10 Students Dead, One Missing After Boat Capsized In Cambodia: Police

PHNOM PENH, Oct 15 (NNN-AKP) – Ten students were confirmed dead and one was missing, after a motorised boat accident, on the Mekong River, in southern Cambodia’s Kandal province, a senior police official said, yesterday. The accident occurred Thursday evening, at around 7:00 p.m. local time, when the boat, with…

Another Palestinian Killed In Fire Exchange With Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Sources

RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Another Palestinian was killed last night, in an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Palestinian media and eyewitnesses said that, Israeli soldiers killed the Palestinian man near the village of Al-Jalazon, after…

Türkiye, Qatar Reached Agreements To Promote Bilateral Ties

ISTANBUL, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Türkiye and Qatar signed 11 new agreements, during the eighth meeting of their Supreme Strategic Committee in Istanbul yesterday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, co-chaired the meeting, where high-level officials held…

Three Killed, Four Injured In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed and four others injured last night, after a bomb blast hit a vehicle, in the Mastung district of Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, a local official said. Deputy Commissioner of Mastung district, Sultan Bugti, told the media that, a roadside…

Two Top-Tier Japanese Universities Agree To Merge

TOKYO, Oct 15 (NNN-NHK) – Two top-tier national universities in Japan, said yesterday that, they will merge into a new national university by the end of fiscal 2024, in order to enhance their global competitiveness in the field of science. The Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Tokyo Medical and…

Smuggled Medicines Killed 10 Children In Yemen’s Hospital

SANAA, Oct 15 (NNN-YPA) – Ten children with leukemia died, after receiving smuggled medicines in a public hospital in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported yesterday, citing a statement by the Houthi-controlled health authorities. Meanwhile, nine other children are in critical condition, after receiving the same smuggled medicines, said…

Evacuation Orders Issued As Riverine Flooding Hit Aussie State Of Victoria

SYDNEY, Oct 14 (NNN-AAP) – Residents of multiple communities, in the Australian state of Victoria, received evacuation warnings today, due to flood emergencies. Currently, there are more than 90 warnings issued across the state, including over 10 evacuation orders. Residents in some regions along rivers or creeks, are warned to…

Bomb Threat Received For Delhi-Bound Flight Found To Be Hoax

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (NNN-PTI) – Security agencies at New Delhi’s international airport went into a tizzy, in the wee hours of today, as a threat was received regarding a bomb kept inside an incoming flight from Moscow. Later, the threat was found to be a hoax. “The threat was…

Malaysia’s Natural Rubber Production Fell 3.8 Percent In Aug

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s natural rubber production decreased by 3.8 percent to 36,411 tonnes in Aug, from 37,843 tonnes in Jul, official data showed today. The year-on-year comparison also showed that, the production of natural rubber fell 15.2 percent, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said, in…

S.Korea’s Employment Grew By 707,000 On-Year In Sept

SEOUL, Oct 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – The number of employed people in South Korea grew 707,000 in Sept from a year earlier, statistical office data showed, today. The year-on-year employment growth has been on the decline for the fourth successive month, falling from 935,000 in May to 841,000 in June, 826,000…