Police Destroy Hashish Farms In Eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept 19 (NNN-ANA) – Police have smashed hashish farms in the eastern Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, and asked farmers to avoid cultivation of illegal crops including poppy and hashish, provincial police said, in a statement today. The counter-narcotics police launched operations against illegal crops and destroyed six acres of hashish…

Bangladesh Recorded 3,084 New Dengue Cases, 17 More Deaths

DHAKA, Sept 19 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 3,084 new dengue cases and 17 new deaths yesterday, taking the tally to 170,768, and the death toll to over 800, so far, this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, said. According to DGHS data, 46,960…

Sydney Faces First Total Fire Ban In Three Years Amid Spring Heatwaves

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (NNN-AAP) – Sydney today, faced its first total fire ban in almost three years, since Nov, 2020, with the day-time maximum temperature expected to hit 34 degrees Celsius. New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), declared this morning that, a total fire ban is in place…

At Least Five Injured In Tokyo Construction Site Accident

TOKYO, Sept 19 (NNN-NHK) – Steel beams fell, at a construction site in downtown Tokyo, today, injuring at least five people, with four in cardiac arrest, according to local authorities. At around 9:30 a.m. local time, it was reported that steel beams plummeted from the 10th floor to the 4th…

Iran, U.S. Swap Prisoners Under Doha-Brokered Deal

TEHRAN/DOHA, Sept 19 (NNN-IRNA/QNA) – Iran and the United States, yesterday, conducted a much-anticipated prisoner swap, each releasing five detainees, Iranian and Qatari media reported. Two released Iranians arrived in the Qatari capital, Doha, yesterday, while three others were released in the U.S. under the deal brokered by Doha, Mizan…

Iran Chief Banker Confirms Deposit Of Some $6 Billion In Unfrozen Funds Into Iran Accounts In Qatar

DOHA, Sept 19 (NNN-QNA) – Central Bank of Iran Governor, Mohammad Reza Farzin, confirmed that the Islamic Republic’s released funds totalling $6 billion have been transferred to Qatari banks. According to Press TV, Farzin announced yesterday, the release of Iran’s financial assets that had been blocked in South Korea, and said,…

The Israeli Regime Demolishes Three Palestinian Houses In West Bank: Sources

RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli regime demolished yesterday, three Palestinian houses in the West Bank, over building without permits, Palestinian sources said. Two houses, including an inhabited one and one under construction, were demolished in the village of Beit Dajan, east of Nablus city in the West Bank,…

Tribal Gunmen Attacked Oil Well In Central Yemen

SANAA, Sept 19 (NNN-SABA) – Tribal gunmen launched an attack and detonated explosives, at an oil well and pipeline, in Yemen’s central province of Marib yesterday, said a local source. “Tribal gunmen bombed, yesterday morning, the oil well and pipeline in the field of As’ad al-Kamil, about 20 km east…

One In 10 Japanese Are Aged 80 Or Above, As Elderly Ratio Hits Record High

TOKYO, Sept 19 (NNN-NHK) – One out of 10 people in Japan is now aged 80 or older, while the ratio of elderly to the total population rose to a record high, ministry data showed. Japan’s elderly citizens, defined as those aged 65 and above, saw their percentage in the…

“Hello, Beijing” Photography Exhibition In Qatar Showcases Beauty Of Beijing

DOHA, Sept 19 (NNN-QNA) – The “Hello, Beijing” Photography Exhibition, opened here in the Qatari capital, Doha, yesterday, showcases historical and cultural emblems of the Chinese capital, and how the megacity succeeds in becoming a world-renowned tourist destination. Themed “Capital, Ancient Charm, New Look, Humanity, and Ecology,” the exhibition features…