Over One Million Stranded As Floods Ravage Parts Of SE Bangladesh

DHAKA, Aug 11 (NNN-BSS) – The floods in parts of south-west Bangladesh, due to the onrush of upstream waters, coupled with heavy downpours, have affected over one million people and displaced tens of thousands. According to the country’s National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC), under the Ministry of Disaster Management…

Iran, South Africa Held Joint Economic Commission Meeting After Three-Year Hiatus

TEHRAN, Aug 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and South Africa, yesterday convened the 15th session of the Joint Commission of Economic Cooperation, in South Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria, after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and South Africa’s Minister of International…

Palestinian President, Hamas Chief Discussed Internal Reconciliation

RAMALLAH, Aug 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and Politburo Chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Ismail Haniyeh, yesterday discussed ending the internal split and proceeding with internal reconciliation. In a phone conversation, they discussed the follow-up to the outcome of a meeting held in Egypt at the…

Over 18,000 Evacuated In Myanmar After Rivers Swell Above Danger Mark

YANGON, Aug 11 (NNN-MNA) – Over 18,000 people have been relocated to shelters in southern Myanmar’s Kayin State, due to rising river levels, surpassing the danger mark, the state-run television channel, MRTV, reported. “We are establishing additional shelters, in response to flooding across six townships in Kayin State,” the TV…

One Dead, One Missing After Typhoon Khanun Cut Through S. Korea

SEOUL, Aug 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – One man was killed and another went missing, after this year’s typhoon Khanun cut through South Korea, the authorities said today. The typhoon, the sixth, hit land on the country’s south-eastern coast yesterday morning, bringing heavy rains and strong winds across the country, according to…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Jolted Japan’s Aomori: JMA

TOKYO, Aug 11 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9, struck parts of Japan’s Aomori prefecture, in the northern part of Japan’s main island of Honshu, the country’s weather agency said, today. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 09:14 a.m. local time…

New Zealand’s Annual Food Prices Up 9.6 Percent

WELLINGTON, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s annual food prices were 9.6 percent higher in Jul, 2023, than in Jul, 2022, according to the statistics department, Stats NZ, today. “While overall food inflation has slowed, it is comparable to the increases we saw in 2008 and 2011,” said Stats NZ…

Temperature Hits 40 Degrees Celsius In Central Japan

TOKYO, Aug 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said yesterday that, the mercury reached 40 degrees Celsius in a central Japan city, as scorching heat continues to grip the Japanese archipelago. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that, yesterday’s high was 40 degrees in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the…

5.6-Magnitude Quake Hit Central New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.6, jolted 75 km north of French Pass, central New Zealand, at 11:53 am local time today, according to GeoNet. Residents in Wellington and other central New Zealand regions felt the shake, which was depicted as a “light earthquake”…

Chinese NETA Electric Car Introduced In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Aug 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, Hozon Auto, officially introduced NETA in Indonesia yesterday, at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2023. NETA opened for pre-order during the GIIAS event, and planned to start selling products in Indonesia from the fourth quarter of this year,…