98 World Bank-Funded Projects Started In East Afghanistan

MAHMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan, Aug 24 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 98 development projects have started in east Afghanistan’s Kapisa Province, regarding repairing roads and canals and constructing irrigation facilities, state media reported yesterday. According to the state-owned news agency Bakhtar, investment in these projects totalled 144 million Afghanis (about 1.7 million…

Fiji Police Address Drug Issues Among Students

SUVA, Aug 24 (NNN-PINA) – The Fiji Police Force is dealing with the presence of drugs among young children, within school environments, according to Police Spokesperson, Ana Naisoro, yesterday. Naisoro said, more than seven students have been discovered in possession of drugs, like marijuana, this year, reported the Fiji Broadcasting…

Used Coffee Grounds Can Improve Concrete Strength: Aussie Researchers

SYDNEY, Aug 24 (NNN-AAP) – Researchers from Australia’s RMIT University, found that, roasted coffee grounds can be used to produce stronger concrete. A team of researchers from the School of Engineering of RMIT University, has developed a technique to produce concrete 30 percent stronger, by turning waste coffee grounds into…

India’s Mizoram Bridge Collapse Death Toll Rises To 26

NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in the railway bridge collapse incident, in India’s north-eastern state of Mizoram, rose to 26 yesterday, confirmed a police officer, over the phone. The under-construction bridge collapsed, in the Sairang town of Manipur, around 21 km north-west of the state capital,…

Thai King Appoints Srettha Thavisin As New PM

BANGKOK, Aug 24 (NNN-TNA) – Thai King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, appointed Srettha Thavisin as the country’s new prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, Pornpith Phetchareon announced, yesterday. In a nationally televised ceremony held last night, at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters, Pornpith delivered the royal command, stating that Srettha…

DPRK’s Second Attempt For Reconnaissance Satellite Launch Failed

SEOUL, Aug 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – The second attempt for reconnaissance satellite launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) failed today, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The flights of the first and second stages of the rocket were normal, but the launch failed due to an…

India’s Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Landed On The Moon

NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) yesterday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. India became the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon, after the former Soviet Union, the…

Over 1.7 Million Australians Sexually Harassed In 2021-22: Survey

CANBERRA, Aug 23 (NNN-AAP) – More than 1.7 million Australians were sexually harassed in 2021-22, a national survey found. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today published the results of the 2021-22 Personal Safety Survey, revealing an estimated 1.7 million people – 8.7 percent of the population – experienced sexual…

ASEAN Senior Officials Gather In Laos To Discuss Environmental Cooperation, Haze Pollution

VIENTIANE, Aug 23 (NNN-KPL) – Environment officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met in the Lao capital, Vientiane, to discuss a number of environmentally related issues and enhance cooperation in solving transboundary haze pollution. The 18th Meeting of the Committee under the Conference of the Parties to…

17 Workers Killed As Under-Construction Railway Bridge Collapses In India’s Mizoram

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least 17 workers were killed and many others were injured today, after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed, in India’s north-eastern state of Mizoram, officials said.– NNN-PTI