Death Toll Rises To 16 In Central Vietnam Floods

HANOI, Nov 20 (NNN-VNA) – The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam’s central region has risen to 16, with five others missing, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority reported, today. More than 43,200 houses remain inundated, while 91 others were damaged. The floods have submerged over…

Kyrgyz, Chinese FMs Held First Strategic Dialogue

BISHKEK, Nov 20 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz Foreign Minister, Jeenbek Kulubayev, and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, held their first strategic dialogue here, yesterday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said, the establishment of the strategic dialogue mechanism is a concrete…

Iran Denies Starting Nuclear Talks With U.S.

TEHRAN, Nov 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, rejected a recent claim by the U.S. president, Tehran and Washington were holding nuclear talks. He made the remarks in an address to reporters in Tehran, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump said, the U.S. was talking…

Cairo IT Exhibition Concludes, Highlighting AI, Digital Innovations

CAIRO, Nov 20 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, wrapped up the 29th Cairo Information and Communications Technology (ICT) exhibition, held Nov 16-19, under the theme “AI Everywhere.” Hosted at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre in New Cairo, the event featured more than 500 exhibitors, including ministries, national institutions, and global tech…

Erdogan, Zelensky Held Talks In Ankara To Revive Diplomacy With Russia

ANKARA, Nov 20 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday, emphasised Türkiye’s commitment to advancing diplomatic efforts, to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, during talks with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Ankara. “It would be beneficial for the Istanbul process to be reactivated with a comprehensive framework that can address…

China Launched Three New Satellites Into Space

JIUQUAN, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – China, yesterday, launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket, sending three new satellites into space. The rocket blasted off at 12:01 p.m. (Beijing Time), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north-west China, and sent the Shijian-30A, Shijian-30B, and Shijian-30C into the preset orbits. These satellites…

Torrential Rains, Flooding Left Seven Dead, Seven Missing In Central Vietnam

HANOI, Nov 19 (NNN-VNA) – Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains, left seven people dead and seven others missing in central Vietnam, it was reported yesterday. Seven people were killed due to rain-induced landslides in Khanh Hoa Province. Two others remained unaccounted for in the same province. Three people…

Vietnamese Gov’t Warns Of Potential Flu Outbreak

HANOI, Nov 19 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Health, warned of a potential flu outbreak, after the country logged up to 11,000 cases of seasonal influenza per month, over the past three months, a sharp rise from the mid-year figures, local media VnExpress reported, yesterday. Since the beginning of the…

12 Died In House Fire In Southern Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Nov 19 (NNN-KNA) – Twelve people, including nine children, died, in a house fire, in the Turkestan region, southern Kazakhstan, it was reported, yesterday, citing the regional Department of Emergency Situations. The blaze broke out in a two-story private residential house in the village of Algabas, in the Zhetysai…

Tropical Cyclone Fina Formed Off Australia’s North Coast

CANBERRA, Nov 19 (NNN-AAP) – A tropical cyclone has formed, off the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), and could potentially impact the NT coast by Friday or Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said. The BoM said that, Tropical Cyclone Fina, formed in the early hours of this morning,…