Car Crash Near Tokyo Kills Driver, Injures Nine Kindergartners

TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-NHK) – A van carrying kindergartners, today, crashed into a residential property in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, killing the driver and lightly injuring nine children, local media reported. The vehicle crossed into the opposite lane and crashed into a wall around a house, at around 8:50 a.m.…

Fire Breaks Out At Building In Tokyo’s Haneda Airport

TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-NHK) – A fire broke out in a building, on the grounds of Haneda airport in Tokyo, this morning, but there are no delays or suspensions of flights due to the fire, local media reported. An emergency call was made shortly after 9:00 a.m. local time that,…

Bangladesh Records Highest Daily Spike Of 845 Dengue Cases

DHAKA, Sept 29 (NNN-BSS) – A total of 845 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh, in the past 24 hours, the highest number in a single day, so far this year, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health. Also in the same…

Fiji-China Relationship At Unprecedented Level: Fijian Acting PM

SUVA, Sept 29 (NNN-FBC) – Biman Prasad, Fiji’s acting prime minister and minister for finance, strategic planning, national development, and statistics, reaffirmed Fiji’s strong and enduring ties with China, as the two nations celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations and the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic…

Chinese FM Holds Talks With DPRK FM

BEIJING, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, held talks with the Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Choe Son Hui, in Beijing yesterday, noting that, maintaining, consolidating and developing bilateral relations has always been a steadfast strategic guideline of the Communist Party of…

Osaka Expo’s Total Visitor Number Exceeds Break-Even Point

TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-NHK) – The cumulative number of visitors to the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka City, western Japan, has exceeded 22 million, which is regarded as the break-even point, its organiser said, yesterday. Preliminary data shows that about 22,000,500 people visited the Osaka Expo as of Saturday, since…

Agricultural Damage From Recent Storms In Philippines Nears 24 Million USD

MANILA, Sept 29 (NNN-PNA) – Tropical storm Mitag, and super typhoon Ragasa, which battered the Philippines this month, have caused an estimated 1.38 billion pesos (around 24 million U.S. dollars) in damage and losses, to the country’s agricultural sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said, yesterday. The figure reflects the…

Iran’s Top Security Official Meets Hezbollah Leader, Vows Support

BEIRUT, Sept 29 (NNN-NNA) – Iran stands ready to support Lebanon at all levels, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said here yesterday, in a meeting with Hezbollah leader, Naim Qassem. “Iran is present in all forms of support for Lebanon and its resistance,” Larijani was quoted…

Yemeni Forces Attack Al-Qaeda Strongholds In Southern Province

ADEN, Yemen, Sept 29 (NNN-SABA) – Yemeni pro-government forces, launched a large-scale operation yesterday, against hideouts of al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch, in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said. Joint units of pro-government forces targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) strongholds, in the Mudiyah district, the official, who…

Car-Ramming Attack Killed Israeli Soldier In West Bank: Sources

RAMALLAH, Sept 29 (NNN-MA’AN) – An Israeli soldier was killed, in a car-ramming attack, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilya, yesterday, and Israeli troops killed the Palestinian suspect, according to Palestinian and Israeli statements. The Israeli army said in a statement yesterday that, “a report was received regarding…