China releases British consulate worker detained at border

BEIJING, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Chinese police said Saturday an employee at the British Consulate in Hong Kong who was detained on the mainland has been released. ublic security authorities in Shenzhen said Simon Cheng Man-kit was released as scheduled after 15 days of administrative detention. The Luohu public security bureau in…

Brazil sends army to tackle Amazon fires

BRASILIA, Aug 24 (NNN-TELESUR) – A record number of wildfires have raged for weeks and are decimating the Brazilian Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest whose protection scientists say is critical to the fight against climate change. The blazes have nearly doubled this year compared with the same period in…

N. Korea says it would be ‘miscalculation’ if U.S. confronts Pyongyang with sanctions

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) — North Korea said Friday it would be a “miscalculation” if the United States tries to confront Pyongyang with sanctions, urging it to drop its hostile stance. In a statement, North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho also warned that Pyongyang will remain “the biggest threat” to…

Haze forces two schools in Miri to close

MIRI, Aug 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 1,906 pupils including 50 pre-schoolers, from two primary schools here were unable to continue the school session today as the schools were forced to close due to worsening haze in the Kuala Baram area of this city in Malaysia’s Sarawak state. Sarawak…

US will act if tanker carrying Iranian oil delivers to Syria

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US will take every action it can to prevent an Iranian tanker from delivering oil to Syria in contravention of US sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Tuesday. “We have made clear that anyone who touches it, anyone who supports it, anyone…

EU’s Tusk: By Not Proposing Alternatives, Opponents of Irish Backstop back ‘Reestablishing Border’

BRUSSELS, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — The comments of European Council president Donald Tusk, that without alternatives proposed, the opponents of the Irish Backstop plan were backing “reestablishing border”under the Brexit plan, has raised concerns. Tusk made the comments in response to UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s letter urging the Council…

Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Pledges New Effort at Dialogue Over Protests

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will start work immediately on building a platform for dialogue among all walks of life, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday. While meeting the press, Lam said she hopes all sides can show mutual understanding and…

Arab Coalition strikes Houthi military targets in Yemen

The Arab coalition has attacked Houthi military targets in Sanaa. Photo courtesy of WAM SANA’A Yemen, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Arab Coalition in Yemen on Monday launched attacks on military targets in the capital Sanaa and the northern province of Saada, Saudi state press reported. Civilians have been urged…

Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

The Iranian oil tanker Grace 1, which has been renamed Adrian Darya 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain. Photo courtesy of IRNA TEHRAN, Aug 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian ambassador to Britain Hamid Baeidijnejad said…

Update: 63 Killed In Kabul Wedding Hall Explosion

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 63 people were killed and over 180 others wounded, in Saturday night’s suicide explosion at a wedding hall in western Kabul, police of the Afghan capital confirmed today (Sunday). “A total of 63 people were martyred and 182 wounded following Saturday night’s…
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