Five People Injured In Explosion In Paris: Media

PARIS, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five people were injured in an explosion, in the French capital of Paris yesterday afternoon. No life-threatening injuries were reported, the news channel BFMTV cited, the local fire brigade as saying. According to the French daily, Le Figaro, a hundred firefighters were dispatched to the…

Storm In Slovenia Causes Damage Exceeding 500 Million Euros: PM

LJUBLJANA, Aug 6 (NNN-STA) – The storm and record rainfall that hit Slovenia on Friday, have affected two-thirds of the country, and the resulting value of damage will probably exceed 500 million euros (551 million U.S. dollars), Slovenian Prime Minister, Robert Golob, said, yesterday. As settlements are flooded, landslides have…

Pakistan Verifies 241.49 Million Population As Top Body Approves 7th Census

ISLAMABAD, Aug 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, yesterday, verified that, its population has reached 241.49 million, after the country’s top body, the Council of Common Interests (CCI) unanimously approved the 7th census conducted earlier this year, said the Prime Minster’s office. The media wing of the Prime Minister’s Office said in…

India’s Third Moon Mission Successfully Inserted Into Lunar Orbit: Space Agency

NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), last night said, the country’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3 was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit. “Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit,” ISRO, in a brief statement posted on social media, said. “A retro-burning at the…

Niger’s Junta Suspends Military Agreements With France, ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Call For Dialogue

ABUJA, Aug 6 (NNN-NAN) – Niger’s junta announced the suspension of various military cooperation agreements with France, while the defence chiefs of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said, dialogue “should be at the forefront.” The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), the governing…

Conflict To Cost Ukraine Nearly 50 Billion USD This Year: PM

KIEV, Aug 6 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukraine’s conflict-related budget expenditures, will reach about 1.8 trillion hryvnia (about 49.2 billion U.S. dollars) this year, the government press service reported, citing Ukrainian Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal. “A hundred percent of taxes paid by businesses and citizens go to support the needs of the…

Two More Palestinians Killed In Clashes With Israeli Settlers, Soldiers In West Bank: Health Ministry

RAMALLAH, Aug 5 (NNN-WAFA) – Two more Palestinians were killed yesterday, during clashes with Israeli settlers and soldiers, in two separate incidents in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Qusai Ma’tan, 19, died after he was shot by Israeli settlers, during clashes in the village of Burqa, north-west…

Eight Killed, Four Injured In Thailand Train Collision With Pickup Truck

BANGKOK, Aug 5 (NNN-TNA) – Eight people were killed and four others injured, after a freight train collided with a pickup truck that was crossing the railway tracks, in eastern Thailand yesterday, authorities said. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) reported that, the accident occurred at around 2:20 a.m. local…

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Aug 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia, last night, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake happened at 18:48 p.m. Jakarta time (1148 GMT), with its epicentre being 117 km south-east of…

Laos, Philippines Agree To Broaden Cooperation

VIENTIANE, Aug 5 (NNN-KPL) – Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saleumxay Kommasith, and Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Enrique Manalo, agreed to work together to enhance ties and broaden cooperation between the two countries. Manalo and his delegation arrived here on Thursday, for an official visit…