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…

Thai PM Orders Law Enforcers To Extradite Red Bull Scion Home To Face Trial

BANGKOK, Sept 23 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said, he already instructed the authorities, to seek help from Interpol to nab Red Bull scion, Vorayuth Yoovidhya, and have him extradited to Thailand, to stand trial in the high-profile hit-and-run case that took place eight years ago. “Please rest…

Turkey’s Erdogan Proposes Regional Conference Over East Med Issue

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Tuesday, proposed a regional conference over the maritime dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean. “I would like to repeat here our call for establishing dialogue and cooperation between coastal countries of the Eastern Mediterranean,” Erdogan said, in his video…

No Nobel Awarding Ceremony In 2020 Due To Pandemic

STOCKHOLM, Sept 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – There will be no traditional Nobel Awarding Ceremony in Stockholm this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Swedish media reported. The Nobel Foundation’s Executive Director, Lars Heikensten, was quoted by Swedish Television (SVT) yesterday as saying that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there would be…

Sri Lanka Calls On UN To Emphasize On Non-Interference In Domestic Affairs Of Other States

COLOMBO, Sept 23 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, called upon the United Nations to place due emphasis on non-interference in domestic affairs of other states, in his address to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. In a recorded statement at the high-level meeting, to commemorate the…

UNICEF Urges Re-Opening Of Schools In Eastern, Southern Africa

CAPE TOWN, Sept 23 (NNN-BUANEWS) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), called on governments, parents, and teachers across Eastern and Southern Africa, to urgently and safely re-open schools, as the costs of continued school closures escalate across the region. Across this region of the nearly 65 million children remaining…

Tropical Storm Noul Leaves 11 Dead In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Sept 22 (NNN-AKP) – The impact of tropical storm Noul has left 11 people dead and one missing in Cambodia, a disaster control spokesman said on Monday. National Committee for Disaster Management spokesman, Khun Sokha, said, heavy rain, strong wind and lightning began on Sept 17-20, as a…
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