Singapore Teachers Among Most Active Users Of AI In Education: Survey

SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore teachers have emerged as some of the world’s most active users of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, with 75 percent reporting that they use AI to teach or support student learning, according to a cross-country survey released today. By comparison, the global average was…

Cambodia Earns 3.88 Billion USD From Exports Of Agricultural Products In First Nine Months

PHNOM PENH, Oct 7 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 11.13 million tonnes of agricultural products in the first nine months of this year, up 30.4 percent from 8.53 million tonnes over the same period last year, said a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries report, today. The country made a total…

Vietnam Targets GDP Per Capita Of 8,500 USD By 2030

HANOI, Oct 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam aims to raise its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita to about 8,500 U.S. dollars by 2030, according to the adjusted National Master Plan, local daily Nhan Dan reported, today. Under the adjusted plan, the service sector is expected to contribute over 50 percent…

Authorities Probe Collapsed Bridge In Northern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 7 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways, has sent a team to conduct a thorough assessment of a bridge in Cagayan province, in the northern Philippines, that collapsed yesterday. Preliminary findings reveal that, three loaded trucks, each with an estimated weight of 50 tonnes,…

Australian-Led Study Shows Bacteria Can Survive Space Launch, Re-Entry

MELBOURNE, Oct 7 (NNN-AAP) – An Australian-led rocket test, shows bacteria, crucial for human health, can survive the extreme forces of space launch and re-entry, offering hope for future Mars missions. Space agencies are planning to send crews to Mars within decades, but sustaining life on the red planet would…

Death Toll Rises To 60 In Indonesia’s School Building Collapse

JAKARTA, Oct 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from the collapse of a building of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, has risen to 60, after search and rescue teams recovered 11 more bodies yesterday, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). The victims…

Syrian Gov’t Forces Clash With Kurdish SDF In Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Oct 7 (NNN-SANA) – One Syrian security personnel was killed yesterday, when fighting erupted in two Kurdish-held neighbourhoods of Aleppo, raising tensions between Syria’s transitional authorities and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Britain-based war monitor, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, heavy and medium weapons were used…

Syria’s Transitional Authorities Announced Final Results Of Parliamentary Elections

DAMASCUS, Oct 7 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s transitional authorities announced here yesterday, the final results of the country’s first parliamentary elections, since the fall of former President, Bashar al-Assad in Dec last year, describing the process as transparent and inclusive despite challenges. Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for…

Iran Always Supports Initiatives Ensuring End To “Ethnic Cleansing” In Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct 7 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said that, the country has always supported any initiative that guarantees an end to “the ethnic cleansing and inhumane war crimes” in Gaza, and paves the way for the Palestinians to exercise their right to self-determination. The ministry made the remarks in…

Sri Lankan Police Arrest 76,000 Suspects With Outstanding Warrants In Nine Months

COLOMBO, Oct 6 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan police have arrested 76,000 individuals, who failed to comply with warrants issued against them between Jan 1 and the end of September, local media reported, today. Police spokesperson, F. U. Wootler, was quoted by local media as saying that, the arrests were made…