Philippines Bans Deployment Of Filipino Seafarers On Ships Transiting Red Sea, Gulf Of Aden

MANILA, Apr 25 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine government, yesterday, banned the deployment of Filipino seafarers on passenger and cruise ships, transiting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, due to the risk of sailing in those regions. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) issued the order, after 23 Filipino…

Urgent: Japan Halts Ocean Discharge Of Nuclear Contaminated Water From Fukushima Due To Power Glitch: Local Media

TOKYO, Apr 24 (NNN-NHK) – The discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was halted, before noon today, local media reported. The suspension of the so-called treated water was due to a power outage, caused by the plant’s power supply system glitch, as the International…

Philippines Tallies Six Heat-Related Deaths

MANILA, Apr 24 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), today said, it has received at least 34 cases of heat-related illness, including six deaths, from Jan 1 to Apr 18, this year. “The causes of death are still for verification,” DOH Assistant Secretary, Albert Domingo, said. The 34…

Chinese, Cambodian Martial Artistes Make Joint Performance At Famed Angkor

SIEM REAP, Apr 24 (NNN-AKP) – China’s Shaolin Kung Fu martial artistes and Cambodian Bokator martial artistes, today jointly performed “When Shaolin Meets Bokator,” at the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, attracting crowds of spectators. Held at the northern part of Bayon Temple, in the complex of the Angkor Archaeological Park,…

Feature: Palestinians Mourn History As Israel Destroys Archaeological Sites In Gaza

GAZA, Apr 24 (NNN-WAFA) – In a state of astonishment, Samiha al-Aqqad, 86-year-old mother of eight, gazed in disbelief, at the mound-like piles of rubble, barely recognising the remnants of Barquq Castle, a historical site in Khan Younis, reduced by the Israeli army to a mere heap of debris. “A…

Man Injured After Cherry Blossom Tree Falls Near Kyoto Tourist Area

TOKYO, Apr 24 (NNN-NHK) – A man was injured and taken to hospital, yesterday, after a towering cherry blossom tree fell on him, on the bustling Sannenzaka slope, in the western Japanese city of Kyoto. The incident took place around 11:45 a.m. local time, at one of Kyoto’s busiest tourist…

Qatar’s Emir Arrives In Nepal For Two-Day Visit

KATHMANDU, Apr 24 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived here yesterday afternoon for a two-day state visit. The Emir was welcomed by Nepal’s President, Ram Chandra Poudel, with a guard of honour at the airport. He is scheduled to have talks with Nepali Prime Minister,…

Two Daesh Militants Killed In Airstrike In E. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Apr 24 (NNN-NINA) – Two Daesh militants were killed yesterday, in an airstrike in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military said. Based on intelligence reports, Iraqi warplanes carried out an airstrike on a Daesh hideout, in the Himreen mountain range, in northern Diyala, destroying the hideout and…

200 Days Into Israel-Hamas Conflict, Over One Million Gazans Lost Their Homes; Death Toll – 34,183: UNRWA

GAZA, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than a million residents in the Gaza Strip have lost their homes, and 75 percent of the population in the Palestinian coastal enclave have been displaced, since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict 200 days ago, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…

Iranian FM Slams EU’s New Sanctions On Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, yesterday criticized the European Union’s recent decision, to expand sanctions on Tehran. In a post on social media platform X, Amir-Abdollahian said, “It is regrettable to see the EU deciding quickly to apply more unlawful restrictions against Iran, just because…