Drought: Panama Canal posts significant setback in FY2024
PANAMA CITY, Oct 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) reported this week a 29.3% drop in passing ships…
Japan Discovers Unexploded Wartime Bombs Near Miyako Airport
TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – Two 250-kilogram bombs were discovered near Miyako Airport, in Okinawa this month, local media reported…
Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief
Ursula Von der Leyen and Giorgia Meloni in Brussels on Wednesday BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU Commission President Ursula…
Japan Reports First Bird Flu Outbreak Of The Season
TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected in chickens at a poultry farm…
Water crisis threatening world food production: report
PARIS, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world’s food production…
Japan’s Foreign Visitor Spending Through Sept Exceeds 2023 Total
TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – Foreign visitors spent a record 5.8582 trillion yen (about 39.2 billion U.S. dollars) in Japan,…
Debris That Forced Closure Of Sydney Beaches Identified As “Tar Balls”
SYDNEY, Oct 17 (NNN-AAP) – Thousands of mysterious black balls of debris that washed ashore and forced the closure of…
Two Indian Flights Received Hoax Bomb Threats
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (NNN-PTI) – Two domestic flights in India received bomb threats yesterday, which were later found to…
Market Caught Fire In Afghanistan’s Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 17 (NNN-ANA) – A popular market, locally known as, “Bush Market,” caught fire in Kandahar city, capital…
Killing of Sikh separatist: ‘Clear indications’ India violated Canada’s sovereignty – PM Trudeau
OTTAWA, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “clear indications” that India had violated Canadian…