Missile From Yemen Sets Off Air Raid Sirens In Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM, Sept 27 (NNN-MA’AN) – Militants in Yemen launched at least one missile towards Israel overnight, between Thursday and Friday, setting off air raid sirens across central Israel, including Tel Aviv, the Israeli military said in a statement. The regime’s defence forces said, the missile was “successfully intercepted by the…

China’s Manned Deep-Sea Submersible Jiaolong Arrived In Hong Kong For First Time

HONG KONG, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s research vessel, Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned submersible, Jiaolong, received a warm welcome in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the first time they visited the city. The vessel is on a home-bound voyage, after completing a scientific mission in the…

Eight Injured In Police Station Explosion In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (NNN-APP) – Eight people were injured, in an explosion inside a police station, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, last night, rescuers said. The accident happened in Swabi district of the province, where a fire broke out prior to the explosion, severely damaging a room in the…

Lebanese PM Welcomes Temporary Ceasefire Proposal In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Sept 27 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, welcomed a temporary ceasefire proposal in Lebanon, unveiled during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) emergency meeting, and urged compelling Israel to restore regional security, said a statement released yesterday by the Lebanese Council of Ministers. “The key to its…

AI In Spotlight At Tokyo Game Show 2024

TOKYO, Sept 26 (NNN-NHK) – Artificial intelligence is in the spotlight, at the Tokyo Game Show 2024, that began today. A record 985 companies and organisations are taking part in the annual event. More than half are from abroad. Exhibitors are showcasing a big lineup of new video games and…

Australia’s Qantas Engineers Start Strikes Amid Pay Dispute

SYDNEY, Sept 26 (NNN-AAP) – Over 1,000 engineers of Australia’s national airline, Qantas, have walked off the job at Australia’s second-busiest airport, amid a pay dispute. Up to 1,100 aircraft engineers employed by Qantas at Melbourne Airport, today, participated in a four-hour work stoppage, starting a week of planned industrial…

Australia’s Qantas Engineers Start Strikes Amid Pay Dispute

SYDNEY, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Over 1,000 engineers of Australia’s national airline Qantas have walked off the job at Australia’s second-busiest airport amid a pay dispute. Up to 1,100 aircraft engineers employed by Qantas at Melbourne Airport on Thursday participated in a four-hour work stoppage, starting a week of planned…

Japan Starts Ninth Ocean Discharge Of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater, Despite Opposition

TOKYO, Sept 26 (NNN-NHK) – Despite persistent opposition at home and abroad, Japan today started its ninth round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater, from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, into the Pacific Ocean. The same as the previous rounds, about 7,800 tonnes of wastewater will be discharged from…

Rainfall Death Toll Rises To 11 In Japan’s Ishikawa

TOKYO, Sept 26 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll from the record-breaking rainfall, in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture last weekend, has risen to 11, after three more deaths were confirmed yesterday, local media reported. A woman was confirmed dead yesterday, after being found near a river, and two men were found dead…

Cambodian King Unveils Constitutional Monument In Capital

PHNOM PENH, Sept 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian King, Norodom Sihamoni, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Constitutional Monument, in celebration of the 31st anniversary of the promulgation of the country’s constitution. Speaking at the event, Sihamoni said, the Constitutional Monument shows that the Cambodian people are willing to respect, protect, uphold, and…