Eight People Die In South India’s Bus Accident

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people died and more than 40 others injured, when the bus they were travelling in had an accident, in India’s southern state of Kerala, yesterday, a local policeman confirmed to the media. According to media reports, there were about 70 people…

Bushfires Threaten Lives, Homes In Western Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Several large bushfires threatened lives and homes, in the state of Western Australia (WA) today, with warnings issued for state capital, Perth. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) issued warnings for the Spectacles, Orelia, Medina, Naval Base, Postans, Kwinana Beach and Hope Valley.…

Death Toll In India’s Roof Collapse Rises To 23

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in a roof collapse at a crematorium, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, rose to 23, and nearly 20 others were injured, some of them seriously, local police confirmed. The accident took place, when the roof of a recently constructed…

Militants Kill 11 Labourers In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (NNN-APP) – Militants in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, killed 11 labourers of an ethnic minority, a spokesperson of the provincial government said, yesterday. The labourers, working with a private contractor on a project to extract coal from a mine in the district, were attacked in their camp,…

Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia Agree To Hold More Talks On Nile Dam: Egyptian Foreign Ministry

CAIRO, Jan 4 (NNN-MENA) – Ministers of foreign affairs and irrigation of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, agreed to hold a week-long round of negotiations, to discuss the substantive aspects and controversial points over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Agreement for the new round of talks came, after the…

Iraq’s Crude Exports Exceed 88 Million Barrels In Dec 2020

BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said, Iraq exported 88.21 million barrels of oil in Dec, 2020, bringing in revenues of more than 4.2 billion U.S. dollars. The average selling price in Dec, 2020, was 47.76 dollars per barrel, according to a ministry statement, citing statistics of…

Cambodian Authorities Arrest 20,913 Drug Suspects, Seizing Over Three Tonnes Of Drugs Last Year

PHNOM PENH, Jan 2 (NNN-AKP) – The number of people arrested in Cambodia for allegedly involving in illicit drugs increased in 2020, and the amount of drugs seized rose sharply, according to the Anti-Drug Police Department report today. The authorities nabbed 20,913 drug-related suspects, in 10,193 cases last year, up…

Pakistan, India Exchange List Of Nuclear Installations, Prisoners

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-APP/PTI) – Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and prisoners, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry and Indian external affairs ministry. The exchanges were carried out through diplomatic channels, at New Delhi and Islamabad, according to the two separate statements. The list of nuclear…

Abducted Members Of Myanmar’s Ruling Party Freed By Armed Group

YANGON, Jan 2 (NNN-MNA) – The Arakan Army (AA), freed three members of Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) Party, who were abducted in Oct last year, according to a release from the Military True News Information Team, yesterday. Three party representatives were taken by the AA armed group,…

Indian State Opens Schools For Students Of Grades 10 And 12

BANGALORE, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – Regular classes for students of standard 10 to standard 12, will reopen with immediate effect, while online classes for junior students would continue, the state government decided, after a special meeting of the home, prisons and disaster management department, chaired by chief minister, Hemant Soren…
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