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Death Toll Of India’s Glacier Burst Rises To 24 As Rescue Operation Continues

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 24 dead bodies, all men, have been recovered, in India’s northern…

Sri Lanka To Resume Scheduled Int’l Flights At Southern Airport

COLOMBO, Feb 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Scheduled international flights resumed at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), located in southern Sri…

Two Killed, 14 Injured In Bus Crash In Indonesia’s North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Feb 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed and 14 others injured, after a bus, carrying local government employees,…

Israel’s Annual Budget Deficit Hits Record 50.6 Billion USD

JERUSALEM, Feb 8 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s annual budget deficit reached a record of 166.4 billion new shekels (about 50.6 billion…

U.N. Envoy Griffiths In Iran To Discuss Yemen Crisis

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Senior Assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs, Ali-Asghar Khaji, and the…

Vietnam’s Automobile Import Up 22.5 Percent In Jan

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam spent 551 million U.S. dollars on importing completely-built automobiles and components for assembly in…

Update: 12 Rescued, At Least 30 Still Trapped In Tunnel In Glacier-Hit North India

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – Strenuous efforts are underway to rescue around 35 to 40 workers, reportedly stuck inside…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits 121 Km SE Of Pondaguitan, Philippines

MANILA, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – An off-shore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, jolted Davao Oriental, 121 km SE…

High Alert Issued In India’s Uttar Pradesh, As Glacier Crashes Into Dam

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, issued directions asking all districts…

New Zealand’s Auckland Gala Night Celebrates Chinese New Year

AUCKLAND, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A gala night was staged at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, to celebrate the Chinese New…