Thousands Evacuated As Heavy Rain, Gusts Hit India’s Odisha, Bengal Ahead Of Cyclone Amphan

NEW DELHI, May 20 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal evacuated, and subsequently moved thousands of people to relief camps, ahead of super cyclone Amphan. The super cyclone that is likely to weaken into extremely severe storm is expected to make landfall in West…

Trial Against Former Malaysian PM Najib Resumes, Stepson Might Turn Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The trial against former Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, resumed on Tuesday, as the prosecution indicated his stepson, Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, could be a witness, to give evidence in relation to state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Lead prosecutor, Gopal Sri Ram…

Cyclone Amphan Likely To Intensify Into Cyclonic Storm In India

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today warned that cyclone Amphan was likely to intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm. “It is very likely to intensify further during the next six hours. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and move fast across the…

Attempted Piracy Attack Targets British Vessel Off Yemen’s Coast

ADEN, May 18 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s pro-government coast guard forces, confirmed on Sunday that, a British vessel came under an attempted piracy attack in the Gulf of Aden. Captain Nasser Awlaki, with the Yemeni Coast Guard forces, confirmed that, “a British vessel was subjected to an attempt of piracy attack…

UAE-Ankabut To Organise ‘Virtual’ Meeting On Role Of Cloud-Based Technologies In Education

ABU DHABI, May 18 (NNN-WAM) – Khalifa University of Science and Technology, today announced that Ankabut, the Emirates’ Advanced National Research and Education Network, will organise the first-ever virtual meeting of users to emphasise the expanding role of cloud-based services in educational technology. The one-day annual ‘Ankabut Users’ Virtual Meeting…

Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested In France

PARIS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – After 26 years on the run, Felicien Kabuga, alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, has been arrested in Paris, France’s public prosecutor’s office and the police announced on Saturday. Kabuga, now aged 84, once one…

Towers Construction Of Bridge In NW Turkey Completed

ISTANBUL, May 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The construction of a bridge, which will connect Asia and Europe in northwestern Turkey, advanced to a next phase on Saturday with the completion of its towers. A ceremony was held for the installation of the last steel block of 318-metre towers of the Canakkale…

Poor Visibility Warning In The Emirates

ABU DHABI, May 16 (NNN-WAM) – The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has called on motorists, to take all precautions and follow traffic regulations, regarding the chance of fog formations. In a statement last night, NCM expected deterioration of horizontal visibility to lower levels, saying, visibility might be lacked at…

24 People Die In Northern India Road Mishap

NEW DELHI, May 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least 24 people died and more than 35 others were injured, when two trucks collided with each other, in northern India early today (Saturday), local officials confirmed to the media. The accident occurred in the Auraiya district of northern state of Uttar Pradesh,…

Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Coasts May Need To Watch Bay Storm Closely

ANDHRA PRADESH, May 16 (NNN-PTI) – The persisting low-pressure area over the South-East Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea, concentrated into a depression over the central parts of the South Bay and further intensify into a cyclone over the South-West and adjoining West-Central Bay (equidistant from the North…
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