Five Dead As Twin Quakes Rattle N. Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, July 27 (NNN-PNA) – Five people were killed and 12 injured, in two earthquakes that struck the archipelago of Batanes, north of Philippines’ main Luzon island today (Saturday), a local official said. Batanes Governor, Marilou Cayco, told local media that, five people were reported dead and 12 injured…

Chinese, Vietnamese Coast Guards Meet For Cooperation

HANGZHOU, China, July 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese and Vietnamese coast guards agreed on cooperation priorities, as they met in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou from Monday to Friday. Speaking highly of their bilateral cooperation since 2016, the two sides agreed that, they would further work on areas, such as…

Two Killed, Nine Athletes, Eight Others Injured As Nightclub’s Loft Collapses In S.Korea’s Gwangju

GWANGJU, South Korea, July 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – Two South Koreans were killed, and nine athletes and eight others were wounded early today (Saturday), as a loft inside a nightclub collapsed in South Korea’s south-western city of Gwangju, where the 18th FINA World Championships was ongoing. The loft, about 2.5 metres…

Indonesia Issues Flight Alert After W. Java Volcano Eruption

JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian authorities issued a flight alert notice, following eruption of Tangkuban Perahu volcano, in the West Java province on Friday afternoon. The orange Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) alert, issued by the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s Geological Agency, indicates that volcanic ash…

Syria Rejects Turkish-U.S. Talks About Buffer Zone In North Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 27 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement on Friday, that, the Syrian government rejects the Turkish-U.S. talks, about creating a buffer zone in northern Syria. The Syrian government completely rejects the Turkish-U.S. understandings, regarding the creation of a buffer or security zone in…

U.S. Committed To Supporting Lebanon’s Stability, Prosperity: Pompeo

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 27 (NNN-NNA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said that, Washington is committed to supporting Lebanon’s stability, security and prosperity. A statement received by Lebanese Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, from Pompeo, said that, the United States is also committed to supporting the work of the UN…

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Meets World Food Programme Chief To Discuss Cooperation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, July 27 (NNN-WAM) – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Friday, met with David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), to discuss cooperation and coordination between the two sides. The crown price discussed with Beasley, means to liaise…

Iran Says Second Unit Of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Under Construction

TEHRAN, Iran, July 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – The second unit of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is under construction, the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran said, Friday. The concrete placement for the construction is expected to begin in Aug, Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying. The development…

Iranian Cargo Ship Sinks Off Azerbaijani Coast

TEHRAN, Iran, July 27 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian cargo ship, sank off Azerbaijan’s eastern coast, in the Caspian Sea on Friday, Iran’s state TV reported. The 600-tonne merchant vessel has been carrying cargo between the Iranian port of Anzali and Russia’s Astrakhan recently. Ali Khedmatgozar, an Iranian maritime official, in…

Iran Finishes Overhaul Of 320,000-Tonne Supertanker

TEHRAN, Iran, July 27 (NNN-ISNA) – National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), has successfully finished the one-month overhaul of the 320,000-tonne oil supertanker, Tehran Times daily reported Friday. Iranian technicians managed to repair the giant oil tanker, DORE, inside the country, for the first time in the history of Iran’s shipping…