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Fiji Plans To Clear Derelict Vessels From Suva Harbour

SUVA, May 1 (NNN-FBC) – Fiji plans to tackle the long-standing issue of abandoned and decaying vessels, cluttering Suva Harbour.…

UN body warns over US Pres Trump’s deep-sea mining order

UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald…

World’s oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116

BRASILIA, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world’s oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died Wednesday at the age of…

Afghan Police Discovered 61 Kg Of Methamphetamine In Nimroz Province

KABUL, May 1 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan counter-narcotics police, uncovered 61 kg of methamphetamine, or ice, in western Afghanistan’s Nimroz province,…

Sri Lanka Plans 1,000-Acre Forest Plantation Project

COLOMBO, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Senior Sri Lankan officials, yesterday held a preliminary discussion, on launching a 1,000-acre forest plantation…

Man In Australia Charged Over Kangaroo Shootings

SYDNEY, May 1 (NNN-AAP) – Australian police have charged a man with animal cruelty and firearm offenses, after several kangaroos…

U.S. Marine In Okinawa Indicted For Sexual Assault

TOKYO, May 1 (NNN-NHK) – A U.S. marine, stationed in Japan’s Okinawa, has been indicted by the Naha District Public…

Jakarta-Bandung HSR Transports More Than Nine Million Passengers Since Launch

JAKARTA, May 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, locally known as Whoosh, has transported nine million passengers as of…

Conservationists Spot Coral Spawning For 2nd Time In Cambodian Waters

PHNOM PENH, May 1 (NNN-AKP) – A conservationist group sighted coral spawning for the second time at Koh Rong Archipelago,…

DPRK’s New-Generation Destroyer Conducted First Weapon Systems Test

PYONGYANG, May 1 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s 5,000-tonne new-generation destroyer, “Choe Hyon” conducted its first…