Aid Delivery Attempts In Besieged N. Gaza Denied Or Impeded By The Zionist Regime: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN humanitarians said yesterday, attempts for more than 40 days, have been denied or impeded, to aid people struggling to stay alive, while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, 27 out of 31…

U.S. Airstrikes Killed Five Militia In Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Nov 20 (NNN-SANA) – U.S. airstrikes killed five members of Iran-backed militias and wounded several others, in eastern Syria yesterday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based monitoring group reported that, U.S. warplanes targeted military gatherings in the Al-Quriyah desert of Deir ez-Zor province. It said,…

Indonesia Prepares For Potential Hydro-Meteorological Disasters As Rainy Season Peak Approaches

JAKARTA, Nov 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), yesterday, called on local officials, to prepare for potential hydro-meteorological disasters, such as floods and landslides, as the peak of the rainy season approaches. According to BNPB spokesperson, Abdul Muhari, Central Java and East Java provinces have already begun…

Chinese Companies Under Spotlight At Malaysian Smart Technology Expo

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Chinese tech companies, participating in the Smart Nation Expo 2024, drew great interest yesterday, with electric vehicles (EV), charging station manufacturers and solutions and management providers at the forefront. The expo is a leading technology showcase, envisioning a future transformed by interconnected innovations in…

Three Dead In S. Korea’s Hyundai Motor Plant Accident

SEOUL, Nov 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – Three researchers suffocated to death, at a plant of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor, yesterday. The researchers were found by another employee, lying in the vehicle performance test chamber of the plant, in the country’s south-eastern port city of Ulsan, at about 3:00 p.m. local time…

Ecuador Declared National Emergency Amid Wildfires, Drought

QUITO, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ecuador declared a 60-day national emergency, to tackle wildfires, water shortages and drought, afflicting the country, said Energy Minister, Ines Manzano. Seventeen active fires and five controlled ones were reported in different parts of the country, with the southern provinces of Azuay and Loja being…

25 Commando Recruits Hospitalised In Sri Lanka Following Fever Outbreak

COLOMBO, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Twenty-five recruits have been hospitalised and around 500 others placed under quarantine, following a fever outbreak at an army training school in northern Sri Lanka, the army said, yesterday. The army said in a statement that, the Army Commando Regiment Special Warfare Training School was…

Missile Attack From Lebanon Injured Five In Central Israel

JERUSALEM, Nov 19 (NNN-MA’AN) – Militants in Lebanon fired a missile into central Israel last night, injuring five people and damaging power lines in a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israeli sources said. The missile activated warning sirens across central Israel, with residents reporting explosions. Video footage on social media showed…

Strictest Anti-Air Pollution Measures In Delhi As Air Quality Turns Severe

NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (NNN-PTI) – The strictest anti-air pollution measures, under the Graded Response Action Plan-4 (GRAP-4) were invoked in Delhi and nearby areas yesterday, as air quality turned severe over the past several days. At several places in the national capital and surrounding areas, the Air Quality Index…

Indonesia Reiterates Commitment To Joining BRICS

JAKARTA, Nov 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto, said yesterday, the country is committed to becoming a member of BRICS, citing its significance to world economy. Indonesia formally applied for BRICS membership last month, during the 16th BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia. Prabowo said that, this aspiration has…