Two Dead After Being Struck By Car While Assisting Injured Kangaroo On Melbourne Freeway

SYDNEY, Sept 5 (NNN-AAP) – Two women died, after being struck by a car on a freeway, in Melbourne’s north, last night, while trying to assist an injured animal. Emergency services were called to reports that, two women had been hit by a car on the freeway, in Craigieburn, 25…

Malaysia’s National Carmaker Proton Launches Country’s First EV Factory

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s national carmaker, Proton, launched its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in Perak state, marking a new milestone in the country’s industrial journey. This reflects close cooperation between Malaysia and China, through Proton and its strategic partner, Geely, thus driving the country’s automotive…

At Least 15 Killed In Sri Lanka Bus Accident

COLOMBO, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 15 people have died from a bus accident, that took place last night, along the Ella-Wellawaya road, in Sri Lanka’s Uva province, said police. Around 16 were injured and hospitalised, according to police. A spokesperson for a local hospital said, some of them…

217 Killed, 482 Injured In 605 Terror Incidents In NW Pakistan So Far This Year

ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (NNN-APP) – At least 217 people have been killed and 482 others injured, in 605 terrorist incidents reported in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, during the first eight months of the year, a report by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), said yesterday. According to the report, the attacks…

Arab Ministerial Committee Rejects “Israel’s Measures To Isolate Jerusalem”

CAIRO, Sept 5 (NNN-MENA) – An Arab ministerial committee here, yesterday, rejected “the Israeli measures to isolate Jerusalem,” stressing that, “Israel has no sovereignty over Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites.” The committee, in charge of international action to confront illegal Israeli policies and measures in Jerusalem, issued…

Gaza City Has Become “City Of Fear, Flight And Funerals”: UN Official

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Gaza City, the last refuge for families in the northern Gaza Strip, is fast becoming a place where childhood cannot survive, Tess Ingram, UNICEF Communication Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, said, yesterday. “It is a city of fear, flight…

Afghanistan Rocked By 5.6-Magnitude Earthquake After Sunday Quake Killed Over 2,200

KABUL, Sept 5 (NNN-BNA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan yesterday, centered 14 km east of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, at 1656 GMT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre, at a depth of 10 km, was located at 34.72 degrees north latitude, and 70.79…

Azerbaijan starts building massive battery storage systems

BAKU, Sept 5 (NNN-TNA) – Azerbaijan launched the construction of large battery energy storage systems, to boost the growth of renewable energy, the state energy company, AzerEnerji, said yesterday. The systems are the largest in the Commonwealth of Independent States, of which Azerbaijan is a member, and are being installed…

4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province

KABUL, Sept 4 (NNN-BNA) – A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted 13 km ENE of Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The epicentre, located at a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 34.46 degrees north latitude and…

Vietnam’s Rice Export Turnover Tops Three Billion USD

HANOI, Sept 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam exported nearly 5.9 million tonnes of rice, worth more than three billion U.S. dollars, from the beginning of this year to Aug 15, it was reported yesterday, citing the Vietnam Food Association. The export volume rose 2.88 percent, year on year, while the export…