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Lightning Strike Claims Lives Of Nearly 90 Livestock In Central Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Aug 16 (NNN-APA) – At least 87 livestock were killed, after a lightning strike in central Mongolia, the…

Power Outage Affected About 245,000 Homes In Japan’s Osaka

TOKYO, Aug 15 (NNN-NHK) – A widespread power outage occurred during the early hours of today, in the western Japanese…

Two Killed In Head-On Car Crash In North-East Japan

TOKYO, Aug 15 (NNN-NHK) – Two deaths were confirmed, after a head-on car collision on an expressway took place, in…

Vietnam’s Top Leader, To Lam, To Visit China From Aug 18 To 20

BEIJING, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee…

Trucks Turned To Ashes As Customs’ Parking Lot Caught Fire In Western Afghan City

KABUL, Aug 15 (NNN-ANA) – Several trucks carrying commercial goods have turned to ashes as customs’ parking lot caught fire,…

Indonesia To Close Steam Power Plant To Reduce Jakarta’s Air Pollution

JAKARTA, Aug 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will close the Suralaya Steam Power Plant in Cilegon, Banten province, as part of…

Qatar Toy Festival Set Record With 100,000 Attendees

DOHA, Aug 15 (NNN-QNA) – The second edition of the Qatar Toy Festival, concluded yesterday, with a record-breaking 100,000 attendees,…

Afghan Deputy PM Calls For Investment, Reconstruction

KABUL, Aug 15 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government’s Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, called…

One-Third Of Australian Students Fail To Meet Literacy, Numeracy Expectations

CANBERRA, Aug 14 (NNN-AAP) – One-third of Australian school students are not meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations, national standardised…

Indonesia’s President Had Trial Ride On Chinese ART System In New Capital

NUSANTARA, Aug 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday, had a trial ride on the Chinese-developed Autonomous Rail Rapid…