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UN nuclear agency reaches deal with Iran on surveillance equipment
VIENNA: Iran and the UN nuclear agency said today they have agreed to allow inspectors to service the agency’s surveillance equipment as Tehran has restricted access since earlier this year.“IAEA’s inspectors are permitted to…
Cartoonist, journalist charged under Bangladesh internet law
DHAKA: A high-profile cartoonist and a Sweden-based journalist were among seven men charged today under Bangladesh’s internet law that critics say is being used against opposition figures.A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka…
North Korea missile test poses ‘threats’ to neighbours, says Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 — The United States military said yesterday missile tests conducted by North Korea over the weekend posed ‘threats’ to the country’s neighbours and beyond.“This activity highlights DPRK’s continuing focus on…
‘Not an election’: Russians to vote after historic crackdown
MOSCOW, Sept 13 — Twenty apartments! A hundred cars! Tens of thousands in gift certificates! These are just some of the prizes up for grabs for Russians later this week. All they have to do is vote.After a year that saw a historic…
Vietnam warns of risk of floods, landslides after storm weakens
HANOI, Sept 13 — Vietnamese authorities warned today of the risk of floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Conson, even after the low-pressure system weakened off the country’s central coast at the weekend.Heavy rain…
China gifts new US$150m national stadium to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Sept 13 — China handed over to Cambodia a US$150 million (RM621.4 million) stadium in Phnom Penh, with officials saying yesterday it is the result of Beijing’s biggest ever infrastructure grant to the country.The…
Afghan economic meltdown would be ‘gift for militants,’ says UN chief
NEW YORK, Sept 11 ― UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed yesterday for an injection of cash into Afghanistan to avoid an economic meltdown that would spark a “catastrophic” situation for the Afghan people and be a “gift for…
China, Vietnam should avoid magnifying S. China Sea disputes, says Chinese diplomat Wang Yi
SHANGHAI, Sept 11 ― China and Vietnam should refrain from unilateral actions regarding the South China Sea that could complicate the situation and magnify disputes, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told a Vietnamese official, China's…
Pakistan’s PIA to restart commercial flights to Kabul from Monday
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11 ― Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume flights from Islamabad to Kabul next week, a spokesman told AFP today, becoming the first foreign commercial service since the Taliban seized power last month.…
Australia’s Queensland state warns of possible Covid-19 lockdown
CANBERRA, Sept 11 ― Australia's third most populous state said today it may order a snap lockdown after a cluster of Covid-19 cases, as the country posted a record one-day rise in daily infections.Queensland state, home to more than 5…