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Sri Lanka Signs Loan Agreement With ADB To Strengthen Secondary Education

COLOMBO, Dec 2 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Sri Lankan government, yesterday signed a 400-million-U.S.-dollar loan…

Turkey, Russia Agree On Terms Of Joint Centre For Nagorno-Karabakh Cease-Fire

ANKARA, Dec 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Russia agreed on the technical details of establishing a joint centre for monitoring…

Roscosmos Calls Landing Of China’s Chang’e-5 Historic Event

MOSCOW, Dec 2 (NNN-TASS) – The landing of China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft on the near side of the moon is a…

Bill Restricting Int’l Inspections Gets Iranian Parliament’s Preliminary Approval

TEHRAN, Dec 2 (NNN-IRNA) – A parliament bill received preliminary approval in Iran, to restrict international inspections of Iran’s nuclear…

Myanmar Military Extends Non-Operation Period Against Armed Groups For One More Month

YANGON, Dec 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar military announced today, the extension of the suspension period of its operation against armed…

Fire Sweeps Across Popular Australian Tourist Island

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents and visitors on Australia’s Fraser Island, have been told to prepare for the worst,…

Apple Fined 10 Million Euros In Italy Over Misleading Practices

ROME, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Smartphone maker Apple was fined 10 million euros (12 million U.S. dollars) in Italy, for…

Indian PM Defends New Agriculture Laws

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, again defended the new agriculture laws, as farmers continued…

Sri Lanka To Pardon 606 Prisoners Amid COVID-19

COLOMBO, Nov 30 (NNN-SLNEWS) – As many as 606 prisoners, convicted on minor charges, will be pardoned, to ease congestion…

Debris Of Indian Navy’s Jet Located, Pilot Still Missing

NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (NNN-PTI) – Debris of the MiG-29k trainer aircraft, that crashed in the Arabian Sea on Thursday,…