22,000 Sri Lankans Die Each Year Due To Alcohol-Related Causes: Official

COLOMBO, Oct 3 (NNN-LNW) – About 22,000 Sri Lankans die annually, as a result of alcohol-related causes, said the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, today. Speaking to journalists as Sri Lanka marked World Temperance Day, Dr. Ananda Rathnayaka, chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, warned that,…

Iran Condemns Israel’s Interception Of Gaza-Bound Aid Flotilla

TEHRAN, Oct 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, strongly condemned Israel’s interception of international humanitarian aid vessels, and the detention of their passengers. He made the remarks in a statement, hours after Israel confirmed on Wednesday that it had detained several ships from the Global Sumud…

Zionist Israeli Army Shuts Route For Return Of Displaced Palestinians To Northern Gaza

GAZA, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli army, yesterday, announced the closure of Al-Rasheed coastal road, the main route linking southern and northern Gaza, to prevent the return of displaced Palestinians. The road is closed, allowing only southward movement, for those still in Gaza City, said arrogant Zionist Israeli…

Europe’s Environment Faces Mounting Risks

OSLO, Oct 1 (NNN-NRK) – Europe has cut greenhouse gas emissions and improved air quality over the past decade, but the overall state of the environment is “not good,” the European Environment Agency (EEA) said Monday, in its five-year flagship report Europe’s environment 2025. The report warns that, accelerating climate…

Zionist Israel Struck Over 140 Targets Across Gaza In A Single Day

JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), said in a statement yesterday, its air force struck more than 140 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. The IDF claimed that, these were “terror” targets, which included “militant cells, military buildings, anti-tank positions, and…

Bangladesh Records Highest Daily Spike Of 845 Dengue Cases

DHAKA, Sept 29 (NNN-BSS) – A total of 845 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh, in the past 24 hours, the highest number in a single day, so far this year, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health. Also in the same…

44 Drug-Addicted Afghans Reunited With Families After Recovery

KABUL, Sept 29 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 44 drug-addicted people have been reintegrated into their families, after receiving medical treatment and recovery in the central Daykundi province, said a statement by Afghanistan’s Ministry for Interior Affairs, yesterday. “The former 44 drug-addicted persons, who were rounded up from different parts…

Zionist Israel Says 750,000 Fled Gaza City As Offensive Intensifies; Latest Death Toll: 65,926 Palestinians

JERUSALEM, Sept 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Obstinate Zionist Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said yesterday that, more than 750,000 residents have fled Gaza City, as the military steps up its offensive in the enclave. Katz said, the exodus was continuing as Israel moved into what he called the “decisive” phase of…

Israel’s War On Gaza Among Most Horrific Of 20th, 21st Centuries: Abbas; 65,419 Palestinians Murdered

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday accused Israel of committing “a war of genocide” on Gaza, saying, these crimes will be recorded in “the pages of international conscience as one of the most horrific chapters of humanitarian tragedy in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.” “I…

Gaza’s Children Trapped In A Graveyard: UN Relief Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – In Gaza, one child has been killed on average every hour, for almost two years, leaving children trapped in a graveyard, the UN humanitarian chief said, yesterday. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said, children have been bombed, maimed,…
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