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School Holidays, Bad Weather Disrupt Understaffed Sydney Airport

SYDNEY, Sept 23 (NNN-AAP) – With millions of Australians heading away for school holidays, an understaffed Sydney airport saw mass…

Microplastics Detected In Three Quarters Of Fish In Southern New Zealand: Research

WELLINGTON, Sept 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Scientists from the University of Otago, have found microplastics in three-quarters of commercial fish species…

Malaysia’s ex-DPM Ahmad Zahid acquitted of corruption case

SHAH ALAM (Malaysia), Sept 23 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s High Court here Friday acquitted and discharged former Deputy Prime Minister Dr…

Thailand denies entry to Mynamar model who stood against the Junta

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Sept 23 (NNN-Bernama) — A Myanmar model and beauty pageant contestant has been denied…

Australia’s East Coast Sees Flash Floods, Rescue Operations Underway

SYDNEY, Sept 23 (NNN-AAP) – Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW), have seen flash floods with severe…

Indonesia Raised Benchmark Banking Interest Rate To 4.25 Percent

JAKARTA, Sept 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia announced yesterday, to raise its benchmark banking interest rate by 50 bps to 4.25…

Brunei, S. Korea To Resume Direct Flights Soon: Envoy

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 23 (NNN-ANN) – South Korea and Brunei will resume direct flights between Bandar Seri Begawan and…

Analysis: the masks are off but a disaster is not inevitable

By Nina Muslim KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (NNN-Bernama) – The headlines are everywhere, even as masks are not. And if…

34 Dead As Migrant Ship Capsized Near Syrian Shore

DAMASCUS, Sept 23 (NNN-SANA) – At least thirty-four people were dead and several others injured, after a ship carrying immigrants…

S.Korean Currency Tumbled After Fed’s Rate Hike

SEOUL, Sept 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s currency tumbled yesterday, after U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike led to a strong…