New Zealand Sees Ongoing Loss Of Indigenous Land Cover Amid Urban Growth

WELLINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-RNZ) – Indigenous land cover in New Zealand has declined steadily from 1996 to 2023, while urban land continued to expand, Stats NZ reported, yesterday. Since records began in 1996, New Zealand’s indigenous land cover has decreased by 96,522 hectares, an area roughly the size of the…

13 Dead After Bus Fell Into River In Central Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Nov 21 (NNN-AKP) – Thirteen people were killed and 24 others injured, after a bus crashed into a bridge’s rail and plunged into a river, in central Cambodia’s Kampong Thom province, early yesterday, a local police officer said. The fatal accident occurred on a national road in Santuk…

Egypt Uncovers Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Funerary Artefacts

CAIRO, Nov 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, announced yesterday, the discovery of 225 funerary figurines, belonging to King Shoshenq III, and dating back to ancient Egypt’s 22nd Dynasty (945 BC-715 BC). King Shoshenq III is known for his distinctive architectural contributions in Tanis, an ancient city…

Pakistan’s Central Bank Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise By 27 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (NNN-APP) – The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan’s central bank increased by 27 million U.S. dollars, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said, yesterday. During the week ending on Nov 14, the SBP’s reserves rose to 14.55 billion dollars, the bank said in a statement. Net foreign…

Urgent: Fire Breaks Out In Apartment Building In South Korea’s Capital, Casualties Unknown

SEOUL, Nov 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – A fire broke out at an apartment building in South Korea’s capital Seoul, at about 5:33 a.m. local time today, with fire authorities working to suppress the blaze. More than 10 residents have been rescued by firefighters. Casualties and the exact cause of the fire…

China Asked Syrian Authorities To Prioritise Counter-Terrorism

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy, yesterday, asked the Syrian transitional government to prioritise counter-terrorism. The repeated terrorist attacks in Syria demonstrate that, terrorism remains a major challenge to the country’s reconstruction, and the presence of foreign terrorist fighters in Syria is particularly worrisome, said Fu Cong,…

Two Dead Following Truck Crash In North-Eastern Australia

SYDNEY, Nov 20 (NNN-AAP) – A woman and a child died, after two trucks collided on a highway, in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland, last night. The Queensland Police Service said in a statement today that, emergency services were called to reports that two trucks had collided, near the…

Vietnam, Algeria Elevate Ties To Strategic Partnership

HANOI, Nov 20 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam and Algeria agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, during Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh’s state visit to the African country. During the talks between Chinh and his Algerian counterpart, Sifi Ghrieb, both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation in politics,…

Gazans In Extremely Dire Situation After Flooding: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four days after heavy rains inundated large swaths of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians are living in an extremely dire condition, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, the situation continues, despite efforts by the UN and…

Iran’s FM Says Not To Accept Zero Uranium Enrichment

TEHRAN, Nov 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will not accept any agreement that would lead to zero uranium enrichment in the country, as it is considered a “betrayal,” Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said. “We will in no way accept zero (uranium) enrichment, as the issue has turned into (a matter…