Urgent: South Korean Ex-PM Lee Hae-Chan Dies In Vietnam
SEOUL, Jan 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean former Prime Minister, Lee Hae-chan, has died, while travelling in Vietnam, it was reported today. He was 73 — NNN-YONHAP
Death Toll Rises To 16 Following Landslide In West Java
JAKARTA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Police have recovered 16 bodies, following a landslide in West Java Province, with seven victims identified, a police spokesperson said, yesterday. In a statement, West Java Police spokesman, Hendra Rochmawan, reported that, the bodies were found at the Cisarua area in West Bandung Regency. Of…
Over Four Million Afghan Children Receive Educational Support In One Year
KABUL, Jan 25 (NNN-BNA) – More than four million Afghan children have been supported in continuing their education over the past year, with assistance from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), local media, Tolo news, reported today. According to the report, more than 200 schools were constructed or rehabilitated across…
61 Killed, 110 Injured In Heavy Snowfall, Rains In Afghanistan
KABUL, Jan 25 (NNN-BNA) – At least 61 people were killed and 110 others injured, due to heavy snowfall and rains across Afghanistan, on Wednesday and Thursday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said, in a statement yesterday. In addition to human losses, the storms have completely or partially destroyed…
Egyptian-Chinese Archaeologists Uncover Ancient “Sacred Lake” In S. Egypt
LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 25 (NNN-MENA) – An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission, announced yesterday that, the team has uncovered an ancient “sacred lake,” at the Montu Temple precinct, in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, a city renowned for its rich monuments in Egypt. The newly uncovered sacred lake, within the Montu…
Five Bodies Retrieved From Missing Motorboat Off Southern Philippines
MANILA, Jan 25 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), yesterday, announced the recovery of five bodies from a recreational motorboat that went missing earlier this week, in waters off Davao Oriental province, in the southern Philippines. The bodies were found in separate locations, during ongoing search-and-rescue operations, according to…
US Pres Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it ‘makes a deal with China’
Trump and Carney pictured in June at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Canada. WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade deal with China. “If Canada makes a deal with China,…
Myanmar Opens Polling Stations For Final Phase Of Election
YANGON, Jan 25 (NNN-MNA) – The final phase of Myanmar’s multi-party democratic general election, began this morning, with polling stations opening in about 60 townships.– NNN-MNA
Seven Killed As Landslide, Flash Floods Hit West Java
JAKARTA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least seven people have been killed, after a landslide, accompanied by flash floods struck Cisarua Sub-district in West Bandung Regency of West Java Province early yesterday, with hundreds of residents still believed to be missing, according to local media reports. The disaster occurred at…
Four Soldiers Killed, One Injured In S. Philippine Ambush
MANILA, Jan 25 (NNN-PNA) – Four soldiers were killed and another wounded, in an ambush staged by suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group, in Lanao del Norte province, in the southern Philippines on Friday morning, the military said. Philippine Army Chief, Lieutenant General Antonio Nafarrete said, the attack occurred…