Scientists Advocate For Tagging, Monitoring Programme To Reduce Shark Attack Risk In South Australia

CANBERRA, Jan 20 (NNN-AAP) – Scientists have called for acoustic technology to track white sharks, off the coast of South Australia (SA), to prevent attacks on humans. Four people have died in shark attacks at South Australian beaches since May, 2023, including 28-year-old surfer, Lance Appleby, who was killed by…

Australian PM Commits 1.2 Billion USD To Incentivise Green Aluminum Production

CANBERRA, Jan 20 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, today announced a 2-billion-Australian-dollar (1.24-billion-U.S. dollar) plan, to incentivise aluminum smelters to transition to renewable power. The funding will be used for a scheme that will pay aluminum smelters for every tonne of the metal produced using renewable electricity over…

Kazakhstan Limits Potato Exports To Control Domestic Prices

ALMATY, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture, decided to impose a six-month ban on potato exports to non-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries, to stabilise domestic potato prices, a statement published by the ministry said, yesterday. Due to increased demand from neighbouring countries, and high export prices this…

Syria Destroys 100 Million Captagon Pills

DAMASCUS, Jan 20 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian authorities have destroyed some 100 million Captagon pills, discovered in a warehouse near the port of Latakia, according to a report yesterday. During a recent anti-narcotic operation, the public security department of Syria’s interim administration, uncovered large quantities of Captagon pills and “narcotic powder,”…

Maldives To Repatriate Undocumented Expatriates Under Biometrics-Based Operation

MALÉ, Jan 20 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives will begin to repatriate undocumented expatriates, identified through biometrics data collection, under the ongoing “Kuran’gi Operation,” it was reported yesterday, quoting the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology. The report said, the operation was launched in May, last year, which aims to provide…

First Aid Trucks Entered Gaza From Egypt As Ceasefire Takes Effect

CAIRO/GAZA, Jan 20 (NNN-MENA/WAFA) – The first humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza from Egypt yesterday, as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire started taking effect, Palestinian sources confirmed. The sources said that, the first humanitarian aid entered the coastal enclave through the border crossing of Kerem Shalom, in the south of Gaza. Earlier…

S. Korea’s Yoon Refused Investigation Again, Urging Peaceful Protests

SEOUL, Jan 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s detained President, Yoon Suk-yeol, refused to attend a scheduled detention investigation yesterday afternoon, according to local reports. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), said that, Yoon did not appear for the detention investigation, scheduled for 2.00 p.m. local time yesterday. The…

Gaza Ceasefire Came Into Effect Yesterday; But Zionists Still Conducted Artillery and Airstrikes

JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect yesterday, after more than 15 months of deadly, barbaric strikes. Israeli regime’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu announced the beginning of the ceasefire in a statement, after Hamas released the names of the first three female hostages…

Over 35 Hospitalised After Bus Collision In Southern Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 35 people were hospitalised after a head-on collision between two buses, in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, this morning, police said in a statement. Six individuals sustained serious injuries and were receiving treatment at the main hospital in Matara District, according to police. Local media…

Landslide, Flood Warnings Issued In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities issued landslide and flood warnings today, affecting multiple districts and provinces. The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO), issued landslide warnings, effective until tomorrow morning, for the districts of Badulla, Kandy, Kurunegala and Matale. The irrigation department issued flood warnings for low-lying…