three others injured, after a truck plunged…

Election Campaign Kicks Off In Philippines Amid Pandemic

MANILA, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – Campaign for the presidential election, formally kicked off in the Philippines today, three months ahead…

Avalanche Claims 20 Lives In E. Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb 8 (NNN-ANA) – An avalanche has killed 20 people in Dangam district, of the eastern Kunar province in…

Lebanese Return To Old Professions To Survive Nationwide Economic Collapse

BEIRUT, Feb 8 (NNN-NNA) – Ali Khayat, a Lebanese man in his 60s, is working behind an old sewing machine,…

Israel To Set Inquiry Committee Into Police Hacking Allegations

JERUSALEM, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – Israel said yesterday that, it is setting up a government inquiry commission, to investigate allegations…

Bahrain Launches 10-Year Golden Residency Visa For Investments, Talents

MANAMA, Fe 8 (NNN-BNA) – Bahrain yesterday announced a 10-year Golden Residency Visa, to boost investments and attract global talents.…

Iran Urges U.S. To Lift “Maximum Pressure” Sanctions To Reach Good Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, said yesterday, the anti-Iran sanctions…

IAEA To Visit Crippled Fukushima Plant Ahead Of Japan’s Plan To Dump Toxic Water Into Pacific

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-NHK) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), plans to visit the disaster-hit Fukushima plant next week,…

S. Korea’s Imported Car Sale Logs Double-Digit Fall In Jan

SEOUL, Feb 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s imported car sale logged a double-digit fall last month, owing to the global…