Kazakh, Russian Energy Companies Launch Major Oil And Gas Project

ALMATY, Oct 15 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KazMunayGas (KMG), and Russian energy corporation, Lukoil, begun implementing the Kalamkas-Sea and Khazar Fields joint development project on the Caspian Shelf, it was reported yesterday, citing Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. According to KMG, the combined estimated recoverable reserves of…

Zionist Israel Vows To Intensify Pressure On Hamas Over Return Of Missing Bodies; Meanwhile Killing Seven More Palestinians In Gaza

JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Zionist Israeli regime official, said yesterday, the regime will “intensify” pressure on Hamas, until they release the remaining bodies of deceased hostages still held in Gaza. The Israeli regime and Hamas traded accusations of violating the ceasefire agreement, now in its fifth day,…

Police Foiled Drug Smuggling, Arrested Three In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 15 (NNN-BNA) – Police, in the drive against illegal drugs, arrested three drug smugglers, and discovered hashish from their possessions in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province yesterday, a news release of the provincial police office said. Three drug smugglers were going to traffic 700 grams of hashish, from the…

WHO Issues Alert About Contaminated Indian Cough Syrups

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), has issued an alert about three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, urging health authorities around the world, to report any detection of these medicines in their countries, to the global health body. According to the alert on Monday,…

Sri Lankan Health Minister Elected Chair Of WHO’s 78th South-East Asia Regional Committee Session

COLOMBO, Oct 14 (NNN-LNW) – The 78th session of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO), Regional Committee for South-East Asia began in Colombo yesterday, with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Nalinda Jayatissa, elected as chairman for a one-year term. In a press release, Jayatissa said, the three-day session, which will conclude…

Over 17,000 Sri Lankan Children Found Living In Vulnerable Conditions: Minister

COLOMBO, Oct 14 (NNN-LNW) – More than 17,000 children in Sri Lanka are living in vulnerable conditions, Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, told the media, yesterday. The minister said, the figure was revealed through data collected in a recent study conducted by the Sri Lankan police.…

Mongolia Issues Warning Over Blizzards

ULAN BATOR, Oct 14 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring, yesterday issued a warning of blizzards and strong winds. The blizzards are expected to hit western, central and northern provinces of the country, over the next three days, which could result in poor road visibility and…

UAE Tech Exhibition Spotlights AI, Frontier Technologies

DUBAI, Oct 14 (NNN-WAM) – The 45th edition of GITEX Global, one of the world’s most influential technology and artificial intelligence exhibitions, kicked off in Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday, drawing over 6,800 tech companies and 2,000 startups from around 180 countries. Participants across fields such as artificial intelligence, the…

Vietnam Warns Of Dengue Fever Outbreaks After Heavy Rains, Flooding

HANOI, Oct 14 (NNN-VNA) – Recent heavy rains and flooding in northern Vietnam, have increased the risk of dengue fever outbreaks, health experts, said, yesterday. Last month alone, the country recorded 21,152 cases of dengue fever, and six related deaths, according to the report. Since the beginning of this year,…

Policeman Wounded In Explosive Device Blast In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (NNN-PTI) – A policeman was wounded, when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED), believed to be planted by Naxals, went off yesterday, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The explosion took place in the forest area of Kandlaparti village of Bijapur district, about…