Asia

Lebanese FM Urges Western Pressure On Israel To Stop Aggression

BEIRUT, Aug 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, yesterday, urged Western countries to pressure Israel to stop…

Japanese PM Cancels Overseas Trip Over Megaquake Advisory

TOKYO, Aug 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, yesterday, cancelled his planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and…

Japan Marked 79th Anniversary Of Atomic Bombing Of Nagasaki

TOKYO, Aug 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japan marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Nagasaki…

Two Killed By Fallen Tree Branch While Exercising In Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City

HANOI, Aug 9 (NNN-VNA) – A large tree branch fell onto a group of elderly people exercising this morning, in…

Nicaragua: New China-built airport will be able to handle 3.5 million travelers

MANAGUA, Aug 9 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Punta Huete international airport that Nicaragua will build in collaboration with China, will…

Two Killed, One Injured In S. Korea’s Work Train Collision

SEOUL, Aug 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – Two workers were killed and one was injured, in South Korea’s work train collision accident,…

Dangerous Heat Expected For Many Parts Of Japan Today

TOKYO, Aug 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency, today warned of another dangerously hot day, with daytime highs expected to…

Muhammad Yunus Takes Oath As Head Of Bangladesh’s Interim Gov’t

DHAKA, Aug 9 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi economist, Muhammad Yunus, took oath as the head of the country’s interim government, here…

ASEAN Demonstrates Remarkable Resilience: Brunei Sultan

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 9 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, praised the collective achievement of the Association of…

2024 ‘increasingly likely’ to be warmest on record: EU monitor

PARIS, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It is “increasingly likely” 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending…