Iranian Navy To Be Supplied With Warships, Speed Combat Vessels: Commander

TEHRAN, Sept 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), plans to equip its navy with oceangoing warships, capable of carrying helicopters, IRGC navy commander was quoted as saying, by Tasnim news agency yesterday. Rear Admiral, Ali Reza Tangsiri, said that, the indigenous warships, 65 metres in length, will…

Endangered Eld’s Deer Spotted In Cambodia’s Wildlife Sanctuary For First Time In Five Years

PHNOM PENH, Sept 26 (NNN-AKP) – Four endangered Eld’s deer were photographed for the first time in five years, by cameras deployed in a wildlife sanctuary in Northeast Cambodia’s Kratie province, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The cameras were placed in the Sambor Wildlife Sanctuary, located in the…

Japanese PM Ready To Meet DPRK’s Kim Without Conditions

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, said, he is ready to meet with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), without any conditions. “As the new Prime Minister of Japan, I am ready to meet with Chairman Kim Jong…

Myanmar Extends Suspension Of Int’l Flights To End Of Oct

YANGON, Sept 26 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, extended the suspension of international air services operation until the end of Oct. To prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases through air travel, the government suspended operation of international flights since Mar 30 after COVID-19 was first detected in…

Three Soldiers Killed In Ambush In Central Mali: Ministry

BAMAKO, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three Malian soldiers were killed and four others injured, in an ambush yesterday, in Boulkessy, a town in Mali’s central region of Mopti, the Defence Ministry said. “On Sept 23, (yesterday), around 12:45 p.m. (1245 GMT), a FAMa (Malian armed forces) patrol team was ambushed,…

Fire-Fighters Battle Forest Fires In Central Argentina For Second Day

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The battle of more than 400 fire-fighters, against forest fires raging in the central Argentine province of Cordoba on Wednesday, entered into its second day today. Nine aircraft, including planes and helicopters, were helping to douse the flames from above, in Las Jarillas,…

India’s Mumbai Shuts Offices After Rain Lashes, Disrupts City

MUMBAI, Sept 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s financial capital, Mumbai, was lashed with heavy rains yesterday morning, forcing government and private offices to shut down. During the past 24 hours, till 8.00 a.m. on Wednesday, Mumbai’s two weather observatories at Santacruz and Colaba recorded 286.4 mm and 148 mm rainfall, respectively.…

Australian Government’s Energy Plan “Crazy”: Former PM

CANBERRA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, described the government’s plan for a gas-led economic recovery from COVID-19 as “crazy.” Turnbull, who led the governing coalition from 2015 to 2018, said recently that, gas was an expensive fuel that should not be invested in. “This is…

Forest Fires Break Out In Central Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Four forest fires broke out yesterday in the central Argentine province of Cordoba, where some 400 firefighters, backed by planes and helicopters, were working to put them out, the local government said. The fires broke out in the cities of Villa Carlos Paz,…

Afghan Army Defuses 4,776 Improvised Bombs, Landmines In Six Months

KABUL, Sept 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan National Army (ANA), during the past six months, discovered and defused 4,776 improvised bombs and landmines planted by militants, the Defence Ministry said. “The enemies have generally hidden IEDs and roadside bombs along main roads, highways and heavily populated areas, to target security…
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