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Bangladesh Announces Humanitarian Support For Afghan People

DHAKA, Dec 20 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh would support Afghan people through humanitarian aid packages, in the form of food and…

12 Killed In Flash Floods In Northern Iraq: Governor

BAGHDAD, Dec 20 (NNN-NINA) – A total of 12 people were killed in floods, caused by torrential rain in northern…

Israel Detects Bird Flu Outbreak Near Lebanese Border

JERUSALEM, Dec 20 (NNN-PNA) – Israel detected an outbreak of the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, at a northern chicken farm,…

New Zealand Fruit Exports Dominated By Gold Kiwifruit

WELLINGTON, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Gold kiwifruit continues to dominate fruit exports, in an otherwise challenging market, New Zealand’s statistics…

Gas Explosion Injures 10 In Uzbekistan

TASHKENT, Dec 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A gas explosion in a canteen in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand region, has injured ten people, the…

OIC To Establish Humanitarian Trust Fund, Launch Food Security Programme For Afghans

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) decided to establish a humanitarian trust fund, launch a…

IMF Projects 6.6 Percent Growth For Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec 20 (NNN-BSS) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasted 6.6 percent GDP growth for Bangladesh, in the current…

Saudi-Led Airstrike Kills Seven Houthis In Yemen’s Taiz

ADEN, Yemen, Dec 20 (NNN-YPA) – A total of seven members of the Houthi group were killed in an airstrike,…

Pakistan’s Science And Technology Minister Escapes Unhurt In Gun Attack

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz, remained unhurt, in a gun attack in…

Death toll in Philippines from Typhoon Rai rises to 144: local officials

MANILA, Dec 20 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from Typhoon Rai that battered the Philippines last week, has climbed to…