50 Tonnes Of Expired Medicines, Foodstuff Destroyed In W. Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 5 (NNN-BNA) – Authorities in western Afghanistan’s Farah province, set on fire 50 tonnes of expired medicines and food items, urging drug stores and shopkeepers, to avoid selling expired items, it was reported today. According to the report, the burned items had been collected from drug stores and…

Four Killed, Two Injured As Car Plunged Into River In North Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 5 (NNN-BNA) – Four passengers were killed and two others injured, after their vehicle plunged into a river in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesman, Ehsanullah Kamgar, said late last night. The accident occurred in Raghistan district, when the vehicle veered off the road and fell into…

Five Injured In Bear Attacks Across Japan

TOKYO, Dec 5 (NNN-NHK) – Multiple bear attacks were reported across Japan yesterday, leaving five people injured, as the country grapples with an unprecedented surge in bear-related casualties this year, according to Japanese media. In Toyama city, Toyama prefecture, a couple in their 70s was attacked by a bear, while…

S. Korea’s Special Counsel Additionally Indicts Ex-President Yoon On Perjury Charges

SEOUL, Dec 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s special counsel, additionally indicted former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, on a perjury charge, yesterday. Park Ji-young, deputy special prosecutor and spokesperson of Cho Eun-suk, special counsel leading the investigation into Yoon’s insurrection and other charges, told a press briefing that, the additional indictment…

Japanese PM Takaichi Faces Complaint Over Illegally Accepting Corporate Donations

TOKYO, Dec 5 (NNN-NHK) – A criminal complaint was filed against Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, yesterday, alleging that, she has received a political donation from a company that exceeded the legal maximum. The complaint, sent by Hiroshi Kamiwaki, a constitutional law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, said, a local…

Pres Putin challenges US pressure on India over Russian oil during state visit

Putin and Modi arrive for an informal dinner at the Prime Minister’s Residence in New Delhi NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned Washington’s stance on India’s oil purchases from Moscow, pointing to US imports of Russian nuclear fuel as he began a state visit aimed at…

18 Naxals, Three Policemen Killed In Gunfight In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-PTI) – At least 18 Naxals and three policemen were killed, and two other policemen wounded, in a fierce gunfight in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said, yesterday. The gunfight between Naxals and joint contingents of police and paramilitary forces, broke out on Wednesday,…

Indonesia Seeks Stronger Cooperation With China In AI Industry: Minister

JAKARTA, Dec 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is seeking stronger cooperation with China, to accelerate the development of its artificial intelligence (AI) industry, a senior minister said, during the China-Indonesia Industrial Collaboration Summit here, yesterday. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said, Indonesia currently has at least 25 AI startups.…

Brazil clinches agriculture export clearances with Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua

BRASILIA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — Brazilian authorities have completed negotiations with the Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to expand agricultural exports to these countries after reaching an understanding on sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. In the Philippines, health authorities approved the export of beef fat, an input used in the food…

E. Australian State Issued Health Warning Over Mosquito-Borne Viruses

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Health authorities in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), today, issued a warning over potentially deadly mosquito-borne viruses. The NSW Department of Health said in a statement, two mosquito-borne viruses that can cause brain swelling have been detected earlier than expected, in…
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