5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Indonesia’s East Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Sept 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Last night, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, where the nation’s new capital is being developed, according to the country’s meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency. The earthquake occurred at 8:08 p.m. Jakarta time (1308 GMT) with its epicenter located at 145 km south-east…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 41,206: Health Authorities

GAZA, Sept 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli Zionist attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,206, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement, yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Zionist military killed 24 people and wounded 57 others, bringing the total death toll…

Netanyahu’s Regime To Escalate Operations Against Hezbollah

JERUSALEM, Sept 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, suggested yesterday that, Israel may escalate its actions against the Lebanese Hezbollah. “The current situation will not continue,” Netanyahu told the Zionist ministers, at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting. “This requires a shift in the balance…

Another Tropical Storm Leaves Philippines With Six Dead, Two Missing

MANILA, Sept 15 (NNN-PNA) – Tropical storm, Bebinca, left the Philippines with six dead and at least two missing, the Philippine government said, today. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), said, four died in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, in Muslim Mindanao, and two in Zamboanga Peninsula, in…

Three Dead, Three Injured In East Afghanistan Road Accident

MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan, Sept 15 (NNN-ANA) – At least three people have been confirmed dead and three others were injured, in a road accident, in east Afghanistan’s Wardak province, this morning, a local police official reported. The mishap occurred on the outskirts of Maidan Shar City, the capital of the…

Five Militants, Two Soldiers Killed In Separate Gunfights In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (NNN-PTI) – At least five militants and two soldiers were killed, in separate gunfights, in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, the Indian army said, yesterday. Three militants were killed yesterday, in a gunfight in Chak Taper Kreeri of Baramulla district, about 45 km north-west of Srinagar city, the…

Rag-Picker Killed In Blast In Kolkata

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (NNN-PTI) – A rag-picker was killed yesterday, after an object that he picked up exploded, in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, police said. According to the police, the blast ripped several fingers of the rag-picker, and he was immediately taken to a hospital, where he…

Indonesia Breaks Ground On First Renewable Energy-Powered EV Battery Factory

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, yesterday, inaugurated its first electric vehicle (EV) battery factory, which will operate entirely on renewable energy, at the Neo Energy Morowali Industrial Estate, in Central Sulawesi. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said that, the factory was part of the critical minerals downstream…

Death Toll Rises To Six From Bangladesh’s Ship-Breaking Yard Fire

DHAKA, Sept 15 (NNN-BSS) – The death toll from last week’s explosion and fire at a ship-breaking yard in south-eastern Bangladesh has hit six, with two more injured succumbing to their wounds, an official said. The victims died yesterday at a hospital in Dhaka, said Tariqul Islam, a resident physician…

India’s Forex Reserves Reach New High Of 689 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange reserves rose 5.25 billion U.S. dollars, to reach a new high of 689.24 billion dollars, during the week ending on Sept 6, according to the central bank. In the previous week, forex reserves had increased 2.3 billion dollars. Foreign currency assets,…