Chinese Envoy Calls For Upholding, Revitalising Effectiveness Of UN Security Council Resolutions

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The effectiveness of UN Security Council resolutions should be upheld and revitalised, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations said, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The Security Council has adopted a number of…

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Transports 5.79 Million Passengers In First Year

JAKARTA, Oct 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), celebrating its first anniversary today, has transported 5.79 million passengers, according to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture between Indonesian and Chinese enterprises that built and operates the railway. Since its commercial launch in Oct, last year, the…

Six Missing After Avalanche In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Oct 17 (NNN-KNA) – A search is underway for six people who went missing, after an avalanche in southern Kyrgyzstan, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, reported today. Rescuers said that, a group of 14 people went to the mountains in the Chatkal district of the Jalal-Abad region, to…

Japan Discovers Unexploded Wartime Bombs Near Miyako Airport

TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – Two 250-kilogram bombs were discovered near Miyako Airport, in Okinawa this month, local media reported today. The unexploded bombs, the same size as the unexploded bomb that detonated on the taxiway leading to Miyazaki Airport on Oct 2, were found in a field adjacent to…

Japan Reports First Bird Flu Outbreak Of The Season

TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected in chickens at a poultry farm in Hokkaido, after several chickens were found dead, marking the country’s first confirmed outbreak for this season. Hokkaido’s authorities have begun culling approximately 19,000 chickens at the farm, as a…

Japan’s Foreign Visitor Spending Through Sept Exceeds 2023 Total

TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – Foreign visitors spent a record 5.8582 trillion yen (about 39.2 billion U.S. dollars) in Japan, during the first nine months of this year, exceeding the figure for 2023, as a weak yen boosted inbound tourism, data from the Japan Tourism Agency showed, yesterday. For the…

Debris That Forced Closure Of Sydney Beaches Identified As “Tar Balls”

SYDNEY, Oct 17 (NNN-AAP) – Thousands of mysterious black balls of debris that washed ashore and forced the closure of two Sydney beaches have been identified as a phenomenon known as “tar balls.” Authorities last night confirmed that, the golf-ball sized pieces of debris are a hydrocarbon-based pollutant, consistent with…

Two Indian Flights Received Hoax Bomb Threats

NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (NNN-PTI) – Two domestic flights in India received bomb threats yesterday, which were later found to be hoaxes, confirmed the airlines. A Bengaluru-Delhi flight belonging to Akasa Air and a Delhi-Mumbai flight belonging to IndiGo had received the bomb threats. Upon receiving the bomb threats, the…

Market Caught Fire In Afghanistan’s Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct 17 (NNN-ANA) – A popular market, locally known as, “Bush Market,” caught fire in Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, yesterday. The market is located in the Police District 5 of the city. Deputy head of Kandahar’s firefighting department, Nazir Ahmad Zahid, said that, the…

WHO Urges Israel To Allow Aid Access To Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis

GENEVA, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, urged Israel to grant access to northern Gaza, where escalating violence has blocked humanitarian missions from delivering critical food and medical supplies. Amid the chaos, WHO and its partners launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign on…