Australian Authority Downgrades Two Bush Fires In New South Wales

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AAP) – New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, has downgraded the alert levels for bush fires on the NSW Central Coast and in the Upper Hunter region, both from Emergency Warning to…

India Announces Caps On Rising Airfares Amid IndiGo Chaos

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday, invoked regulatory powers, to announce a cap on fares, to control the rising airline ticket prices, amid IndiGo’s chaos, that resulted in mass flight cancellations and skyrocketing airfares. The federal civil aviation ministry issued a directive to all airlines, mandating…

Flash: At Least 23 People Killed In Nightclub Fire In India

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – At least 23 people have been killed in a fire, at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, officials said. Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in…

Five Killed, Five Injured In Afghanistan After Border Clash Between Pakistani-Afghan Forces

KABUL, Dec 7 (NNN-BNA) – Five people were killed and five others sustained injuries, due to a clash that erupted between Pakistan and Afghan forces, in the border town of Spin Boldak in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, Spin Boldak district chief, Mawlawi Abdul Karim Jihadyar, said, yesterday. The clash, according…

Pakistan Seized Narcotics Worth Over One Million USD In Anti-Smuggling Operation

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of stimulant tablets worth nearly 299.8 million rupees (about 1.08 million U.S. dollars), in the southern Sindh province, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said, yesterday. Officials of the Airport Cargo Control Unit, at the…

Vietnam’s Trade Turnover Earns Nearly 840 Billion USD In First 11 Months

HANOI, Dec 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s total import-export turnover reached 839.75 billion U.S. dollars, in the first 11 months of this year, up 17.2 percent year on year, the National Statistics Office reported, today. During the period, exports totalled 430.14 billion U.S. dollars, rising 16.1 percent, while imports climbed 18.4…

Tanzania lures Indian investor in city natural gas distribution

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE HCG Gas Ltd, an investment company based in India, has shown interest to invest in Tanzania’s City Gas Distribution and CNG project. Company’s representative, Rekha Sharma, has visited the country and on Thursday this week, held a meeting with Tanzania Petroleum Development…

WHO chief Tedros upbeat on missing piece of pandemic treaty

GENEVA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization chief said that countries were in a strong position to finalise the vital missing piece of the pandemic treaty, which will determine how vaccines are shared. In April, WHO member states concluded a landmark Pandemic Agreement on tackling future health crises,…

Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade

Namibia pioneered dehorning of rhinos to deal with their poaching SAMARKAND (Uzbekistan), Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia’s proposals to lift the ban on the international trade in black and white rhino horns have been rejected at a key conservation meeting.The result of the voting at the Convention on International Trade…

Australian Authority Declares Total Fire Bans In Nine Areas Including Greater Sydney Region

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (NNN-AAP) – New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, declared this morning that, a total fire ban is in place for the Greater Sydney Region and eight other areas for the day. “Today,…
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