Update: Building Collapse Death Toll In U.S. Florida Rises To Five

WASHINGTON, Jun 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The death toll from the partial collapse of a 12-story residential building, in the U.S. beachside town of Surfside, south-eastern state of Florida, has risen to five, authorities said yesterday. “Today (yesterday), our search and rescue teams found another body in the rubble,” Miami-Dade County…

Greece, India To Work Towards Strategic Partnership

ATHENS, Jun 27 (NNN-AMNA) – Greece and India agreed to work towards the establishment of a strategic partnership, during Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s visit to Athens, according to an e-mailed joint press release, issued yesterday, after talks here. Jaishankar is the first Indian foreign minister, paying an official…

Iran Rules Out Endless Negotiations Over Nuke Deal’s Revival

TEHRAN, Jun 27 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, said yesterday, Iran will not negotiate endlessly over the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, urging the United States to abandon the “failed legacy” of former President Donald Trump. Iran has actively participated in the Vienna talks, aimed at the…

Enrique Intensifies Into Category 1 Hurricane, Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

MEXICO CITY, Jun 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Tropical storm Enrique, intensified into a Category 1 hurricane yesterday, off the coast of the western Mexican states of Colima and Michoacan, the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported. “At 07:15, the centre of Enrique was located approximately 230 kilometres south-west of Punta San…

Five Dead In Hot Air Balloon Crash In U.S. New Mexico

HOUSTON, Jun 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The person who had been critically injured during a hot air balloon crash in Albuquerque, U.S. state of New Mexico, succumbed to his injuries, raising the death toll in the accident to five, local police said yesterday. According to a statement by Albuquerque Police, five…

DR Congo, Rwanda Sign Three Agreements On Bilateral Cooperation

KINSHASA, Jun 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, yesterday, signed three agreements on bilateral cooperation, after a meeting between the two heads of state in Goma, capital of north-eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu province. The agreements were signed during the visit of Rwandan President,…

24 Militants Killed In Overnight Battles In North Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 24 Taliban militants were killed and 15 others wounded, in battles in Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, last night, sources said today. Sixteen militants were killed and 10 others wounded, as Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted night raid operations, in…

More Dead Turtles, Dolphins, Whales Wash Ashore In Sri Lanka Following X-Press Pearl Burning

COLOMBO, Jun 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 118 turtles, 17 dolphins and four whales have died, and washed ashore on Sri Lanka’s beaches in recent weeks, following the burning of the container ship X-Press Pearl, local media reports quoting the Department of Wildlife Conservation said on Friday. According to…

China’s First Self-Operated 1,500m Deep-Water Gas Field Starts Production

BEIJING, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Deep Sea No.1, China’s first self-operated 1,500-metre-deep water gas field, started production yesterday, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The operation of the gas field, 150 km off the city of Sanya in south China’s island province of Hainan, marks the country’s…

Bullet Train Debuts On New Railway In Tibet

LHASA, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first electrified railway in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region opened yesterday morning, linking regional capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi, as “Fuxing” bullet trains entre official operation on the plateau region. With a length of 435 km and a designed speed of 160…
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