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Vo Thi Anh Xuan named as Vietnamese acting president
Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of Vietnam's National Assembly (NA), signed an announcement on behalf of the NA's Standing Committee about the new position of Xuan during an extraordinary meeting of the 15th NA held on Wednesday, it said.
Xuan has been the Vice-President since April 2021. She will serve as the Acting President till the top legislature elects a new President, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia deploys lethal anti-aircraft systems around Moscow
Putin has now deployed Russia's fearsome S-400 defence missiles to two locations in the capital amid fears Kyiv could launch attacks on the city, the Daily Mail reported. The S-400 'Triumf' air defence system is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles. It can also be used against ground objectives.
New Zealand PM to step down next month after 6 yrs in power
"I had hoped that I would find what I needed to carry on over that period but, unfortunately, I haven't, and I would be doing a disservice to New Zealand to continue," the BBC quoted the Prime Minister as saying to reporters. Ardern, who became the youngest female head of government in the world when she was elected Prime Minister in 2017 at the age of 37, said that the six "challenging" years in the job had taken a toll.
India-born Manish Tiwari gets 'Freedom of the City of London' title
"I'm honoured to be granted the Freedom of the City of London... at the Guildhall. Thrilled to be sharing this legacy with historical figures and dignitaries -- Mr (Winston) Churchill, Mrs (Margaret) Thatcher, and Mr (Jawaharlal) Nehru, contemporary statesmen like Mr John Kerry and modern legends such as Harry Kane," Tiwari wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Russia deploys lethal anti-aircraft systems around Moscow
Putin has now deployed Russia's fearsome S-400 defence missiles to two locations in the capital amid fears Kyiv could launch attacks on the city, the Daily Mail reported. The S-400 'Triumf' air defence system is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles. It can also be used against ground objectives.
China's population drop reflects pessimism about the future
It was the first decline since 1961, the final year of the famine brought on by failing economic policies during Mao Zedong's "Great Leap Forward", the campaign to transform China from a mostly agrarian society into an industrial one that ended in disaster, RFA reported.
China retaliates to US envoy's 'Spoiler' comment
"'China, China, China!', our US colleague starts chanting this infamous mantra and blaming China as a 'spoiler' to the island's negotiation with the IMF during her recent interview with a UK television program on Sri Lanka's debt issue," the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said on Twitter and also in a statement.
China strongly resists 'sneaky' visit of the Dalai Lama to Sri Lanka
A top-level delegation from the Chinese Embassy in Colombo met the head monk of one of the influential Buddhist chapters in the country and told him that China strongly opposes any foreign country receiving the Tibetan spiritual leader, who is exiled in India.
Tunisia sees sharp rise in tourism revenues
"In the first 10 days of this year, the number of tourists visiting Tunisia is up 147.9 per cent compared to the same period in 2022," said a Ministry statement. For the whole year of 2022, tourist revenues increased by 83.3 per cent compared to those of 2021, and nearly 6.5 million foreign tourists visited Tunisia
Japan urged to delay discharge of contaminated Fukushima wastewater
While speaking at a livestreamed seminar here on Wednesday, PIF Secretary General Henry Puna is backing the call from independent global experts who say they are not satisfied that the evidence provided so far is independent and verifiable, reports Xinhua news agency.
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