Heat Map Shows Australia’s Summers Getting Hotter, More Dangerous

CANBERRA, Mar 1 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s summers are getting hotter and more dangerous, with more city suburbs at risk from extreme heat, revealed a new heat map, highlighting the impacts of extreme heat, with some Australian regions projected to spend two-thirds of the year sweltering above 35 degrees Celsius by…

More People Ordered To Evacuate As Wildfire In Northeastern Japan Continues

TOKYO, Mar 1 (NNN-NHK) – Over 100 more households in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate were ordered to evacuate, today, as a wildfire continued to spread, local media reported. The Iwate Prefecture government, issued a new evacuation order for 333 people from 141 homes, adding to the more than…

India’s GDP Growth Rate Rose To 6.2 Percent: Official Data

NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s gross domestic product (GDP), grew at the rate of 6.2 percent during the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of the country’s financial year 2024-25 (Apr 2024-Mar 2025), official data showed, yesterday. According to an official statement issued by the country’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme…

Sri Lanka Resumes Vehicle Imports After Five-Year Suspension

COLOMBO, Mar 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first batch of vehicles imported for private use arrived at Colombo Port on Tuesday, following the government’s decision to end a five-year suspension on vehicle imports, due to foreign reserve shortages. Speaking to the press in Colombo, Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka President,…

Laos To Improve Healthcare Quality For Nurses, Midwives

VIENTIANE, Mar 1 (NNN-) — The Lao Ministry of Health is working to improve healthcare quality and professional development for nurses and midwives. The ministry has introduced a Continuing Professional Development system for nurses and midwives, requiring them to renew their professional licenses every five years. This system will help…

Indonesia To Lower Airfares, Toll Fees For Ramadan, Eid Homecoming

JAKARTA, Mar 1 (NNNANTARA) – Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto, has instructed his administration to reduce airfares for domestic passengers and lower toll fees on several major highways, during the holy month of Ramadan. Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, begins Ramadan today. The holy month and the subsequent…

Egypt, Britain Urge Quick Gaza Reconstruction Without Displacing Population

CAIRO, Mar 1 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, affirmed yesterday, the importance of the prompt initiation of the reconstruction of Gaza, without displacing the Palestinians from their land. During a phone conversation, the two sides stressed that, this would contribute to restoring regional…

Israel’s Obstruction Prevents Extension Of Phase 1 Of Gaza Deal: Hamas

GAZA, Mar 1 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli regime’s obstruction of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement, makes it impossible to extend the first phase, a senior Hamas official said, yesterday. Taher al-Nunu, a senior Hamas official, said, “Israel’s disruption of the second phase of the…

Pakistani Astronaut To Enter Chinese Space Station

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (NNN-APP) – The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO), and the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), signed a cooperation agreement on the spaceflight of Pakistani astronaut to the Chinese space station here, yesterday. Under the agreement, the Chinese government will select and train a…

Rooftop Farming Transforms Once-Impoverished Egyptian Village Into Thriving Oasis

by Ahmed Shafiq BEHEIRA, Egypt, Mar 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Once a struggling village, Nagaa Aoun, in Egypt’s Beheira Governorate, north of Cairo, has undergone a significant transformation. Through innovative rooftop farming, the community has become self-sufficient in vegetables and enjoys a steady income. Leading this effort is Ragab Rabie, a…