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…

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…
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