New Zealand Imposes Emergency Fishing Ban To Protect Endangered Yellow-Eyed Penguins

WELLINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand has imposed an emergency ban on set net fishing, around Otago Peninsula, to protect the endangered yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho. Oceans and Fisheries Minister, Shane Jones, announced yesterday, a three-month closure, starting immediately, while officials prepared a public consultation on permanent measures to…

Arab-Islamic Summit Condemns Israeli Attack On Qatar, Vows Full Solidarity

DOHA, Sept 16 (NNN-QNA) – An emergency Arab-Islamic summit held in Doha yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s recent attack on Qatar, and declared full solidarity with the Gulf state. In its final communique, the summit, chaired by Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, described the Israeli strike on a…

Maldivian Students Receive Over 69 Million USD In Higher Education Support Since 2024

MALÉ, Sept 15 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives’ Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development, has disbursed more than 69 million U.S. dollars in loans and scholarships, to students pursuing higher education since 2024. In a post on social media yesterday, the ministry said, from 2024 to Sept 11, 2025,…

Afghan Gov’t Initiates Tooti Maidan Gas Exploration In Jawzjan Province

KABUL, Sept 15 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan authorities have officially commenced exploration and extraction operations, at Tooti Maidan gas fields, in the northern Jawzjan province, yesterday. The gas fields were being developed in partnership with an Uzbek company, under a previously signed contract for exploration and extraction. The project has aligned…

Eight Killed In Tour Bus Accident In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Eight people were killed and several others injured, when a tour bus crashed into road dividers and a fence, in Indonesia’s East Java province, yesterday. The bus, carrying about 50 passengers, and returning from Mount Bromo, suffered a brake failure, while descending a road in…

Seven Dead In West India Road Mishap

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people, belonging to the same family, died in India’s western state of Rajasthan, when their car fell into a deep drain, confirmed a local police over the phone, yesterday. The accident occurred late on Saturday night, in the state’s capital city…

Elderly Account For Record 29.4 Percent Of Japan’s Population

TOKYO, Sept 15 (NNN-NHK) – Seniors aged 65 and older, are estimated to make up 29.4 percent of Japan’s total population, the highest proportion on record, official data showed, yesterday. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, estimated the elderly population at 36.19 million, as of today, the country’s Respect-for-the-Aged…

BRI Exhibition Held In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 15 (NNN-BSS) – The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2025, was held in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, from Sept 12 to Sept 13. During the event, government officials, experts, scholars, and business representatives from both China and Bangladesh, spoke highly of the achievements of the…

Millions Of Australian Homes At Risk From Rising Sea Levels: Gov’t Report

CANBERRA, Sept 15 (NNN-AAP) – Millions of Australian homes will be at risk from rising sea levels, and heat-related deaths will more than double, if global warming exceeds three degrees Celsius, according to a government report, released today. Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA), which was released today, by…

Airport Staff Arrested Over Alleged Gold Smuggling At Sri Lankan Airport

COLOMBO, Sept 15 (NNN-LNW) – A staff member of Airport and Aviation Services of Sri Lanka (AASL) was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport, for attempting to smuggle around six kg of gold, worth more than 210 million Sri Lankan rupees (about 700,000 U.S. dollars), Sri Lanka Customs said, yesterday. The…