PHNOM PENH — Cambodia on Thursday dispatched a brand new batch of 73 peacekeepers, together with 34 females, to affix United Nations peacekeeping missions within the war-torn African nation of South Sudan.
Gen. Sem Sovanny, director-general of the National Center for Peacekeeping Forces, mentioned it was the twelfth time that the nation has despatched its blue helmet troops to South Sudan to interchange the eleventh batch, whose one-year mission had come to an finish. (Cambodia-Peacekeeper)
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TOKYO — Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the highest authorities spokesperson, submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday, because the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)’s funds scandal escalates, native media reported.
Matsuno, embroiled within the political fundraising scandal, is suspected of receiving greater than 10 million yen (69,000 U.S. {dollars}) from kickbacks from fundraising occasions hosted by his get together faction, Kyodo News mentioned, citing investigative sources. (Japan-Government Spokesperson-Resignation)
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WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s gross home product (GDP) fell 0.3 p.c within the September 2023 quarter, which suggests financial situations stay difficult, Finance Minister Nicola Willis mentioned on Thursday.
This adopted a revised 0.5 p.c enhance within the June 2023 quarter, in response to the statistics division Stats NZ. (New Zealand-GDP-Q3)