50 Tonnes Of Expired Medicines, Foodstuff Destroyed In W. Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 5 (NNN-BNA) – Authorities in western Afghanistan’s Farah province, set on fire 50 tonnes of expired medicines and food items, urging drug stores and shopkeepers, to avoid selling expired items, it was reported today. According to the report, the burned items had been collected from drug stores and…

Four Killed, Two Injured As Car Plunged Into River In North Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 5 (NNN-BNA) – Four passengers were killed and two others injured, after their vehicle plunged into a river in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesman, Ehsanullah Kamgar, said late last night. The accident occurred in Raghistan district, when the vehicle veered off the road and fell into…

Five Injured In Bear Attacks Across Japan

TOKYO, Dec 5 (NNN-NHK) – Multiple bear attacks were reported across Japan yesterday, leaving five people injured, as the country grapples with an unprecedented surge in bear-related casualties this year, according to Japanese media. In Toyama city, Toyama prefecture, a couple in their 70s was attacked by a bear, while…

Syria Dismantles Drug Trafficking Network In Capital Damascus

DAMASCUS, Dec 5 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s anti-narcotics department, has dismantled a drug trafficking network in the capital Damascus’s countryside, and confiscated over 160,000 Captagon pills, it was reported, yesterday. Two suspects were arrested during the operation, and legal proceedings have been initiated against them. Some of the seized pills had…

Man Arrested For Poaching Endangered Black-Tailed Gazelle In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Dec 4 (NNN-APA) – Mongolian police arrested a man, involved in poaching endangered black-tailed gazelle, the country’s Ecological Police Department, said, yesterday. The suspect was arrested recently, while attempting to sell the skins of two black-tailed gazelle, near the capital city of Ulan Bator, the department said in…

Life-Threatening Bushfire Prompts Evacuation Warning In Tasmania

MELBOURNE, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Authorities in the Australian island state of Tasmania, today, urged residents on the outskirts of the capital city of Hobart, to evacuate, due to a life-threatening bushfire. The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), said in a warning, issued shortly before 2.00 p.m. local time that, residents…

Thai PM Outlined Proactive Security Strategy, Targeting Cyber-Crime, Illicit Drugs

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday, outlined a plan for its security agency, to shift from defensive to proactive operations by next year, prioritising the fight against cyber-crime, illicit drugs, and environmental hazards. During a policy meeting at the Government House, Anutin, who is also…

Two Dead, Two Hospitalised Following Car-Motorcycle Collision In South-East Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Two people died and two others have been hospitalised, after a car and a motorcycle collided in Melbourne’s south-east suburbs last night. A police statement today said that, the collision occurred on a highway in Mentone, 20 km south-east of central Melbourne, shortly after 9.00…

ADB Approves 300-Million-USD Loan For Road Project In Indonesia

MANILA, Dec 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today announced that, it has approved a 300-million-U.S.-dollar loan to construct approximately 72 km of disaster-resilient roads, along the southern coast of Java, Indonesia, aiming to improve connectivity and spur economic development in the island’s southern regions. According to the…

Egypt Opens Major Defence Expo In Cairo

CAIRO, Dec 2 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, inaugurated the 4th edition of the Egypt Defence Expo here, yesterday, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement. During the opening, al-Sisi toured Egyptian pavilions, showcasing domestic military production and other fields, and was briefed on various projects, including a joint…
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