Japan’s Oldest Person Dies At 116

TOKYO, Dec 12 (NNN-NHK) – A 116-year-old woman, recognised as the oldest person in Japan, died of old age in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, this morning, local media reported. Fusa Tatsumi, born on Apr 25, 1907, had recently spent most of her days in bed, at a nursing home in Kashiwara,…

Tropical Cyclone Jasper Warned To Bring Life-Threatening Flooding In Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 12 (NNN-AAP) – The north tropical coast of Australia’s Queensland, could be hit with life-threatening flash flooding and destructive wind gusts, as category 2 Tropical Cyclone Jasper, was expected to make landfall tomorrow, the country’s Bureau of Meteorology said, today. Tropical Cyclone Jasper, with category 2 strength was…

Mongolia Exports 4.3 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil By Nov

ULAN BATOR, Dec 12 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia exported a total of 4.34 million barrels of crude oil in the first 11 months of this year, said the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry, today. The figure is a two-fold increase compared with the same period last year, the ministry said,…

Three Killed In Bolivia Flooding

LA PAZ, Dec 12 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – At least three people died and dozens of communities were devastated, after two rivers overflowed in the rural Bolivian province of Potosi, local authorities said, yesterday. The fatal victims, a woman in her seventies and two children aged three and eight, were washed…

Brazil’s Coffee Exports To China Up 221 Percent In First 11 Months

SAO PAULO, Dec 12 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s coffee exports to China rose 221 percent in Jan-Nov, 2023, compared to the same period last year, the Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafe) said, yesterday. In the first 11 months of this year, the Chinese market received over 1.15 million bags/60 kg of coffee…

Russia To Continue Strengthening Combat Readiness Of Naval Forces: Putin

MOSCOW, Dec 12 (NNN-TASS) – Russia will continue to enhance the combat readiness of its naval forces, and will implement all the plans for the construction of submarines and surface ships, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said yesterday. The Russian leader made the remarks, during a flag-raising ceremony for two nuclear-powered…

100 Elephants Die In Zimbabwe’s Largest Game Reserve From El Nino-Induced Drought: Animal Welfare Charity

HARARE, Dec 12 (NNN-IRIN) – At least 100 elephants have died, in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe’s largest game reserve, from the El Nino-induced drought, an international animal welfare and conservation group said, yesterday. Summer rains are five weeks late, due to the ongoing El Nino phenomenon, as dozens of elephants…

New Zealand Receives Record Annual Net Migration

WELLINGTON, Dec 12 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand’s 245,600 migrant arrivals and net migration gain of 128,900 in the Oct, 2023 year, are the highest on record for an annual period, the statistics department Stats NZ said, today. Migrant arrivals were up 165 percent and migrant departures were up 26 percent,…

UN Official Expresses Shock At Reported Attack On ICRC Convoy In Sudan

KHARTOUM, Dec 12 (NNN-SUNA) – The UN humanitarian coordinator in Sudan, yesterday said, she was horrified by the reported attack on an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy, in the capital, Khartoum. Clementine Nkweta-Salami said, “I am horrified by this reckless attack on an ICRC convoy, which tragically…

Donald Tusk Elected Polish PM By Parliament

WARSAW, Dec 12 (NNN-PPA) – Donald Tusk was elected as Poland’s prime minister, in a parliamentary vote last night, following the outgoing government’s failure to secure a vote of confidence. Tusk won 248 votes in favour of his candidacy for the position in the Sejm, the lower house of Poland’s…