New Zealand’s Sustained Predator Control Pays Off For Threatened Kiwi Birds

WELLINGTON, Dec 4 (NNN-RNZ) – Surveying of brown kiwi in New Zealand’s Eastern Coromandel has shown a 10 percent increase from 2015 to 2020, as sustained predator control by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the local community pays off for the threatened birds. Numbers are expected to continue to…

Iran, EU Call For Swift Cessation Of Gaza Conflict

TEHRAN, Dec 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, have highlighted the necessity to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible. In a phone call on Saturday, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Gaza, as well…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 15,523

GAZA, Dec 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct 7, has reached 15,523, the Palestine health ministry said, yesterday. Ministry spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qidra said, during a press conference that, the number of injured people in the Palestinian enclave had surpassed…

11 Climbers Die After Volcanic Eruption In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 11 mountain climbers died and some others were still missing, after the eruption of Marapi volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, a local rescue official said today. “In the first stage, 49 climbers were found. They all survived and were taken to hospital, and…

Israel Launches New Airstrikes On Gaza, Hundreds Killed: Ministry

GAZA, Dec 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Hamas-run Health Ministry said that, Israel launched new airstrikes on various areas in the war-torn Gaza Strip yesterday, resulting in hundreds killed and wounded. Rescue workers and medics told Xinhua that, Israeli airstrikes targeted a populated residential building belonging to the Abu Aita family,…

Iran Urges Iraq To Fully Disarm “Terrorist Groups” Along Common Border

TEHRAN, Dec 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran, yesterday, called on the Iraqi government, to fully disarm “terrorist groups” along the common border. In a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, in Baghdad, yesterday, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Baqeri, expressed gratitude to…

Five Paramilitary Fighters Killed In U.S. Airstrike In N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (NNN-NINA) – Five members of the Iraqi paramilitary, Hashd Shaabi forces were killed yesterday, in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, according to a statement by an Iraqi armed group named “Islamic Resistance in Iraq.” The statement did not provide further details, but the…

Egypt’s Imhotep Museum Reopens After Renovation

CAIRO, Dec 4 (NNN-MENA) – The newly-restored Imhotep Museum was reopened yesterday, at the Saqqara necropolis, south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Named after Imhotep, an architect and a minister to Djoser, the second king of Egypt’s third dynasty, the museum houses 286 artefacts in six halls, in addition to…

Feature: Palestinians In Gaza Dig With Bare Hands To Retrieve Bodies Under Rubble Amid Lack Of Equipment

GAZA, Dec 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Om Mohammed Jouda, a 55-year-old Palestinian woman living in Gaza City, is busy digging with her bare hands, in the debris of a multi-floor house, destroyed during the Israel-Hamas conflict, in an attempt to recover the bodies of her relatives, who have been buried under…

DPRK Reconnaissance Satellite Operations Office Starts Work

PYONGYANG, Dec 4 (NNN-KCNA) – A special office started Saturday, to operate the reconnaissance satellite “Malligyong-1,” which the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched last month, it was reported, yesterday. The office, at the Pyongyang General Control Centre of the National Aerospace Technology Administration, will perform its mission, as…