Bangladesh’s Dengue Death Toll Exceeds 800

DHAKA, Sept 17 (NNN-BSS) – Over 800 people have died of dengue fever, out of 164,562 cases reported across Bangladesh so far this year, health department figures showed, yesterday. According to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under the Ministry of Health, the 804 deaths included…

Earthquake Jolted Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s eastern province of West Papua this morning, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake occurred at 4:17 a.m. Jakarta time, today (2117 GMT Saturday), with its epicentre located 84 km north-east of Tambrauw district, with a…

Australia’s New South Wales In Heat Alert With 42,000 Runners To Attend Sydney Marathon

SYDNEY, Sept 16 (NNN-AAP) – An early season heat alert has been issued, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), for the weekend and early next week, with around 42,000 runners expected to hit the streets tomorrow, for the 2023 Sydney Marathon. In a statement released yesterday, the…

Pakistan To Enhance Cooperation With China To Promote Affordable Green Energy

ISLAMABAD, Sept 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan needs to further enhance cooperation with China, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to promote affordable clean and green energy in the country, Pakistani experts, said. Pakistan and China enjoy close ties, which must be utilised for expanding affordable and clean energy access in…

Flash Floods, Landslides Killed Five In Northern Vietnam

HANOI, Sept 15 (NNN-VNA) – Five people were killed while four others remain missing, as of Wednesday, in Vietnam’s northern mountainous region, due to prolonged flash floods and landslides, Vietnam’s National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, said, yesterday. According to the committee, in Lao Cai province, 13…

Radioactive Material Leaks Detected At Japan’s Nuclear Fuel Research Facility

TOKYO, Sept 13 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), confirmed the detection of radioactive material leaks, in one of its nuclear fuel research facilities, but reported no adverse effects on the health of the staff or the surrounding environment, local media reported. The leaks were detected within the Plutonium…

Nine Palestinians Among Victims Of Libya Floods: Ministry

RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (NNN-WAFA) – At least nine Palestinians have lost their lives, after torrential floods hit the eastern part of Libya, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. Eight of the victims belong to the family of Mahmoud al-Tawab, who lived in the Libyan city of Derna, the ministry said…

5.5-Magnitude Quake Hit NW Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 12 (NNN-MNA) – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted north-west Myanmar, at about 1:58 a.m. local time, early this morning, the country’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) announced. According to the DMH, the epicentre was determined to be about 16 miles (25.7 km) to the north and north-west of…

Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau Erupted

JAKARTA, Sept 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Volcanic ashes were thrown as high as one km above the peak of Mount Anak Krakatau, when it erupted yesterday, according to the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. The eruption occurred at 08:42 a.m. local time and lasted three minutes 28 seconds, with…

Indonesia Seeks Investment In Carbon Storage Technology

JAKARTA, Sept 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is inviting businesses to invest in carbon storage technology, as part of an effort to reduce emissions in the Southeast Asia region, Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said yesterday. The minister said that, Indonesia has great potential to…
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