FBI To Pay 22 Million USD To Settle Claims Of Sexual Discrimination At Training Academy

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), agreed to pay more than 22 million U.S. dollars, to settle a class-action lawsuit, alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast size,…

Kenya Launches Strategic Plan To Boost Wildlife Conservation

NAIROBI, Oct 1 (NNN-KBC) – Kenya Wildlife Service, a state corporation mandated to conserve and manage the country’s wildlife, yesterday, unveiled its strategic plan for 2024 to 2028, outlining a comprehensive roadmap to enhance wildlife protection across the country. Rebecca Miano, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife,…

Four Killed, Six Missing As Boat Sank In Afghanistan’s Nangarhar

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Oct 1 (NNN-ANA) – At least four people were killed and six others missing, after a boat carrying 14 people capsized in a river, in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon, when the boat sank during a river crossing on the…

Fire Broke Out At University of Uzbekistan In Tashkent

TASHKENT, Oct 1 (NNN-UzA) – A fire broke out, on the territory of the Tashkent State Agrarian University, in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region, last night. According to Uzbek media, citing the local emergency department, a report was received at 8:10 p.m. that a fire broke out on the territory of the…

Hurricane Helene Death Toll Tops 100 In U.S.

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States has posted more than 100 deaths, related to Hurricane Helene, according to CBS News. In particular, North Carolina reported 37 deaths, while South Carolina registered 27 fatalities, reported The New York Times. Buncombe County in Western North Carolina had 30 people…

Yemen’s Houthis Downed Another U.S. MQ-9 Drone

SANAA, Oct 1 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday that, it had shot down another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, over the northern Yemeni province of Saada. The drone was shot down in the eastern part of Saada, the Houthis said in a statement. Houthi-run al-Masirah TV said, it documented the…

ASEAN Esports Market Grows At Fast Rate

NANNING, Oct 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – ASEAN Esports market is witnessing a “golden period” of development. “ASEAN is one of the most dynamic regions in the global economy, which provides excellent opportunities for the development of the Esports industry,” NIP Group Chairman and CEO, Macau Esports Federation President, Mario Ho, said,…

Hamas Leader In Lebanon Killed In Israeli Raid

BEIRUT, Oct 1 (NNN-NNA) – Leader of the Hamas movement in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif, was killed, along with his wife and two sons, in an Israeli raid on his home in the centre of the Rashidieh camp in southern Lebanon, at dawn yesterday, Lebanese military sources, said. It was reported…

Pakistan Condemns Israel’s Growing Adventurism In Middle East

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, yesterday strongly condemned the growing adventurism of Israel in the Middle East, saying, unbridled attacks on civilian populations and disregard of international law by Israel have reached alarming levels, according to the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan. For the last several days, Israeli forces have…

Bangladesh Recorded Highest Daily Dengue Cases

DHAKA, Sept 30 (NNN-BSS) – A total of 1,221 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh, in the past 24 hours, the highest number in a single day so far this year, according to the Ministry of Health. In the same period, eight people died, due to the mosquito-borne…