U.S. Unilateral Announcement On Return Of UN Sanctions On Iran Illegitimate, Void: Chinese Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, wrote a letter to the president of the Security Council and UN secretary-general, expressing opposition to the U.S. unilateral announcement, on the return of UN sanctions on Iran, yesterday. In his letter, Zhang said, the…

Man Arrested After Attempted Car-Ramming Attack Against Anti-Netanyahu Protesters

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (NNN-MA’AN) – A man was arrested yesterday, after allegedly attempting to ram his car at a Jerusalem rally, to protest Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, police said. Police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said that, the suspect sped his vehicle at a police roadblock. Rosenfeld…

Magnitude-6.1 Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 21 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, struck Surigao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines early today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said, the offshore quake, which struck at 6:13 a.m. local time, hit at a depth…

Russia Denies Resumption Of UN Sanctions Against Iran

MOSCOW, Sept 21 (NNN-TASS) – The United Nations (UN) Security Council, did not take any action that would lead to the resumption of previous sanctions against Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. The statement came, shortly after U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, claimed that “the United States welcomes…

Colombia Reopens Int’l Flights Amid COVID-19

BOGOTA, Sept 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Colombian President, Ivan Duque, announced the reopening of international flights yesterday, after five months of closure, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first post-closure Viva Air Colombia flight to Miami departed the Rafael Nunez International Airport in Cartagena yesterday, and before the flight, Duque,…

Wildfires Continue To Burn In N. California, Almost Fully Contained In Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three big wildfires near the San Francisco Bay Area, started by lightning a month ago, were almost completely contained yesterday, but major fires continue to burn in Northern California, according to updates by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The…

Feature: Kuwait Launches Mass Beach Campaign To Mark World Clean-up Day

KUWAIT, Sept 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait launched yesterday, a mass campaign to mark World Clean-up Day by promoting the culture of cleaning the environment in Kuwaiti society. The cleanup campaign at the beach in Jahra Governorate, which attracted more than 5,000 participants, was the first of its kind in Kuwait…

10,000 Kg Of Used Paper Parcel Packages In Thailand To Be Up-Cycled Into Practical Furniture Sets

BANGKOK, Sept 20 (NNN-TNA) – In a bid to re-use and recycle the ever-growing parcel paper packages, in an era of online shopping, Thailand’s largest postal service said, it would recycle and up-cycle 10,000 kilograms of used parcel packages and envelopes into table and chair sets, for students in Border…

Over 30 Militants Killed In Airstrikes In Northern Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 30 Taliban militants were killed and eight others wounded, after the Afghan Air Force targeted Taliban assailants, the Afghan Defence Ministry confirmed late yesterday. The airstrike came, after Taliban assailants attacked security checkpoints in northern Kunduz province, early in the day. The ministry…

Teenage Girl Killed, 25 Civilians Wounded In Explosions In Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A teenage girl was killed and 25 civilians wounded, in two bomb explosions in Afghanistan yesterday, provincial officials confirmed. In northern Balkh province, the girl was killed and five people, including two children, were wounded after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), planted on the side…
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