Driver Critically Injured By Falling Tree Amid Severe Storm In Eastern Australia

SYDNEY, Jul 2 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been hospitalised with critical injuries, and hundreds of properties have been flooded, amid heavy rain and destructive winds on Australia’s east coast. A severe storm system crossed the coast yesterday, triggering widespread emergency warnings in the state of New South Wales (NSW),…

Beijing Launched First China-Europe Freight Train To Cross Caspian Sea

BEIJING, Jul 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – A China-Europe freight train departed from Beijing on Monday, marking the launch of the capital’s first cross-Caspian Sea multimodal freight service. The train, loaded with 104 TEUs carrying over 2,300 tonnes of export goods, such as auto parts, machinery and books, is bound for Baku,…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Strike On Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport

ADEN, Jul 2 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, claimed responsibility for launching a ballistic missile, targeting Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel. In a televised statement, broadcast by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the Houthis military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said, they had “carried out a special military operation targeting Ben Gurion…

Barge Capsized In Gulf Of Suez: Egyptian Ministry

CAIRO, Jul 2 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, confirmed yesterday that, the offshore barge “Adam Marine 12,” owned by the Offshore Shukheir Oil Company, capsized earlier in the day, in the Gulf of Suez. In a statement, the ministry said, it is closely monitoring the…

Tax Operations Declared As “Essential Services” In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jul 2 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has declared tax operations as “essential services,” in a bid to better safeguard local and foreign trade and commerce. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Labour and Employment, issued a gazette notification in this regard, yesterday. According to the notification, tax operations are declared…

Two More Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Army In West Bank: Palestinian Sources

RAMALLAH, Jul 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Two more Palestinians, including a teenager, were murdered by the Zionist army, and 45 others arrested, in the West Bank, yesterday, Palestinian sources said. Amjad Abu Awad, 15, was murdered by Israeli army fire, in the city of Ramallah, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health.…

Explainer: Why Was Thai PM Paetongtarn Suspended From Duty?

BANGKOK, Jul 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court, yesterday, suspended Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, from duty, pending a ruling on whether she violated the constitution, a decision that has plunged Thai politics into uncertainty. Here’s what we know about the court decision: The Constitutional Court’s decision was based on a…

Melbourne Childcare Worker Charged With Child Abuse Offenses

SYDNEY, Jul 1 (NNN-AAP) – More than 1,000 children have been asked to undergo testing for infectious diseases, after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with child sex offenses. Police in the state of Victoria said today that, Joshua Brown, 26, was arrested in May, and charged with over 70…

Man In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Tokyo Building

TOKYO, Jul 1 (NNN-NHK) – A man was left in critical condition, after being stabbed at a law office, inside a high-rise building, in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district today, local media reported. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the incident occurred around 11:50 a.m. local time, at a law office…

S. Korea’s Top Prosecutor Offers To Resign

SEOUL, Jul 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s top prosecutor, has offered to resign, about nine months after he took office in Sept last year, multiple media outlets said today. Prosecutor General, Shim Woo-jung, tendered his resignation yesterday, and his retirement ceremony will be held tomorrow. President Lee Jae-myung, who was…