Japan’s TEPCO Restarted First Nuclear Reactor Since Fukushima Disaster Despite Local Opposition

TOKYO, Jan 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), yesterday, restarted a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, in Niigata Prefecture, despite local opposition, marking the first operated by TEPCO to go back online, since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Reactor No. 6, at the seven-unit complex,…

Latest MH370 Search Covers Over 7,000 Sq Km, No Significant Discoveries So Far

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The latest phase of the MH370 seabed search, in the Southern Indian Ocean, has achieved broad survey coverage, though no significant discoveries or conclusive findings have been identified so far. Search operations, conducted onboard Armada 8605, covered approximately 7,236.40 square kilometres, as of Jan…

Japan’s Remaining Twin Pandas To Depart For China On Jan 27

TOKYO, Jan 20 (NNN-NHK) – Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. The twin pandas will be…

Man Attacked By Crocodile In North-East Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 20 (NNN-AAP) – A man was taken to hospital this morning, after he was attacked by a crocodile, in the north-east Australian state of Queensland. Emergency services were called to reports of an animal-related incident at a stream, near the small town of Ingham, over 1,000 km north…

Sri Lanka’s Computer Literacy Rose To 38.4 Percent In First Half Of 2025

COLOMBO, Jan 19 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s digital skills improved in 2025, with national computer literacy rate rising to 38.4 percent in the first half of the year, the latest survey by the Department of Census and Statistics show. The urban sector posted the highest literacy rate at 52.1 percent,…

Five Killed, 12 Injured In Bus Accident In Eastern Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five people were killed and 12 others injured, in a bus accident in eastern Nepal’s Dharan, in Sunsari district, last night, said a local police officer. The accident took place when a bus, travelling from Bhedetar to Dharan, went out of control and rammed into…

Six Killed, Over 20 Injured In Shopping Mall Fire In Southern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (NNN-APP) – At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured, after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, late Saturday night, officials said, yesterday. Spokesperson of the southern Sindh province, Sadia Javed, said that, the blaze…

One Person Found When Searching For Missing Aircraft In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian rescuers found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft, on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said, today. The victim was discovered on the mountain slope and was currently being evacuated to the search and rescue (SAR) command post in Tompobulu…

India’s Largest Airline Fined 2.45 Million USD For Mass Flight Cancellations

NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s civil aviation watchdog, imposed a fine of 2.45 million U.S. dollars on IndiGo airline, for its mass flight cancellations last month, officials said, today. The large-scale delays and cancellations took place between Dec 3 and Dec 5, last year, during which IndiGo cancelled…

Man Seriously Injured After Shooting At Sydney Home

SYDNEY, Jan 18 (NNN-AAP) – Police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), said in a statement today that, a man had been seriously injured, after he was shot during a public place shooting, in Sydney’s west, overnight. Police said that, emergency services were called to a home in…
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