Philippine Landslide Death Toll Rises To 92, Search For 36 Continues

MANILA, Feb 16 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from the Feb 6 landslide that hit a mining town in Davao de Oro province, in the southern Philippines has risen to 92, local authorities said, yesterday. Provincial government of Davao de Oro said on social media that, rescuers are still looking…

Trains Diverted, Internet Suspended In Parts Of India’s Punjab As Farmers Strike Enters Day Four

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Punjab, yesterday diverted some trains and suspended internet services in some parts, in the wake of ongoing farmers’ protest march. The decision to divert trains on the Delhi-Amritsar route was made after farmers squatted on the tracks,…

2,422 Killed In Traffic Accidents In Myanmar Last Year

YANGON, Feb 16 (NNN-MNA) – Traffic accidents killed 2,422 people in Myanmar in 2023, according to the Road Transport Administration Department, today. The road death figure for 2023 was down compared to 2,795 people killed in traffic accidents in 2022, the data showed. Yangon region reported the highest number of…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Awards Scholarships To 20 Local Students

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 16 (NNN-ANN) – Hengyi Industries Sdn. Bhd., a petrochemical joint venture between Brunei and China, signed scholarship agreements with 20 students from Universiti Brunei Darussalam, yesterday. The signing ceremony took place in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of Brunei Darussalam, marking the 11th group of…

Zionist Israel Kills Hamas, Hezbollah Commanders And Vows To Expand Attacks

JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli regime announced yesterday that, its forces killed two commanders from Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and Hezbollah in Lebanon, while vowing to expand the attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. During a meeting of the Emergency Preparedness Committee, the regime’s Defence Minister, Yoav…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack On British Ship

SANAA, Feb 16 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday claimed responsibility for attacking a British ship in the Gulf of Aden with several missiles. “We carried out a military operation against a British ship, Lycavitos, while it was sailing in the Gulf of Aden,” Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesman, said…

Israeli Forces Storm Main Hospital In Gaza’s Khan Younis

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli forces yesterday stormed the Nasser Hospital, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, after demolishing its southern wall, said the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. The ministry said in a statement that, the Israeli forces ordered the medics to move all patients…

India’s Merchandise Exports Rise Year-On-Year

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s merchandise exports during Jan, registered a 3.12 percent growth at 36.92 billion U.S. dollars, over 35.80 billion dollars during the same month last year, data released by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, revealed, yesterday. The rise in the merchandise exports during…

Pakistan’s Forex Reserves Increased By 13 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), said that, its foreign exchange reserves had increased by 13 million U.S. dollars. During the week ending on Feb 9, the total foreign exchange reserves of the bank moved to around eight billion dollars, the SBP said in a…

Fire Killed Seven People In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people died and a few others were injured, when a fire broke out inside a factory in Delhi, yesterday, confirmed an official of a local fire department. The fire incident occurred in the factory, located in the Bhorgarh area in north-west…