Death Toll From Southern Thailand Floods Rose To 25

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (NNN-TNA) – The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand has risen to 25, with six provinces remaining inundated, as water levels gradually receded, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported, yesterday. Over 664,000 households in 10 provinces have been affected by heavy rainfall and…

Fatah, Hamas Held New Round Of Talks In Cairo On Gaza’s Future Governance

CAIRO, Dec 3 (NNN-MENA) – Delegations from the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), held a new round of talks in Cairo yesterday, to discuss the future management of the war-torn Gaza Strip, a senior Fatah official said. The negotiations, held under Egyptian sponsorship, are…

Lebanese FM Calls For End To Israeli Violations Of Ceasefire Agreement: Israel Violated Ceasefire At Least 100 Times Since Last Wednesday, UN Source

BEIRUT, Dec 3 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, urged the cessation of Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon. Speaking at a conference in Egypt, on strengthening the humanitarian response to Gaza, Bou Habib said, “The continued Israeli violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty and the attacks it…

Four Bodies Retrieved From Debris After Landslide Hit Residential House In Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (NNN-PTI) – Rescuers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, retrieved four bodies from a landslide site, officials said. The landslide, triggered by heavy rains on Sunday, pushed boulders on a residential building, trapping seven people in Tiruvannamalai, about 195 km west of Chennai, the…

Japan Records Warmest Autumn In 126 Years

TOKYO, Dec 3 (NNN-NHK) – Average temperature across Japan from Sept to Nov this year has come in at the highest, since records began in 1898, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, yesterday. The nationwide autumn average was 1.97 degrees Celsius above the normal baseline, breaking the previous record set last…

Cambodia Recorded Significant Spikes In Drug Arrests, Seizures In First 11 Months Of This Year

PHNOM PENH, Dec 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia reported a significant rise in both the number of people arrested and the amount of narcotics seized, in the first 11 months of of this year, according to an Anti-Drug Department report, yesterday. The authorities detained 23,601 drug-related suspects, during the Jan-Nov period…

33 Israeli Hostages Killed Due To Barbaric Israeli Operations In Gaza; Palestinian Death Toll: 44,466

GAZA, Dec 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas announced yesterday that, 33 Israeli hostages, held in the Gaza Strip, have been killed, with some others still missing, due to the Barbaric Israeli military operations. A video, posted by Hamas, included footage of past Israeli attacks on areas in Gaza, where Israeli hostages…

Brunei Distributes School Supply Coupons To Orphans

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 3 (NNN-ANN) – The Pengiran Muda Mahkota Al-Muhtadee Billah Fund for Orphans (DANA), in Brunei, distributed coupons for school supplies, benefiting 2,718 orphans nationwide, local media reported, yesterday. According to the local daily, Borneo Bulletin, a ceremony was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, yesterday, and coupons…

Pakistani PM Visits Saudi Arabia To Attend One Water Summit

ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, is paying an official visit to Saudi Arabia today and tomorrow, to attend the One Water Summit, the foreign ministry said. The summit, a joint initiative of Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan, and the World Bank, aims to promote global cooperation…

PFAS Chemicals Detected In 20 Percent Of Japanese Tap Water In Gov’t Survey

TOKYO, Dec 2 (NNN-NHK) – Potentially harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, have been detected in about 20 percent of tap water in Japan, though no samples contained the maximum permissible amount tentatively set by the government. In the government’s first comprehensive survey, covering even small water utility companies, the…