Greece wildfires: Firefighters battle blaze near Athens for second day
ATHENS, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of firefighters on Saturday battled for a second day a large wildfire near Athens…
Traffic Accident Killed Six, Injured One In S. Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 9 (NNN-BNA) – At least six commuters were killed and another injured, in a road accident in southern…
Kazakhstan’s First Nuclear Power Plant Construction Kicked Off
ALMATY, Aug 9 (NNN-KNA) – Construction of Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant has officially begun, near the village of Ulken,…
Niger announces nationalisation of its only gold mine
NIAMEY, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s military government has announced the nationalisation of the country’s sole industrial gold mine, accusing…
Cambodia Starts First Air Shipment Of Fresh Durians To China
PHNOM PENH, Aug 9 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, yesterday, began the first air shipment of fresh durians to China, a Ministry…
Modi, Putin Hold Phone Talks Amid Rising U.S. Pressure On India-Russia Oil Trade
NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (NNN-PTI) – Amid the ongoing U.S. pressure on India-Russia oil trade, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,…
Soldier Killed, Three Injured In Terrorist Attack In NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (NNN-APP) – A frontier corps soldier was killed and at least three others injured, in a terrorist…
Extreme heat taking toll on people worldwide, WMO warns
GENEVA, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that extreme heat is impacting millions of people…
Greece: Two Vietnamese tourists die at sea amid gale-force winds
ATHENS, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Vietnamese tourists died at sea in Greece on Friday, the coastguard said, as gale-force…
Indonesia Accelerates Construction Of 1st Bioethanol Factory In South Papua
JAKARTA, Aug 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Yuliot Tanjung, said yesterday that, the country…