Eight Killed, 32 Injured In South Pakistan’s Road Accident

ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (NNN-APP) – Eight people were killed and 32 others were injured, when a passenger coaster turned turtle, in Pakistan’s south Sindh province yesterday, local reports said. The incident happened, when the vehicle’s driver lost control over it, while negotiating a sharp bend, shortly before reaching the toll…

One Killed, 10 Injured As Building Collapsed In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (NNN-APP) – At least one person was killed and 10 others injured, after a building collapsed late Monday night, in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, rescue workers told media yesterday. According to the reports, an under-construction four-story building collapsed, in the Sarjani town area of the…

Highly Toxic, Radioactive Waste Moved From Japan’s Fukushima To Hokkaido Amid Protests

TOKYO, Aug 16 (NNN-NHK) – The chemical waste, that is extremely high in carcinogens and stored near Japan’s disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, was transported today, to a city in Hokkaido, among protests from local residents. The toxic and radioactive waste, mostly condensers and lighting ballasts, contain high concentrations of…

Fiji Expected To Receive At Least 500,000 Visitors In 2022

SUVA, Aug 16 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji is expected to receive at least 500,000 foreign tourists this year, said a Fijian official today. The figures on tourism are looking comfortable, and half a million tourists are expected to visit the island nation this year, Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Tourism, Shaheen Ali,…

S.Korea To Supply 2.7 Million New Homes For Next Five Years

SEOUL, Aug 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea will supply 2.7 million new homes for the next five years, in a bid to stabilise the real estate market, the land ministry said, today. A total of 2.7 million new homes will be supplied across the country, from 2023 and 2027, by…

Brunei Recorded Daily Average Of 420 COVID-19 Cases In Past Week

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 16 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei logged a daily average of 420 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, the country’s Health Ministry said, yesterday. According to the ministry’s weekly briefing, 62,348 antigen rapid test (ART) results were uploaded to the government platform within one week, with 4.7…

Over 100,000 Ecstasy Pills Confiscated In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Aug 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police confiscated 101,355 ecstasy pills, smuggled from Malaysia to Indonesia’s Riau province, via a small port, and arrested two suspects. The West Jakarta Police Chief, Senior Commissioner Pasma Royce, said yesterday that, the ecstasy pills entered Riau in early Aug, based on information from…

Syria, Lebanon Discussed Plan To Send 15,000 Refugees Back Home Per Month

DAMASCUS/BEIRUT, Aug 16 (NNN-SANA/NNA) – Syrian and Lebanese officials, met in the Syrian capital, Damascus yesterday, to discuss ways to facilitate the monthly return of 15,000 Syrian refugees. Syrian Minister of Local Administration and Environment, Hussein Makhlouf, held a meeting with visiting Lebanese Minister of the Displaced, Issam Charafeddine, during…

Hamas Dismissed Israeli Statement On Unveiling New Tunnel

GAZA, Aug 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Israel claims that it has discovered a tunnel underneath the border between the regime and the Gaza Strip, which Hamas has dismissed as nothing more than an attempt by the Israelis to cover up their “crimes.” “The occupation (regime) is marketing fake achievements and victories,…

Six Killed, 15 Injured In Road Accident In Western Algeria

ALGIERS, Aug 16 (NNN-APS) – Six people were killed and 15 others injured, yesterday, in a road accident in Western Algeria, said a statement of the Algerian civil protection authority. The accident occurred when a bus collided with a trailer truck, in the western province of Tindouf, it said. The…