Japan To Experience Record Heat, Extreme Temperatures

TOKYO, Jul 21 (NNN-NHK) – Record-breaking heat is expected to hit Japan today, with over 200 locations across Japan forecasted to experience extreme temperatures. Scorching temperatures were recorded from Kanto to Okinawa yesterday, which also marked the beginning of summer vacation for children across the country. The highest temperatures reached,…

Suspected Nipah Virus Case Reported In South India

NEW DELHI, Jul 21 (NNN-PTI) – A suspected case of Nipah virus was reported in India’s southern state of Kerala, the state’s Health Minister, Veena George, told media, yesterday. According to the minister, the polymerase chain reaction test had been carried out on the patient, a 15-year-old boy, and his…

Goods Train Derailed In North India

NEW DELHI, Jul 21 (NNN-PTI) – Seven coaches of a goods train derailed in north India yesterday, a local police officer said No injury or death was reported in the mishap. The train derailment occurred near Amroha area, of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. As a result, normal trains’…

113 Drug Users Recovered In Kabul

KABUL, Jul 211 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 113 people with drug dependence have recovered, after receiving medical treatment at the rehabilitation centre here, Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, said, yesterday. The former drug users have rejoined their families, the official said. So far,…

Woman Killed, Several Feared Trapped After Building Collapsed In Mumbai

NEW DELHI, Jul 21 (NNN-PTI) – A woman was killed and three others injured yesterday, after a portion of a building collapsed, in Mumbai city. According to officials, several people are feared trapped under the debris. The front portion of the four-story building collapsed, near Grant Road railway station, in…

Yemen’s Houthis Vow To Launch Retaliatory Attacks After Israel Hits Oil Storages

SANAA, Jul 21 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, vowed to launch retaliatory attacks against Israel, after the latter destroyed oil storage facilities in the Houthi-held Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. “The Israeli enemy launched a brutal aggression on Hodeidah, targeting the power station, the port, and the fuel storages,…

Israel Bombed Houthi Oil Sites In Hodeidah, Several Killed

SANAA/JERUSALEM, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s military confirmed yesterday that, it bombed sites affiliated with the Houthi militia in Yemen, a day after the military group’s explosive drone killed a man in Israel’s Tel Aviv. The Yemeni Houthi military claimed that, the strike targeted oil storage and electric facilities in…

India Airports Resumed Normal Operation After Microsoft Outage

NEW DELHI, Jul 21 (NNN-PTI) – A day after a massive global IT outage affected computer systems and impacted businesses, banks, hospitals, media houses and airlines around the world, India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said, airline systems at airports across the country have been working normally since early this morning.…

UN Court Calls On Israel To End Its “Unlawful” Presence In Occupied Palestinian Territories

THE HAGUE, Jul 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ), yesterday called on Israel, to end its “unlawful” presence in the occupied Palestinian territories, as rapidly as possible. In a public session of The Hague-based UN court, ICJ President, Judge Nawaf Salam, read out the advisory opinion at…

Market Caught Fire In S. Afghanistan: Official

KANDAHAR, Jul 20 (NNN-ANA) – A market caught fire, in Spin Boldak district of south Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, yesterday, causing huge damage, provincial government spokesman, Mawlawi Ezam, said. The fire erupted in the morning rush hour, and turned more than 50 containers to ashes, until 11.00 a.m. local time, in…