Chinese UN Envoy Asks For End To U.S. Unilateral Sanctions Against Other Countries

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese UN envoy yesterday called for an end to U.S. unilateral coercive measures against other countries. Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, made the appeal at a UN General Assembly meeting, on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and…

Former PM Najib’s 1MDB Trial To Resume On June 29

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (NNN-Bernama) — The trial of former prime minister Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case will resume at the High Court here on June 29. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the case was initially scheduled to resume on Monday (June 21) before Justice Collin…

Baghdad University Holds First Exhibition Of Scientific Products

BAGHDAD, Jun 24 (NNN-NINA) – Baghdad University held, yesterday, its first exhibition for scientific products, with the aim of introducing the university’s contributions to the Iraqi economy. “Today, we opened this scientific exhibition, at the University of Baghdad, which includes many patents and scientific products in various agricultural, medical, and…

Postponing Palestinian Elections Hinders Efforts To End Internal Split: Hamas Deputy Chief

GAZA, Jun 24 (NNN-WAFA) – A Hamas senior official said yesterday that, the Palestinian Authority’s decision to postpone the Palestinian elections, has hindered the efforts to end the internal Palestinian split. Saleh Arouri, Hamas’ deputy chief, who is in charge of the reconciliation issue, said in a press statement that,…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off E. Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jun 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7, jolted Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province today, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake rocked at 9:24 a.m. local time, with the epicentre at 238 km north-east of Maluku Barat Daya district, and the depth at 344…

Cambodia, Britain Vow To Forge Closer Bilateral Ties

PHNOM PENH, Jun 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Britain, yesterday, pledged to forge deeper bilateral ties and cooperation on economy, trade, education, mine clearance, health, and environment, according to a Cambodia’s foreign ministry statement. The vow was made here, during a meeting between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,…

Traffic Accidents Leading Cause Of Deaths, Injuries In Cambodia: Report

PHNOM PENH, Jun 24 (NNN-AKP) – Traffic accidents are the leading cause of deaths and injuries in Cambodia, costing the Southeast Asian nation about 466 million U.S. dollars a year, according to a new report released yesterday. Jointly conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the National Road…

Malaysia’s Oldest Daily Editorial Calls On UN To Change Big Power Hypocrisy

By Azman Ujang KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s oldest newspaper has called on the United Nations (UN) to change the big power hypocrisy at the world body that allows massacres and genocides to keep happening in the world. The 176-year-old New Straits Times, also arguably one of the…

Five Killed, 18 Injured As Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Jun 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people have been killed and 18 others injured, as a passenger bus ran over a land mine, in the restive Miwand district of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, last night, provincial police spokesman, Jamal Barikzai, said today. “A mine planted by militants on a road…

Interview: We Never Thought Of Cancelling The Games, Says Tokyo 2020 Spokesman

By sportswriters Wang Zijiang and Yang Ting TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 30 days to go and the COVID-19 pandemic far from being contained in Japan, and the world, the Tokyo 2020 organisers believed that the Games will kick off on the night of July 23. “Our preparation is…
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