Seven Afghan Children Injured As Toy-Like Device Exploded

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Oct 30 (NNN-ANA) – Seven children sustained injury, as a toy-like explosive device went off, in Nahrin district of the northern Baghlan province on Friday, said Mohammad Anwar, a doctor in a local hospital, yesterday. The children were playing with a toy-like device in Nawabad village of the…

Australian Treasurer Unable To Say When Power Prices Peak

CANBERRA, Oct 30 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Treasurer, said today that, he could not say with certainty, when the power prices would start to fall. With the government facing pressure to offer cost of living relief, Jim Chalmers said, he would not “put a date” on when Australians could expect power…

Border Guards Confiscated Smuggled Weapons In Western Iran

TEHRAN, Oct 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian border guards confiscated a batch of smuggled weapons, while smugglers were trying to move them into the country through the western border, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported yesterday. Citing Iranian Border Guards Commander, Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, the report said, the country’s security forces,…

Singapore Reported 4,631 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 4,631 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 2,096,520. Of the new cases, 550 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 4,081 through ART (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among the…

Fiji To Hold General Elections In Dec

SUVA, Oct 30 (NNN-PIN) – The South Pacific island nation of Fiji, will hold its general elections on Dec 14, the government said. While confirming the date for the polls, the Fijian government said, on its Facebook page that, Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, advised President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, this morning,…

Yangon Zoo’s Oldest Asian Elephant Mo Mo Celebrated 69th Birthday

YANGON, Oct 30 (NNN-MNA) – Mo Mo, an Asian elephant, which is the oldest at the Yangon Zoological Garden in Myanmar, celebrated her 69th birthday yesterday. As children and other spectators sang to mark her birthday, the Yangon zoo’s oldest animal, Mo Mo, chomped on an assortment of fruits and…

Iranian Police Bust Fraud Gang For Study Abroad Scams

TEHRAN, Oct 30 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian police announced yesterday, they have arrested key members of a gang, who had swindled millions of dollars from people, on the pretext of sending them to study in foreign universities. In an intelligence operation, Iranian police identified and arrested the swindlers, who used…

Tanker Explosion In Baghdad Killed Eight, Injured 18

BAGHDAD, Oct 30 (NNN-NINA) – A tanker truck explosion in north-eastern Baghdad, yesterday, killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, Iraqi security sources, said. The moving truck, carrying liquefied petroleum gas, exploded, after a road accident with a car, in the al-Binouk neighbourhood, damaging several nearby civilian cars…

Japanese Welcome 50th Anniversary Of China’s Giant Pandas’ Arrival

TOKYO, Oct 30 (NNN-NHK) – To mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Chinese giant pandas in Japan, Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo recently set up a “Giant Panda Post Office.” Early Friday morning, visitors came to the post office of the zoo, to buy limited edition of giant panda…

Food Security, Palestinian Issue To Top Agenda Of Arab League Summit In Algeria

ALGIERS, Oct 30 (NNN-APS) – The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, said here yesterday that, food security and the Palestinian issue, will be on the top agenda of the Arab League Summit due on Nov 1 and 2. In his opening remarks, at the proceedings of the foreign…