Nuclear Plant Operator In Western Japan Apologises For Series Of Mishaps

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – The president of a utility company that operates a nuclear power plant in western Japan, apologised for a string of serious mishaps at the plant, including a control rod being mistakenly removed from a reactor. Keisuke Nagai, president of Shikoku Electric Power Company, offered his…

5.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, struck Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the weather agency said today (Tuesday). According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which occurred at 10:36 a.m. local time, was located at a latitude of 43.4 degrees north…

14 Syrian Refugees Injured In Car Crash In Northern Greece

ATHENS, Jan 28 (NNN-AMNA) – Fourteen Syrian refugees were injured, in a car crash in northern Greece, with a suspected smuggler fleeing the site. The driver of the vehicle that was carrying the refugees, did not stop for a police check on the national highway, connecting the cities of Kavala…

Explosions Target Maritime Pipelines In Syria’s Banyas

DAMASCUS, Jan 28 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s Ministry of Oil said, terrorist explosions targeted maritime pipeline networks in Banyas, northwestern Syria, on Monday. The explosives were put in place by frogmen affiliated with the rebels, according to the state news agency. The technical staff have started to evaluate the damage, in…

Plane Crashes In Afghanistan’s Eastern Ghazni Province

KABUL, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A passenger plane crashed, in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province on Monday, with dozens killed or injured, a member of the provincial council, Khaliqdad Akbari, said. The crash took place in the Taliban-held area of Sadokhil, in Deh Yak district in the afternoon, he said. Confirming…

China, Kazakhstan Jointly Unveil Ancient City On Silk Road

XI’AN, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A China-Kazakhstan joint archaeological research, unveiled the ruins of a city on the ancient Silk Road. The Shaanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute in northwest China, said that, its cooperation with the Issyk State Historical-Cultural Museum, in Kazakhstan, on the excavation of the ancient city of…

Flood Hits Bandung, Indonesia

BANDUNG, Jan 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Thousands of houses have been inundated, after flooding in Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. Flooding struck on Jan 23, affecting the sub-districts of Dayeuhkolot, Bojongsoang, Baleendah, Rancaekek and Majalaya. West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), reported that 3,744 houses have been flooded, along with four…

Over One Million Bangladeshi Capital Dwellers To Get Cholera Vaccine

DHAKA, Jan 27 (NNN-BSS) – More than one million people in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka will receive the oral cholera vaccine next month. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under the country’s Ministry of Health Affairs, made the announcement on Sunday, at a press briefing in Dhaka. “Some…

Four Rockets Land Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jan 27 (NNN-NINA) – Four Katyusha rockets landed near the U.S. embassy, in the heavily fortified Green Zone, in central Baghdad, official said. The attack took place in the evening, when the four rockets landed near the U.S. embassy, the official said. There was no casualty reported, as the…

One Killed, Two Missing As Boat Capsizes In Waters Off Indonesia’s Sumatra

JAKARTA, Jan 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – One person was killed and two others went missing, after a boat carrying 11 people capsized in waters off Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, Head of the Provincial Search and Rescue Office, Toto Mulyono, said. The boat dipped into Tanjung Tiram waters in Batubara district, due…
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