UN Chief “Deeply Concerned” Over Exchanges Of Fire Across Lebanon-Israel Frontier

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was “deeply concerned” over the exchanges of fire across the Blue Line – the Lebanon-Israel frontier, his spokesman said, yesterday. “The secretary-general is deeply concerned by the significant increase in the exchanges of fire across the Blue Line,” Stephane Dujarric,…

New Zealand Addresses Energy Security, Affordability

WELLINGTON, Aug 26 (NNN-RNZ) – The New Zealand government has moved to address the serious risk to energy security and affordability, “New Zealand currently has an energy shortage. The lakes are low, the sun hasn’t been shining, the wind hasn’t been blowing, and we have an inadequate supply of natural…

India’s Forex Reserves Rise To 674.664 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (NNN-PTI) – India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves, increased by 4.546 billion U.S. dollars to 674.664 billion dollars, during the week ended Aug 16, the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), revealed in its weekly supplement. Forex’s major component, the foreign currency assets (FCAs)…

Four Injured In Crash, Suspected Stabbing In Sydney

SYDNEY, Aug 25 (NNN-AAP) – Four people, including a police officer, were injured, following a car crash and suspected stabbing, in Sydney’s south, in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state today. NSW police said, emergency services were responding to a two-vehicle crash incident, in Engadine, a suburb in southern Sydney.…

Adelaide Zoo Celebrates Giant Pandas’ Birthdays

ADELAIDE, Aug 25 (NNN-AAP) – The Adelaide Zoo in South Australia (SA), held a two-day birthday celebration this weekend, for two giant pandas, who turn 19 and 18 years this year, respectively. Wang Wang was born on Oct 31, 2005, and Fu Ni on Aug 23, 2006 in China. They…

Five Killed, Nine Wounded In S. Korea’s Car Accident

SEOUL, Aug 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – Three Chinese nationals were among five people killed, in a traffic accident in South Korea, the Chinese embassy in South Korea confirmed, yesterday. Yesterday, a van carrying day labourers, collided with a bus at an intersection in Ansan, about 30 km south of the capital,…

Malaysia Begins Exporting Fresh Durian To China

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has started exporting fresh durian to China, with 40 metric tonnes of the popular tropical fruit to be sent in three phases starting yesterday, according to Agriculture and Food Security Deputy Minister, Arthur Joseph Kurup. The first batch consisted of 15 metric tonnes;…

Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 40,300 As Zionist Forces Kill 69 More Palestinians

GAZA, Aug 25 (NNN-WAFA) – The Zionist army killed 69 more Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip, taking the total death toll to 40,334 since Oct last year, the Health Ministry in the enclave said, yesterday. The Zionist army withdrew yesterday, from northern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza…

Four Injured In Chopper Crash In South-West India

NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (NNN-PTI) – Four persons were injured, when a private helicopter crashed, in India’s south-western state of Maharashtra yesterday, confirmed a local government official. The chopper crashed near Paud village, in the state’s Pune district. No loss of life or property was reported from the ground. The…

Four Dead, Six Injured In Afghanistan Road Accident

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, Aug 25 (NNN-ANA) – At least four commuters lost their lives and six others were injured, due to a road mishap in central Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province, yesterday, provincial police office said, in a statement. The deadly road accident occurred after a passenger car turned turtle, in the province’s…