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,…

Latest: Death Toll Rises to 607 in Sri Lanka’s Worst Natural Disaster in Two Decades

COLOMBO, Dec 6 (NNN-LNW) – The death toll from adverse weather, caused by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to 607, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC), said, yesterday. Another 214 people remain missing, while more than two million people from 586,464 families have been affected nationwide, said the DMC, adding that,…

Malaysia-China Spring Festival Gala Kicked Off, Highlighting Friendship, Commonality

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The strong bond of friendship between Malaysia and China was highlighted, during the Malaysia-China Spring Festival Gala, which kicked off in Putrajaya, the country’s administrative capital, last night. Representatives from both countries’ government departments, cultural institutions, friendship associations and chambers of commerce attended the…
Load More