Japan’s Meiji Recalls Packaged Milk Over Detection Of Cattle Drug

TOKYO, Nov 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese diary giant, Meiji Holdings, said yesterday, it was recalling over 44,000 bottles of its packaged milk, following the detection of pharmaceuticals used for the prevention of cattle diseases, in the product. The affected product is the 180-millilitre bottled milk labelled “Meiji Milk,” manufactured at…

India’s Ayodhya Set Record By Lighting Over 2.2 Million Earthen Lamps On Diwali Eve

NEW DELHI, Nov 12 (NNN-PTI) – Ayodhya city, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, yesterday set a record, by lighting over 2.2 million earthen oil lamps during Deepotsav celebrations, on the eve of Diwali – the Hindu festival of lights, officials said. The earthen lamps illuminated the 51…

Israeli Attack On Gaza School Kills 50 Displaced Palestinians: Ministry

GAZA, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 50 displaced Palestinians were killed, in an Israeli attack on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City, the health ministry said in a press statement, yesterday. The ministry said, the attack on Al-Buraq School was “a disgrace to the forehead of humanity.” In a press…

WHO Chief Stresses “No One Is Safe” In Gaza At UNSC Emergency Meeting

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that, “nowhere and no one is safe” in Gaza, where the health system is “on its knees,” in an emergency meeting of UN Security Council, yesterday. The situation on the ground is grim,…

Myanmar Earns 1.81 Billion USD From Agricultural Exports In Seven Months

YANGON, Nov 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar earned 1.81 billion U.S. dollars from agricultural products export, in the first seven months of the current 2023-24 fiscal year, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, today. The figure from Apr 1 to Nov 3, represented a decrease from the 2.01…

10 People Die In Two Separate Road Crashes In India

NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 people died and nearly 58 were injured, in two separate road mishaps in India today, local police said. Six persons, including five men and one woman, died, and 58 people were injured when two buses collided head-on, in the southern state…

Powerful Aftershock Rocks Off Eastern Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Nov 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Another strong aftershock, with a magnitude of 6.2, struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku earlier today, but did not cause a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The 6.2 magnitude quake, epicentred at the seabed, jolted off the province at 03:45…

Nearly 600,000 Pieces Of UXO Cleared In Laos’ Northern Province

VIENTIANE, Nov 11 (NNN-KPL) – Over 18,000 hectares of land in northern Laos’ Xieng Khuang province, have been cleared of unexploded ordnance (UXO), mostly agricultural land and areas slated for future development, with 599,992 unexploded devices removed and rendered harmless. Progress achieved in this field was reported to representatives of…

First Batch Of Visa-Free Passengers From Kazakhstan Enter China

URUMQI, Nov 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sixteen Kazakh nationals, on flight CZ6012, enjoyed visa-free treatment, as they arrived in Urumqi, north China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, yesterday. The passengers went through the border checkpoint without any visa documentation, being the first batch of Kazakh nationals arriving at the airport, under the…

Roundup: Cambodia-China Trade Stays Robust Amid Weakening Global Demand

PHNOM PENH, Nov 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cambodia-China trade remained robust, amid weakening global demand, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), a senior official and experts said. Trade in goods between Cambodia and China topped 10 billion U.S. dollars in the first…