Earthquake Jolts Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, struck off East Nusa Tenggara province, in central Indonesia today, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake rocked at 11:46 a.m. local time (0446 GMT), with the epicentre situated 16 km south-west of Kupang regency,…

Afghanistan’s Exports Reached Nearly Two Billion U.S. Dollars In 2023

KABUL, Jan 2 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s exports in 2023 reached nearly two billion U.S. dollars, spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, said. “The volume of Afghanistan’s exports in the past year reached 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, and the figure shows a two percent increase,…

Mongolia’s Central Bank Purchased Around 18 Tonnes Of Gold In 2023

ULAN BATOR, Jan 2 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s central bank said today, it had purchased a total of 17.8 tonnes of gold in 2023, from legal entities and individuals. Purchasing gold is one of the key ways for the central bank to ensure the country’s economic stability, according to the Bank…

One Killed, 14 Injured In S. Korea’s Apartment Fire

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – One man was killed and 14 others were injured, today, in South Korea’s apartment building fire. The blaze broke out at around 7:15 a.m. local time (2215 GMT Monday), on the ninth floor of the 15-story apartment building in Gunpo, about 24 km south of…

India, Pakistan Exchange Lists Of Nuke Installations, Prisoners

NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday, exchanged with Pakistan the lists of its nuclear installations, said an official announcement by India’s Ministry of External Affairs. “India and Pakistan today (yesterday) exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of nuclear installations and facilities,” said…

Philippines’ Fireworks-Related Injuries Surge To 231

MANILA, Jan 2 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health, yesterday said, it has tallied 116 fireworks-related injuries on New Year’s Eve, which brought the nationwide toll to 231, during the holiday season. Health Secretary, Teodoro Herbosa, said, the injured included an 11-month-old boy and a 76-year-old man, and that…

Israeli airstrike kills 15 More Palestinians in central Gaza

GAZA, Jan 2 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 15 more Palestinians were killed and several others wounded yesterday, in an Israeli airstrike on the city of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, local Palestinian sources said. The sources said that, the Israeli airstrike targeted a house that was occupied by…

Iranian Warship Entered Red Sea Amid Heightened Tension

TEHRAN, Jan 2 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian Navy’s Alborz destroyer, entered the Red Sea yesterday, after passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, amid rising tensions in the region. The Alborz destroyer was part of the Iranian Navy’s 94th flotilla of warships, said the report, adding that, the Iranian Navy’s flotillas…

Iran Says It Reserves Right To Respond To IRGC Commander’s Assassination

TEHRAN, Jan 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran said yesterday, it would reserve the right to respond to the recent assassination of a veteran Iranian commander in Syria “at the appropriate place and time.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, at a weekly press conference in the capital Tehran, condemned Israel for…

Israel Shells Syrian Sites After Militants Attack Golan Heights

DAMASCUS, Jan 2 (NNN-SANA) – Militants in Syria fired projectiles at Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan Heights, yesterday, prompting retaliatory shelling from the Israeli military, according to Syrian pro-government media and a war monitor. The pro-government Sham FM radio reported that, agricultural lands in Daraa province, bordering the Golan…