Adelaide To Host 2025 Beach Volleyball Worlds

GENEVA, Oct 17 (NNN-AAP) – The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), announced yesterday that, Australia’s Adelaide will host the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. The announcement came, after the 2023 edition of the tournament concluded in Tlaxcala, Mexico, yesterday. This is the first time that Australia will host the beach…

New Zealand Sees Annual Inflation At 5.6 Percent

WELLINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s consumer price index increased 5.6 percent in the 12 months to the Sept, 2023 quarter, according to the statistics department, Stats NZ today. The 5.6 percent increase follows a six percent increase in the 12 months to the Jun, 2023 quarter, Stats NZ…

Singapore’s Key Exports Decline For 12th Consecutive Month

SINGAPORE, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore, declined by 13.2 percent year-on-year in Sept, marking a contraction for the 12th straight month, government agency, Enterprise Singapore, announced today. Last month (Sept), electronic exports contracted by 11.6 percent year-on-year, and non-electronic exports declined by 13.6 percent,…

Man Died In Bushfire In New South Wales

SYDNEY, Oct 17 (NNN-AAP) – Police confirmed today that, a man died in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), after a bushfire ripped through a rural property in the state’s north. Emergency services were called to Stony Creek Lane, at Temagog, at about 10:15 p.m. local time last…

Rains Over 100 Mm Expected In Parts Of Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Heavy showers above 100 millimetres are expected in parts of Sri Lanka in the coming days, as the Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting the island’s weather, the Department of Meteorology said, today. Intertropical Convergence Zone is where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere…

Toyota Halts Production At Six Plants After Explosion At Parts Supplier

TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – Toyota Motor Corp. said today, it has halted 10 production lines at six factories in central Japan, following an explosion at one of its component suppliers. The accident happened yesterday, at Chuo Spring Co.’s factory, in Aichi prefecture, where vehicle suspension coils are made for…

Syrian, Russian Presidents Hold Phone Talks On Gaza Situation

DAMASCUS, Oct 17 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, held a phone conversation yesterday, to discuss the pressing situation in the Gaza Strip. The two leaders highlighted the urgency in the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged, densely-populated enclave, and discussed ways…

Palestinian President, British PM Discussed Situation In Gaza Over Phone

GAZA, Oct 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, discussed the latest development in Gaza, during a phone call with British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, yesterday. Abbas condemned Israel’s plan to force more than 1.1 million people to evacuate to the southern parts of Gaza, calling on Britain to prevent…

Tunisia Calls On Int’l Intervention To Stop Israel-Hamas Conflict

TUNIS, Oct 17 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian Parliament Speaker, Ibrahim Bouderbala, called on the international community to intervene immediately, to stop the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and lift the siege on the Gaza Strip. Bouderbala made the remarks at an online emergency meeting, with heads of parliaments for member states of the…

Syrian Ambassador To Tunisia Presents Credentials

TUNIS, Oct 17 (NNN-TAP) – Syria’s new ambassador to Tunisia, Mohamed Mohamed, yesterday presented his credentials to Tunisian Foreign Minister, Nabil Ammar, according to a statement by the Tunisian Foreign Ministry. During their meeting in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, the two sides highlighted the “historic relations between the two countries,”…