10th World Water Forum Opens In Bali

BALI, May 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – The 10th World Water Forum, under the theme of “Water for Shared Prosperity,” officially opened on Indonesia’s island of Bali, today. A number of country leaders and United Nations representatives attended the official opening ceremony. The 10th World Water Forum focused on four topics, namely…

Bear Attack In Northern Japan Leaves Two Police Officers Seriously Injured

TOKYO, May 20 (NNN-NHK) – Two police officers have been seriously injured, in a bear attack in northern Japan’s Akita Prefecture, while recovering the body of a missing man from the local woods, local media reported. The officers on Saturday, responded to a report of a man lying on the…

Over 10,000 Sri Lankans Affected By Inclement Weather

COLOMBO, May 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 10,000 individuals have been affected by prevailing heavy rains and strong winds, Deputy Director of Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre, Thusitha Waidyarathne told journalists here today. Addressing the media on the effects of prevailing heavy rains, he said, 10,299 people from 3,518 families had…

Accusations Against UNRWA Proven False: Jordan FM

AMMAN, May 20 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, said yesterday that, anyone claiming the situation in the Gaza Strip is improving is not telling the truth, and accusations against the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) have been proven false. He made the remarks, at…

Sri Lanka Warns Of Landslides Following Heavy Rain

COLOMBO, May 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Following heavy rainfall that lashed Sri Lanka, the country’s National Building Research Organisation (NBRO), in its latest alert yesterday, warned of possible landslides. The NBRO said, landslides are possible in some divisions of the districts of Badulla, Kegalle and Kandy in central Sri Lanka, and…

5,000 Pieces Of Cultural Relics Transferred To Afghan National Museum

KABUL, May 20 (NNN-ANA) – Some 5,000 pieces of cultural relics have been transferred to the National Museum of Afghanistan, since the Afghan caretaker government took over power in Afghanistan in Aug, 2021, said Acting Minister of Culture and Information, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa, on Saturday. “Substantial efforts have been made…

Police Officer Stabbed In Sydney’s City Centre

SYDNEY, May 20 (NNN-AAP) – A police officer, from Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) police force, was injured in a stabbing incident, in the city centre of Sydney yesterday afternoon. The NSW police said on social media that, the officer was treated for non-life-threatening head injuries, before he was taken…

120 Killed As Flash Floods Lashed Two Afghan Provinces

KABUL, May 20 (NNN-ANA) – At least 120 were killed, due to heavy rains and flash floods, in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province and western Ghor province, on Friday and Saturday, local officials said. At least 47 people were killed by flash floods on Saturday night in Faryab province, said Shamsuddin…

Three Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Indonesia’s Capital

JAKARTA, May 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – A small plane, carrying three people, went down in Tanggerang city, bordering Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, yesterday, killing all on board, a rescuer said. The plane, with a registered number of PK-IFP, lost contact at 13:43 p.m. Jakarta time, before crashing, said Ramli Prasetio, a press…

Bangladesh’s Annual SME Fair Kicked Off

DHAKA, May 20 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s annual National Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair-2024, began in the capital, Dhaka, yesterday. More than 300 SME institutions have been exhibiting their products, including jute, agriculture and leather products, and electrical and information and technology goods at the seven-day fair. Bangladeshi Prime Minister,…