Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Surpasses 14,000

GAZA, Nov 22 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has surpassed 14,000, since the current Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct 7, the Hamas-run government media office said, yesterday. Ismail al-Thawabta, director general of the media office, said at a press conference that, among the dead…

World Bank Approves 163 Million USD For Safe Water Supply, Sanitation Project In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Nov 22 (NNN-AKP) – The World Bank has approved a 163-million-U.S. dollar project, to support Cambodia’s efforts to strengthen water supply and sanitation services, in four provinces, benefiting over 175,000 people, said its press release, today. The press release said that, in 2022, less than a third of…

Fiji Launches Festive Season Operation To Curb Reckless Driving

SUVA, Nov 22 (NNN-PINA) – As Fiji heads into the festive season, the Fiji Police Force and Land Transport Authority (LTA), have joined forces to launch a festive season operation, aimed at curbing reckless driving, after the death of 72 people in road accidents this year. Fiji Police Chief of…

S. Korea To Cut Import Tariffs On 76 Items In 2024

SEOUL, Nov 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s finance ministry said today that, it will cut import tariffs on 76 items in 2024, as part of their efforts to strengthen industrial competitiveness and control inflation. The lower tariff rates will be applied to 76 industrial products and food items, beginning Jan…

Philippines Confirms 17 Filipino Seafarers Among Hostages In Yemen

MANILA, Nov 22 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), today confirmed that 17 Filipino seafarers were among the crew members of a cargo vessel, taken hostage by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. In a television interview, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Eduardo de Vega, expressed alarm over…

Strong Earthquake Jolted Off E. Indonesia, No Potential For Tsunami

JAKARTA, Nov 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku today, yet did not cause giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake occurred at 09:48 a.m. Jakarta time (0248 GMT), with its epicentre situated at 68 km north-west of…

Philippines Top Vietnam Rice Importer In Oct

HANOI, Nov 22 (NNN-VNA) – The Philippines was the largest rice importer of Vietnam in Oct, followed by Indonesia, VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Food Association. Cote d’Ivoire, in third position, imported 62,000 tonnes of rice worth 37.5 million U.S. dollars from Vietnam in Oct, the report said, yesterday. Ghana…

Australian Software To Enable Better Plant Breeding

CANBERRA, Nov 22 (NNN-AAP) – Australian researchers have developed a new software tool, with advanced genome-sequencing powers, to increase the speed at which crops can be improved through breeding. Developed by a team from the University of Adelaide’s Biometry Hub, the tool called CoreDetector, efficiently handles challenging genome-sequencing tasks for…

DPRK Successfully Sends Reconnaissance Satellite Into Orbit

SEOUL, Nov 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully launched a space rocket and sent its reconnaissance satellite into orbit late yesterday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, today. The National Aerospace Technology Administration, conducted the launch. The new-type carrier rocket “Chollima-1,” carrying the…

Sri Lanka To Sign FTA With Thailand In Feb

COLOMBO, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka plans to sign the Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Feb, next year, Sri Lanka’s cabinet spokesperson, Bandula Gunawardena, told reporters yesterday. At a press conference, Gunawardena said, the agreement will be signed following the completion of negotiations by Dec, this year.…