Asia

One dead, two missing as boat with 100 migrants sinks near Greece

ATHENS, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one man has died and two were missing after a wooden boat carrying…

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Transports 5.79 Million Passengers In First Year

JAKARTA, Oct 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), celebrating its first anniversary today, has transported 5.79 million passengers,…

Six Missing After Avalanche In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Oct 17 (NNN-KNA) – A search is underway for six people who went missing, after an avalanche in southern…

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…