Four Killed In Israeli Airstrikes Across Lebanon: Sources

BEIRUT, Oct 24 (NNN-NNA) – Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed yesterday, in Israeli airstrikes targeting eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources. Two people were killed and two others injured by Israeli airstrikes in the evening, targeting a house in the town of Arabsalim, deep in…

Chinese Phone Maker OPPO Opens Factory In Egypt

CAIRO, Oct 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, yesterday inaugurated a smartphone and electronics manufacturing plant for Chinese tech company OPPO, in the industrial city of 10th of Ramadan, east of Cairo. Madbouly described the opening as “a strong addition to the electronics manufacturing sector in Egypt,” read…

Sri Lanka’s Exports Up Seven Percent In First Nine Months Of This Year

COLOMBO, Oct 24 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s export earnings rose by seven percent year-on-year, to nearly 13 billion U.S. dollars, by the end of Sept, this year, underpinned by robust performance in both goods and services, according to data from the Export Development Board. Between Jan and Sept, total exports…

6.5 Million Stimulant Tablets, 29 Kg Of Heroin Seized In Myanmar’s Sagaing Region

YANGON, Oct 24 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police seized more than 6.5 million stimulant tablets and over 29 kg of heroin, in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported, yesterday. According to the report, anti-narcotics police seized 6.52 million stimulant tablets on Sept 14, and 29.23…

Melnikova Wins Women’s All-Around Title At Jakarta Gymnastics World Championships

JAKARTA, Oct 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Olympic champion, Angelina Melnikova, of AIN (Individual Neutral Athlete), reclaimed the women’s all-around title at the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships here yesterday, marking her second world crown in the event after four years. Melnikova, 25, totalled 55.066 points to take the gold, followed by…

New Zealand, Iceland Deepen Ties With Working Holiday Scheme, Tax Agreement

WELLINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand and Iceland are enhancing practical cooperation in working holidays, taxation, and geothermal energy, a New Zealand government statement said, yesterday. During his visit to Iceland, New Zealand Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, met with Iceland’s President, Halla Tomasdottir, on Wednesday, saying, initiatives discussed by…

Indonesia, Brazil Signed MoUs To Advance Bilateral Partnership

JAKARTA, Oct 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and Brazil, yesterday, signed a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs), to strengthen cooperation in a range of sectors, including energy, mining, agriculture, science and trade, according to a statement from the Indonesian Presidential Secretariat. The signing ceremony, witnessed by Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto,…

1st Snowcap On Japan’s Mt. Fuji Hits 21 Days Later Than Usual

TOKYO, Oct 23 (NNN-NHK) – The season’s first snowcap was observed on Japan’s Mt. Fuji today, occurring 21 days later than average, but 15 days earlier than last year, a meteorological office said. The Kofu Local Meteorological Office in Yamanashi Prefecture, which declares the news every year, observed a layer…

Snow Covers Nearly 50 Percent Of Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Oct 23 (NNN-APA) – Nearly 50 percent of Mongolia’s land is now blanketed in snow, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring, reported today. “As of Oct 20, at least 46 percent of the country’s total territory has been covered with snow of up to 30…

Two Dead After Being Swept To Sea By Strong Winds In South-East Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Oct 23 (NNN-AAP) – Two men drowned, after being swept into the ocean, in south-east Melbourne, amid severe winds that hit the Australian state of Victoria, yesterday. Police today said, one of the two men was a British national, who was surfing in extreme conditions, and the other was…