Netanyahu Formally Indicted In Court Over Corruption Charges

JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (NNN-MA’AN) – Criminal indictment, charging Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu with corruption, was filed in the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday, the Attorney-General’s office said. The office of Attorney-General Avihai Mandelblit, said that, the indictment charges Netanyahu with three separate cases of corruption. The charges include bribery,…

Zoo Animals Starve To Death In War-Torn Yemen

SANAA, Jan 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Animals are starving in a national zoo in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa. The country’s civil war caused the collapse of local currency and escalation of food prices, making it hard to get food and medical care for animals in the zoo. “Four lions have died…

Indonesia’s Sinar Mars Group Donates 14.4 Million USD To Aid China Coronavirus Control

SHANGHAI, Jan 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – APP (China), a subsidiary of Indonesia-based Sinar Mars Group, donated 100 million yuan (14.4 million U.S. dollars) on Monday, to help curb the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), in China. The funds were transferred to the Overseas Chinese Charity Foundation of…

House Fires Claim 16 Lives In Mongolia So Far This Year

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Jan 28 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – More than 400 cases of house fires have been recorded across Mongolia since the beginning of Jan, claiming 16 lives, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said today (Tuesday). “A total of 413 house fires have occurred across the country, since…

Cambodia Confirms First Case Of Novel Coronavirus: Health Minister

PHNOM PENH, Jan 28 (NNN-AKP) – A Chinese man from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, was confirmed as the first person in Cambodia, infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Cambodian Health Minister, Mam Bunheng announced, at a press conference. He said, the Chinese man, 60, was tested positive for…

New Zealand PM Announces General Election Date

WELLINGTON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The 2020 General Election will be held on Sept 19, New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said today (Tuesday). “I will be asking New Zealanders to continue to support my leadership and the current direction of the government, which is grounded in stability, a strong…

Nuclear Plant Operator In Western Japan Apologises For Series Of Mishaps

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – The president of a utility company that operates a nuclear power plant in western Japan, apologised for a string of serious mishaps at the plant, including a control rod being mistakenly removed from a reactor. Keisuke Nagai, president of Shikoku Electric Power Company, offered his…

5.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, struck Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the weather agency said today (Tuesday). According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which occurred at 10:36 a.m. local time, was located at a latitude of 43.4 degrees north…

14 Syrian Refugees Injured In Car Crash In Northern Greece

ATHENS, Jan 28 (NNN-AMNA) – Fourteen Syrian refugees were injured, in a car crash in northern Greece, with a suspected smuggler fleeing the site. The driver of the vehicle that was carrying the refugees, did not stop for a police check on the national highway, connecting the cities of Kavala…

No US, Israeli Commander To Remain Safe If Iranians Threatened: General Salami

TEHRAN, Jan 28 (NNN-TASNIM) – Should the US or Israel dare to carry out the threat to assassinate another Iranian military commander, that would put the lives of all of their commanders in jeopardy, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) chief, warned. In remarks on Monday, Major General Hossein Salami…