Fire Sweeps Across Popular Australian Tourist Island

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents and visitors on Australia’s Fraser Island, have been told to prepare for the worst, as an out of control bushfire swept towards a major tourist resort today. The fire burnt over 72,000 hectares or 42 percent of the island, off Queensland State’s east coast,…

Apple Fined 10 Million Euros In Italy Over Misleading Practices

ROME, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Smartphone maker Apple was fined 10 million euros (12 million U.S. dollars) in Italy, for misleading advertising and commercial practices, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Monday. The fine concerned Apple’s promotional messages on the water resistance capacity of several of its iPhone models.…

Indian PM Defends New Agriculture Laws

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, again defended the new agriculture laws, as farmers continued to stage protests in and around the capital city. During a function in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, “New agricultural reforms have given farmers new options and new legal protection,…

Sri Lanka To Pardon 606 Prisoners Amid COVID-19

COLOMBO, Nov 30 (NNN-SLNEWS) – As many as 606 prisoners, convicted on minor charges, will be pardoned, to ease congestion in Sri Lanka’s prisons, amid a COVID-19 outbreak, state media reported. Prisoners over the age of 65, convicts who have completed half of their sentences for minor offenses, and convicts…

Debris Of Indian Navy’s Jet Located, Pilot Still Missing

NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (NNN-PTI) – Debris of the MiG-29k trainer aircraft, that crashed in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, has been located, an Indian Navy (IN) official said yesterday. The jet had crashed into the sea, off the southern state of Goa. While one pilot was rescued, the other…

164,000 People Newly Displaced In Yemen In 2020

ADEN, Nov 30 (NNN-SABA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said yesterday that more than 164,000 people have been displaced, since the beginning of this year in Yemen, which has been witnessing a bloody conflict for nearly six years. “Since the start of this year, over 164,000 people have…

Fijians Warned To Be Prepared For Tropical Cyclones

SUVA, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fiji Meteorological Services (FMS) is training its officers, to move away from traditional ways of predicting weather, to impact-based forecasting, as the country expects three tropical cyclones in the upcoming season. FMS Director, Teri Atalifo, said today, Fiji expects at least one severe tropical cyclone…

Firefighters Rescued 83 People As Heavy Rains Swept Kuwait

KUWAIT, Nov 30 (NNN-KUNA) – Firefighters rescued a total of 83 peopl, during heavy rains that hit Kuwait over the past two days, Kuwait Fire Force (KFF), said. The people rescued were trapped in their vehicles, in areas where rainwater has accumulated, most of which were in Al-Jahra governorate, the…

China Starts Shipping Tracks For Indonesia’s High-Speed Railway

NANNING, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – A southern Chinese port, shipped the first batch of made-in-China steel tracks, to be used in Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR). China Railway Nanning Group said, the track bars were loaded onto a ship in Fangchenggang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after arriving on trains from…

Update: At Least 30 Killed, 24 Wounded In Suicide Car Bomb Explosion In E. Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 30 military personnel were killed and 24 others wounded, after a suicide car bomb hit a military camp in Ghazni, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, yesterday. “Some 30 killed and 24 wounded were admitted at main civil hospital in Ghazni, following an…
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