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Pilot Killed As Two-Seater Plane Crashes In Philippines

MANILA, Sept 21 (NNN-PNA) – A two-seater plane crashed into a rice field in Pampanga province, north of the Philippine…

Two Pakistani Soldiers Killed In NW Pakistan’s Bomb Explosion

ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (NNN-APP) – Two Pakistani security personnel were killed in an explosion of an improvised explosive device, in…

Spotlight: Cambodia Raises Minimum Wage For Garment, Footwear Sectors For 2020

PHNOM PENH, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Cambodian government set a new monthly minimum wage for the country’s multi-billion-dollar garment…

In Rare Protests, Egyptians Demand President Sisi’s Removal

CAIRO, Sept 21 (NNN-MENA) – Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have marched in cities across Egypt, to demand the resignation of…

NIOSH calls for stiffer punishment for environmental offenders

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health  (NIOSH) today called for the imposition of…

Cockpit Window Crack Forces Aussie Airline To Make Emergency Landing

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Jetstar passenger plane, travelling between Australia and Indonesia, was forced to turn back halfway…

Truck Carrying 68-Metre Wind Turbine Blade Rolls In Australia

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Highland Lakes Road, near the Australian township of Bothwell in Tasmania State, is expected…

Car Bomb Kills 15, Wounds 66 In S. Afghanistan

QALAT, Afghanistan, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A car bomb today (Thursday), struck Qalat city, the capital of southern Afghanistan’s Zabul…

Israeli PM Cancels UN Visit After Failure To Secure Majority In Election Re-Run

JERUSALEM, Sept 19 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, cancelled a trip to the United Nations General Assembly in…

Kuwaiti Army Raises Level Of Combat Readiness

KUWAIT, Sept 19 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti army raised the level of combat readiness of some units, as part of precautionary…