Australia Records Driest Oct Since 2002

SYDNEY, Nov 2 (NNN-AAP) – Australia underwent its driest Oct since 2002, with the nationally-averaged total rainfall being 65.4 percent below the 1961-1990 average, according to a report newly released by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). The BOM report, issued yesterday, said, all states and territories of Australia, except…

Road Accident Kills Four, Wounds Six In North Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Nov 2 (NNN-ANA) – Four travellers were killed and six others injured, in a road accident in north Afghanistan’s Baghlan province yesterday, director for the provincial police traffic department, Qari Mohammad Nazir Abidi, said today. The deadly accident took place outside the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri city last…

Singapore Records Highest-Ever Oct Temperature Of 36.3 Celsius

SINGAPORE, Nov 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), announced yesterday that, Oct 9 marked Singapore’s highest temperature ever recorded for the month. Oct, 2023, was generally warm with daily maximum temperatures above 34 degrees Celsius on 25 days. On Oct 9, temperatures exceeded 35 degrees Celsius in several…

Mongolia, Vietnam Sign Cooperation Agreements

ULAN BATOR, Nov 2 (NNN-VNA) – Mongolia and Vietnam have signed several cooperation agreements, said the Mongolian presidential office, on its website today. The agreements on, mutual visa exemption for officials and citizens, combating transnational drug-related crime, cooperation on strategic research, and ensuring the stability of white rice trade, were…

6.3-Magnitude Quake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Potential For Tsunami

JAKARTA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked off East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia today, but did not cause giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency, BMKG, said. The agency had first released the quake with a magnitude of 6.6 before revising it. The earthquake,…

The Zionist Regime Continues To Bomb Gaza

GAZA, Nov 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Despite international calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, the Zionist regime of Netanyahu’s still continues heavy bombings on the densely populated Gaza Strip today, while the first group of evacuees started to enter Egypt, since the lopsided war broke out on Oct 7.– NNN-WAFA

Extreme Weather Causing Growing Number Of Australian Hospitalisations: Report

CANBERRA, Nov 2 (NNN-AAP) – The increasing severity and intensity of heatwaves is driving a rise in the number of Australians hospitalised, due to extreme weather, a government report said. According to the report, which was published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) today, the number of…

WHO Welcomes Egypt’s Reception Of Wounded Palestinians For Treatment

CAIRO/GAZA, Nov 2 (NNN-MENA/WAFA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), welcomed yesterday, Egypt’s decision to accept some 80 injured and sick people, from the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip for treatment in Egyptian hospitals. WHO said in a statement that, it has been working with the Egyptian Health Ministry “in planning…

Jordanian King Urges Gaza Ceasefire In Phone Call With Biden

AMMAN, Nov 1 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, yesterday, underlined the importance of a ceasefire and an immediate humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip, during a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden, according to a statement by Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court. During their discussion on the ongoing…

Gunman Arrested After Killing Two At Texas House Party

HOUSTON, Nov 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 20-year-old gunman was taken into custody, after killing two people and injuring three others at a house party, over the weekend, in San Antonio, in the U.S. state of Texas, authorities said. Raul Trevino III was charged with capital murder-multiple persons, and aggravated assault…