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India lost contact with its first lunar lander just before touchdown

A satellite dish at an Indian Space Research Organization facility scans the skies with the moon in the background. BENGALURU,…

Typhoon Lingling expected to hit S.Korea by early Saturday

SEOUL, Sept 6 (NNN-YONHAP) — A powerful typhoon is quickly moving upward to South Korea, with strong winds and heavy rain expected…

Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government

LA PAZ, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires raging in Bolivia’s forests and grasslands since May have destroyed 1.7 million hectares,…

South African police arrest dozens after riots in Johannesburg

Protestors loot stores, burn rubber tyres and block road junctions in the Johannesburg district. Photo courtesy of Moneyweb. JOHANNESBURG, Sept…

Threatening Letter, Bullet Sent To South Korean Embassy In Japan

TOKYO, Sept 4 (NNN-NHK) – The South Korean Embassy in Tokyo received a threatening letter accompanied by what appeared to…

Hurricane Dorian claims 5 lives in Bahamas

Photo courtesy of Anadolu. NEW YORK, Sept 3 (NNN-ANADOLU) — At least five deaths have been recorded in the Bahamas…

Thailand on high alert for tropical storm’s impacts

A man guards an empty pier after boats to tourist islands were suspended due to tropical storm. Photo courtesy of…

Update: ‘Catastrophic’ Dorian pounds Bahamas, US evacuates coast

RIVIERA BEACH, United States, Sept 2 (NNN-BSS) – Hurricane Dorianbattered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain, the monstrous Category…

Category 5 Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in northern Bahamas

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Sunday in the Bahamas as a category 5 storm, the US National Hurricane…

Northwestern Bahamas Braces for Heavy Hit From Hurricane Dorian

NASSAU, Sept 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Officials in the northwestern Bahamas ordered the evacuation of low-lying areas and opened shelters in…