Seven Killed, Five Wounded As Landslides Hit Gold Mine In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Seven gold miners were killed and five others injured, after landslides hit a gold mine in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, rescuers said. Eight people remained missing in the natural disaster, which occured at the Kinande village of Bengkayang district, said Thomas Katihada, senior official of…

Gala On 50th Anniversary Of Normalisation Of China-Japan Diplomatic Ties Held In Japan

TOKYO, Sept 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A gala, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the normalisation of China-Japan diplomatic ties was held on Friday evening, in Tokyo, Japan. Chinese Ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, attended the gala and delivered a speech, expressing his hope for both sides to push the bilateral ties…

Brunei’s 5G Network To Enter Trial Stage

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 18 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei will conduct a fifth generation (5G) mobile network trial, for cellphone subscribers for up to eight weeks. According to a statement from the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) yesterday, AITI, working with Unified National Networks Sdn Bhd (UNN),…

37 More People Killed, 92 Injured In Floods In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 (NNN-APP) – At least 37 more people were killed and 92 others injured, in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in Pakistan, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. According to a report released by the NDMA on Friday evening, 16 children and seven women were among…

Cholera Outbreak In Syria Still Under Control: Health Minister

DAMASCUS, Sept 18 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s Health Minister, said yesterday that, the cholera outbreak in northern Syria is still under control. Hasan Al-Ghabbash made the remarks, during his meeting with UN representatives and other NGOs in Syria, saying that, due to preemptive measures, the situation is still under control. Al-Ghabbash…

Palestinian PM Says Israel Defies Peace Agreements, Disrespects Int’l Law

RAMALLAH, Sept 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday, accused Israel of defying all the signed peace agreements and disregarding international law. He made the remarks during the annual grape festival, held in the West Bank city of Hebron, urging the Israeli government to stop all its violations…

Suez Canal To Raise Transit Fees In 2023

CAIRO, Sept 18 (NNN-MENA) – The Suez Canal’s transit tolls will increase by 15 percent for all types of vessels, and 10 percent for dry bulk and cruise ships, starting next year, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced in a statement yesterday. The authority said, rising energy prices, freight rates,…

Feature: Egyptian Volunteers Mark World Clean-up Day By Removing Nile River Plastic Waste

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Sept 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A group of volunteers took a boat on the Nile, equipped with life jackets, rubber gloves and fishing nets with long handles, to pick up floating bottles and other plastic waste, in an awareness campaign to mark World Clean-up Day. Around 60…

Dementia Cases To Rise To Over 7,000 By 2050 In Brunei: Minister

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 18 (NNN-ANN) – According to findings from the Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease study in 2019, Brunei has 1,574 cases of dementia, with the figure expected to rise to 7,317 by 2050, Health Minister, Haji Mohd Isham said. Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of…

Five Syrian Soldiers Killed In Israeli Missile Attack

DAMASCUS, Sept 17 (NNN-SANA) – Five soldiers were killed, by a fresh Israeli missile attack, on the international airport of the capital, Damascus, and military sites south of the capital, after midnight last night, the Syrian military said. The Syrian air defences, it said, were triggered by the attacks, shooting…