12 Killed After Chemical Factory Boiler Explodes In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (NNN-APP) – Twelve people were killed and scores of others injured, this morning, when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in a residential locality in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, police sources said. The blast happened at about 5:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT), in the industrial…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Parts Of Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov 21 (NNN-BSS) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, struck Bangladesh capital Dhaka and parts of the country, this morning. Farzana Sultana, a meteorologist from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, said that, the quake hit at about 10:38 a.m. local time. The meteorologist said, the epicentre was 13 km east of the…

31st ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting Held In Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 21 (NNN-MNA) – The 31st ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting was held in Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw, yesterday, the state-owned daily, The Global New Light of Myanmar reported, today. A total of 187 delegates, including ministers from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, dialogue partners, the ASEAN Secretary-General,…

Japan Recorded 1.5 Billion USD Trade Deficit In October

TOKYO, Nov 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan posted a trade deficit of 231.8 billion yen (about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars) in October, down 53.6 percent from the previous year, as exports grew, partly due to semiconductor shipments, government data showed, today. Total exports increased 3.6 percent from a year earlier to…

Sri Lankan President Vows No Political Protection For Criminals Amid Anti-Drug Drive

COLOMBO, Nov 21 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said yesterday that, his administration is committed to preventing children from falling victim to the drug menace, and will not offer political protection to any criminal or drug trafficker. Speaking at the launch of the Southern Provincial programme of…

Death Toll From Central Vietnam Floods Rises To 43

HANOI, Nov 21 (NNN-VNA) – Torrential rains and flooding in central Vietnam, left 43 people dead and nine others missing, local daily VnExpress reported last night, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority. The floods have damaged 167 houses and inundated more than 52,000 others, while over 13,000 hectares…

New Zealand Sees Ongoing Loss Of Indigenous Land Cover Amid Urban Growth

WELLINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-RNZ) – Indigenous land cover in New Zealand has declined steadily from 1996 to 2023, while urban land continued to expand, Stats NZ reported, yesterday. Since records began in 1996, New Zealand’s indigenous land cover has decreased by 96,522 hectares, an area roughly the size of the…

13 Dead After Bus Fell Into River In Central Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Nov 21 (NNN-AKP) – Thirteen people were killed and 24 others injured, after a bus crashed into a bridge’s rail and plunged into a river, in central Cambodia’s Kampong Thom province, early yesterday, a local police officer said. The fatal accident occurred on a national road in Santuk…

Egypt Uncovers Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Funerary Artefacts

CAIRO, Nov 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, announced yesterday, the discovery of 225 funerary figurines, belonging to King Shoshenq III, and dating back to ancient Egypt’s 22nd Dynasty (945 BC-715 BC). King Shoshenq III is known for his distinctive architectural contributions in Tanis, an ancient city…

Pakistan’s Central Bank Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise By 27 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (NNN-APP) – The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan’s central bank increased by 27 million U.S. dollars, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said, yesterday. During the week ending on Nov 14, the SBP’s reserves rose to 14.55 billion dollars, the bank said in a statement. Net foreign…