Dengue Claims More Than 1,700 Lives In Bangladesh This Year

DHAKA, Dec 30 (NNN-BSS) – The mosquito-borne dengue fever has claimed more than 1,700 lives and infected over 300,000 people, so far this year, across Bangladesh. According to the latest statistics of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the dengue prevalence has reached an alarming situation this year, with…

Over 10 Kg Of Heroin Seized In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Dec 30 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities have seized 10.12 kilograms of heroin worth over 253 million kyats (about 120,476 U.S. dollars), in the central region of Mandalay, said the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police searched a vehicle on Dec 24, in…

Afghanistan Expects To Achieve Self-Sufficiency Within Three Years: Minister

KABUL, Dec 30 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government’s acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, said that, the administration has been looking forward to achieving self-sufficiency within the next three years. “We are going towards self-sufficiency and will achieve the goal within the next three years. We will…

187 Palestinians Killed In Past 24 Hours As Israeli Army Advanced Southward

GAZA, Dec 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 187 Palestinians were killed and 312 others were wounded, in Israeli air and ground attacks on the central and southern regions of the Gaza Strip, during the past 24 hours, said the Gaza-based Health Ministry, yesterday. It raised the total death toll of…

Syria Slams Repeated Israeli Attacks On Its Soil

DAMASCUS, Dec 30 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, denounced the continuous Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and urged decisive measures from the United Nations Security Council, to put an end to these assaults. The ministry said in a statement that, the repeated attacks included the two Israeli missile…

Yemen’s Houthis Renew Warning To U.S., Vow To Persist In Attacks On “Israel-Related” Ships

SANAA, Dec 30 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis issued a new warning to the United States yesterday, cautioning against any military escalation and pledging to continue attacks on “Israel-related” commercial ships in the Red Sea. Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, in a statement broadcast on the al-Masirah TV, affirmed the group’s…

South Africa Files Against Israel At UN Court For “Genocidal Acts” In Gaza

THE HAGUE, Dec 30 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa filed a case, yesterday, in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel, for its “genocidal” acts in Gaza. The case claims “alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide…

Pakistan’s Inflation Surges To 29.2 Percent In FY23: Central Bank

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s average national consumer price index inflation, surged to 29.2 percent in fiscal year 2023, starting Jul, 2022 to Jun, 2023, higher than the central bank’s revised inflation projection range of 27 percent to 29 percent, the bank said, yesterday. In the Governor’s Annual Report…

Sri Lanka’s Agreement With IMF To Continue For Four Years: Central Bank Governor

COLOMBO, Dec 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will continue for the coming four years, irrespective of the government in power, said the central bank governor, yesterday. Addressing a press conference in Colombo, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Nandalal Weerasinghe, said,…

Prices Rose For Over 30,000 Food Items In Japan In 2023: Survey

TOKYO, Dec 30 (NNN-NHK) – Price increases hit a total of 32,396 items of 195 major food and beverage makers in Japan in 2023, a credit research company said, yesterday. The total of food price hikes exceeding 30,000 items is unprecedented in the 30 years, since the collapse of Japan’s…