Pakistani Experts Call For Sustainable Agriculture Practices To Ensure Food Security

ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani experts believe that, the country needs to adopt more sustainable agricultural practices, to ensure food security and counter climate change impacts on the agriculture sector in the country. During a seminar titled “Food Systems – Climate Change Nexus for a Resilient Future,” yesterday, the…

Indonesia’s Trade Surplus Declined To 2.24 Billion USD In Dec Last Year

JAKARTA, Jan 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia posted a declining trade balance surplus of 2.24 billion U.S. dollars in Dec, last year, compared to 4.37 billion dollars in the previous month, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced, yesterday. Despite the reduction in amount, the figure marks the 56th consecutive trade balance surplus since…

Indonesia Raised Volcano Alert To Highest Level After Mt Ibu Erupted

JAKARTA, Jan 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, yesterday, raised the volcanic alert status of Mount Ibu, located in the country’s eastern province of North Maluku, to the highest level, following its increasing volcanic activity. Standing at 1,325 metres high, the volcano has reportedly erupted continuously for several days. One of the…

World Bank Approves 257.8-Mln-USD Financing To Improve Water Supply Services In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 16 (NNN-NNA) – The World Bank approved yesterday, a 257.8-million-U.S. dollar financing, to improve water supply services in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon. A statement released by the World Bank noted that, the Second Greater Beirut Water Supply Project will finance the completion of bulk water infrastructure, initiated…

Ceasefire Deal Reached Between Israel, Hamas, Welcomed By Int’l Community

DOHA/JERUSALEM, Jan 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal, following intensive mediation by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, Qatar’s prime minister announced, yesterday. The agreement includes an initial 42-day phase during which more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza will halt. The…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack On Power Plant In Israel

SANAA, Jan 15 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said in a statement yesterday that, it targeted a power plant in the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, using a “winged missile.” “The attack achieved its goal successfully,” Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said in the statement, aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.…

Strike Action Causes Major Disruption To Sydney Trains

SYDNEY, Jan 15 (NNN-AAP) – Hundreds of train services across Sydney, capital city of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), have been delayed or cancelled, as workers strike today. Commuters into the city were told to expect major delays today, as work bans put in place by the Electrical…

Jordan, Denmark Voice Support For Ending Gaza Conflict, Boosting Humanitarian Aid

AMMAN, Jan 15 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday emphasised, the alignment of positions between Jordan and Denmark, in supporting efforts to reach an agreement, that would lead to a halt in the “aggression on Gaza.” He made the remarks in a joint press conference in Amman, following…

Firefighters Continue Battling LA Wildfires Amid Dangerous Weather Warning

LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Firefighters continued to work overnight, to contain wildfires in greater Los Angeles, with “particularly dangerous” winds warning in effect, through today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions will continue for coastal Southern California, including the areas of the wildfires in Los Angeles County,…

82 Miners Rescued, 36 Dead In South Africa Mine Operation

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 15 (NNN-BUANEWS) – A total of 118 illegal miners were brought to the surface, during rescue operations, at an abandoned gold mine, on Monday and yesterday, in Stilfontein in South Africa’s North West Province, with 36 confirmed dead, according to the police. As rescue operations entered the second…