France’s Centre-Right Party Strengthened, Following Regional Elections

PARIS, Jun 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Centre-right “The Republicans” party (LR), becomes the leading political force in France, by winning largely in the runoff of regional elections yesterday, while President Emmanuel Macron’s “The Republic on the Move” (LREM) party, and the far-right “National Rally” (NR) party, failed to harvest any region.…

U.S. Strikes Facilities Used By Iran-Backed Militia In Iraq, Syria

WASHINGTON, Jun 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region, the Pentagon said yesterday. “The U.S. strikes targeted operational and weapons storage facilities, at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq, both of which lie close…

Brunei Renames Monetary Authority Central Bank

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 28 (NNN-ANN) – Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD), the country’s de facto central bank, has been officially renamed Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB). According to the national broadcaster, Radio Television Brunei, yesterday, Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, decided to change the name of AMBD to BDCB.…

Seven Killed, Dozens Injured In Building Collapse After Explosion In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jun 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured, in the collapse of a commercial building, after a massive explosion, in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka yesterday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner, Shafiqul Islam, told journalists that “seven people were killed in the…

Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant To Restart Operation “Soon”: Atomic Chief

TEHRAN, Jun 27 (NNN-IRNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said yesterrday that, the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was shut down temporarily last week, will enter the circuit in the following days. “The temporary shut-down of the Bushehr nuclear power plant…

Palestine Calls For Int’l Sanctions Against Israel To Stop Anti-Palestinian Policies

RAMALLAH, Jun 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday called for imposing international sanctions against Israel, to stop its policies against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement that, it supports an Amnesty International report issued on Thursday…

Two Miners Trapped After Coal Mine Collapses In Rural Colombia

BOGOTA, Jun 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Two miners were trapped yesterday, following the collapse of a coal mine, in a rural area of Colombia’s Boyaca department, authorities said. Edison Aparicio, mayor of the town of Sativasur, said that, the miners’ state of health is unknown. “As far as is known,…

Iraq Detects Bird Flu Cases In Eastern Province

BAGHDAD, Jun 27 (NNN-NINA) – Bird flu cases were detected in a poultry farm, in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, and necessary measures have been taken, to curb the spread of the disease, an Iraqi health official said yesterday. The new cases were detected in a small poultry farm on…

Update: Building Collapse Death Toll In U.S. Florida Rises To Five

WASHINGTON, Jun 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The death toll from the partial collapse of a 12-story residential building, in the U.S. beachside town of Surfside, south-eastern state of Florida, has risen to five, authorities said yesterday. “Today (yesterday), our search and rescue teams found another body in the rubble,” Miami-Dade County…

Greece, India To Work Towards Strategic Partnership

ATHENS, Jun 27 (NNN-AMNA) – Greece and India agreed to work towards the establishment of a strategic partnership, during Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s visit to Athens, according to an e-mailed joint press release, issued yesterday, after talks here. Jaishankar is the first Indian foreign minister, paying an official…
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