Laos To Release Over 65 Million Fingerlings This Year To Support Biodiversity

VIENTIANE, Jul 7 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government plans to release more than 65 million fish fingerlings and other aquatic species into rivers across Laos this year, as part of its efforts to conserve biodiversity and support sustainable ecosystems. The plan is a part of celebrating the Lao National Aquatic…

Israel Launches Airstrikes On Eastern, Southern Lebanon

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Jul 7 (NNN-MA’AN/NNA) – Israel renewed its attack on eastern and southern Lebanon last night, striking what the Zionist Israeli military described as Hezbollah sites. In a statement, the military said, “several” military sites belonging to Hezbollah were struck, including strategic weapons production and storage sites, and a rocket…

Houthis Vow Continued Attacks On Israel

SANAA, Jul 7 (NNN-YPA) – Houthis, yesterday, reaffirmed their support for the Palestinian people, and their hostility towards Israel and the United States. Speaking on the occasion of Ashura, Houthi leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said, the Houthis will “spare no effort in confronting the enemy with our brothers in the…

Apartment Complex Fire Killed Eight In Vietnam’s Southern City

HANOI, Jul 7 (NNN-VNA) – Eight people, including six adults and two children, were killed in a fire late last night, at a residential complex in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City. The fire broke out at around 10.00 p.m. local time, at a ground-floor unit of an apartment complex…

Vietnam Welcome Nearly 10.7 Million Int’l Visitors In H1

HANOI, Jul 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam attracted nearly 10.7 million international visitors, in the first half of this year, up 20.7 percent year-on-year, it was reported yesterday, citing data from the National Statistic Office of Vietnam. The number of foreign arrivals in June alone reached nearly 1.5 million, up 17…

Israel Launches Strikes On Red Sea Ports In Yemen

JERUSALEM/SANAA, Jul 7 (NNN-MA’AN/SABA) – The Israeli regime launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s Red Sea ports in western Hodeidah Province, late last night. The strikes came minutes after the Israeli military issued an urgent evacuation warning, on social media platform X. Witnesses reported explosions in several locations along…

BRICS Grouping Opportunity To Create Fairer World Order: Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The BRICS grouping, which emerged as a strong and principled force, represents an opportunity to shape a more balanced and just international order, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said. Legacy international organisations need to be reformed, to reflect the changing global realities, and to…

Update: 72 Dead, 130 Injured In Rain-Related Accidents Across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 7 (NNN-APP) – Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods, have claimed at least 72 lives and injured 130 others across Pakistan, since Jun 26, the disaster management authority, said, yesterday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), confirmed six additional deaths and three injuries, from rain-related accidents over the…

Heatstroke Alert Issued For 19 Prefectures As Scorching Heat Grips Japan

TOKYO, Jul 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency, yesterday, issued heatstroke alerts in 19 prefectures, including this season’s first for central Tokyo and Kanagawa, as dangerously high temperatures gripped much of the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), said, a high-pressure system is likely to cover western Japan and elsewhere,…

S. Korea’s Special Counsel Seeks Warrant To Detain Ex-President Yoon

SEOUL, Jul 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s special counsel, investigating former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived martial law imposition, sought a warrant to detain the ousted president, the special counsel team’s spokesperson said, yesterday. Cho Eun-suk, independent counsel, leading the investigation into Yoon’s insurrection and other charges, requested the warrant issuance…