China Launches New-Generation Amphibious Assault Ship
SHANGHAI, Dec 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – China launched its first Type 076 new-generation amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, in Shanghai, today. Named after south-west China’s Sichuan Province, the independently-developed new vessel was put into the water at a launch and naming ceremony. It was given the hull number 51. The Sichuan…
India’s Gas Tanker Fire Death Toll Rises To 19
NEW DELHI, Dec 27 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in a tanker fire incident last week, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, rose to 19, officials said yesterday. According to health officials, many of the injured succumbed to their injuries during treatment. “Today one man succumbed to his injuries.…
Massive Fire Engulfs High-Rise Building In Bangladesh’s Administrative Hub
DHAKA, Dec 27 (NNN-BSS) – A massive fire engulfed an eight-story building, in the Bangladeshi government’s secretariat, a key administrative hub of the country, in capital Dhaka, early yesterday. Officials said that, 19 fire engines fought the blaze which broke out overnight at building No. 7 of the compound. The…
13 Militants Killed In Counter-Terrorism Operations In NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (NNN-APP) – An army officer and 13 militants were killed, in three separate operations conducted by security forces, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, over the last two days, the army said in a statement, yesterday. One operation was conducted in Bannu district, effectively targeting the militants’…
Cooler Conditions Slow Spread Of Major Bushfire In Southeast Australia
SYDNEY, Dec 27 (NNN-AAP) – Conditions have eased for firefighters working to contain a major bushfire, burning in a national park west of Melbourne. As of this morning, two emergency warnings remained in place for communities in and around the Grampians National Park, 230 km west of Melbourne, in Australia’s…
India’s Former PM Singh Dies At 92
NEW DELHI, Dec 27 (NNN-PTI) – Former Indian Prime Minister and veteran leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, Manmohan Singh, died at 92 yesterday, after a prolonged illness, health officials said. Singh served two consecutive terms as prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014, leading a coalition government…
Maldives Targets Five Billion USD From Tourism In 2025
MALÉ, Dec 27 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldivian government plans to increase tourism revenue to five billion U.S. dollars in 2025, it was reported yesterday, quoting Minister of Tourism, Ibrahim Faisal. The minister told a ceremony held yesterday morning that, the country has seen two million tourists in 2024. In 2025,…
At Least 15 More Palestinians Murdered In Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza City Yesterday; Latest Death Toll: 45,399
GAZA, Dec 27 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 15 more Palestinians were murdered, and dozens of others injured last night, in Israeli Zionist airstrikes, targeting two residential houses in Gaza City, according to official Palestinian sources. Mahmoud Basal, Palestinian Civil Defence spokesman in Gaza, said that, 13 people were murdered and…
Türkiye Cuts Rate For 1st Time In Nearly Two Years, Eliciting Mixed Reactions
by Burak Akinci ANKARA, Dec 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Türkiye’s central bank, yesterday cut its benchmark interest rate by 250 basis points (bps) to 47.5 percent, marking its first rate cut in nearly two years. The bank attributed the move to slowing inflation. Its Monetary Policy Committee said in a statement…