Aussie Women Claim T20 Cricket World Cup With Decisive Victory Over India

SYDNEY, Mar 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia won the women’s Twenty20 (T20) cricket World Cup, with a comfortable victory over India on Sunday night, at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The Aussies claimed the Cup with an 85-run victory over India, in front of 86,174 spectators, a record crowd for…

Three Vietnamese Arrested For Trafficking Drugs From Laos To Vietnam

HANOI, Mar 9 (NNN-VNA) – Police of the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, have arrested three Vietnamese men, for transporting 20 cakes of heroin, weighing over six kg, it was reported on Sunday. The police caught red-handed, a 27-year-old man, from the northern Dien Bien province, transporting the drugs in…

Fans Banned From Bahrain GP Due To COVID-19

DUBAI, Mar 9 (NNN-WAM) – Organisers of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, confirmed that, this season’s race will take place without spectators, in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. “In consultation with our international partners and the Kingdom’s national health Taskforce, Bahrain made the decision to hold…

Brunei Sees Women Accounting For 42 Percent Of Labour Force

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 9 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Females account for 42 percent of the labour force, with the employment rate for women aged between 25 and 64, increasing from 87 percent in 2014 to 89 percent in 2018, Brunei’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Haji Aminuddin Ihsan, said. In…

10 Killed, 12 Injured As Bus Falls Into Ravine In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (NNN-APP) – A passenger bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Sunday evening, leaving at least 10 people dead and 12 others injured, police said. According to police officers in the area, around 25 people were travelling on the bus, when it slipped and fell…

Turkish President Urges Greece To Open Border For Illegal Immigrants

ISTANBUL, Mar 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Sunday, urged Greece to open its border gate for the passage of illegal immigrants, who have been waiting in Turkey’s northwestern border for the last 10 days to enter Europe. “These people will not stay in Greece. They will…

Israeli PM Submits Request To Postpone Corruption Trial

JERUSALEM, Mar 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday (yesterday), submitted a request to delay his corruption trial scheduled on Mar 17. Amit Hadad, one of Netanyahu’s lawyers, submitted the request to the State Attorney’s Office, citing technical reasons for the proposed delay. According to the defence…

Iran Says U.S. Sanctions “More Dangerous” Than COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Saturday, said, “The U.S. sanctions are more dangerous to international security than COVID-19,” Tasnim news agency reported. Ali Shamkhani questioned the sincerity of the United States, in its offer to help the Islamic republic to contain…

Accident Kills 22 Civilians On Damascus-Homs Highway In Syria

DAMASCUS, Mar 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 22 civilians lost their lives and 70 others wounded on Saturday, in an accident on the Damascus-Homs highway, state news agency SANA reported. The accident happened when a fuel tanker hit two passenger buses and 15 other cars, said the report. It…

Australian Submarine Docks In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 8 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, yesterday, conducted a working visit to the Australian Collins Class Submarine, HMAS Dechaineux, which is the first submarine to dock in Brunei, from Mar 7-9. Upon arrival at…
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