6.0-Magnitude Quake Hit Vanuatu Islands

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0, jolted Vanuatu Islands at 21:11:53 GMT last night, the GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences), said. The epicentre, with a depth of 4.8 km, was initially determined to be at 14.01 degrees south latitude, and 167.25 degrees…

Bangladesh Suffers Worst Day Of Dengue With Record Number Of Deaths

DHAKA, Sept 21 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh suffered its worst day yet of the dengue this year, as deaths of the disease reached the previous record, yesterday. Bangladesh reported 3,015 new dengue cases and 21 new deaths yesterday, taking the tally to 176,810 and the death toll to over 850, so…

S. Korean Parliament Approves Arrest Of Opposition Party Leader

SEOUL, Sept 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – The South Korean parliament today approved a motion seeking the arrest of Lee Jae-myung, chief of the main opposition Democratic Party. The motion was put to an anonymous vote during a plenary session, with 149 in favour, 136 against, six abstentions and four undervotes.– NNN-YONHAP…

India Suspends Visa Services For Canadian Citizens Amid Diplomatic Row

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens, visa service provider BLS International said today on its website, citing a notice from the Indian mission. The announcement came, amid a diplomatic tussle between the two countries, where Ottawa accused New Delhi of involvement in…

12 Missing After Vessel Capsized In Western Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 21 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 12 people went missing, after a vessel capsized on Tuesday, in western Myanmar’s Sagaing Region, the information team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council said, yesterday. The vessel departed from Hkamti town and sank in a whirlpool, in the Chindwin River, near Panset…

S. Korea’s Export Rose 9.8 Percent For First 20 Days Of Sept

SEOUL, Sept 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export rose for the first 20 days of this month, due to more working days, customs office data showed, today. Outbound shipment gained 9.8 percent from a year earlier, to 35.96 billion U.S. dollars in the Sept 1-20 period, according to Korea Customs…

Bushfires Flare Up Across Australia’s New South Wales Before Cool Change Arrives

SYDNEY, Sept 21 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), yesterday saw an increasing number of wildfires, due to intense heatwaves and strong winds, before a cool change would bring some relief from the hot days. According to NSW Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), at 6:00 p.m.…

Indonesia To Start Oil, Gas Exploration In Papua

JAKARTA, Sept 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has set to explore oil and gas resources in Warim block, Papua province, a minister said, yesterday. Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said that, the amount of oil in the Warim block exceeded the reserves in…

Egypt Condemns Deadly Israeli Raids On Occupied Palestinian Territories

CAIRO, Sept 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt condemned yesterday, the deadly Israeli raids on occupied Palestinian territories, the latest of which was in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, “Such attacks against the Palestinians and their properties, violate the rules…

BRI Countries Share Cooperation Hopes Ahead Of China-Arab Expo

YINCHUAN, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – In the run-up to the sixth China-Arab States Expo in north-west China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, guests from countries and regions along the Belt and Road, expressed their expectations for further cooperation with China. On Tuesday, Ningxia opened its third international friendship-cities forum in Yinchuan,…