Death Toll From Flooding In Central Vietnam Climbs To 72

HANOI, Nov 23 (NNN-VNA) – The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72, as of yesterday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority. Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. The Ministry of Construction said,…

Roundup: Powerful Earthquake In Bangladesh Leaves 10 Dead, Hundreds Injured

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of others injured yesterday, after one of the biggest earthquakes in Bangladesh’s recent history struck near the capital city Dhaka. Millions of capital dwellers were completely panicked because of the 5.7-magnitude earthquake which hit other…

Roundup: Powerful Earthquake In Bangladesh Leaves 10 Dead, Hundreds Injured

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of others injured yesterday, after one of the biggest earthquakes in Bangladesh’s recent history struck, near the capital city Dhaka. Millions of capital dwellers were completely panicked because of the 5.7-magnitude earthquake, which hit other…

At Least 10 Dead, 18 Missing After Landslide In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 10 people died and 18 others remain missing, after a landslide struck a residential area, in Indonesia’s Central Java province, authorities said, today. The casualties followed days of heavy rainfall that triggered the landslide in the village of Pandanarum in Pandanarum district, according…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Parts Of Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov 21 (NNN-BSS) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, struck Bangladesh capital Dhaka and parts of the country, this morning. Farzana Sultana, a meteorologist from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, said that, the quake hit at about 10:38 a.m. local time. The meteorologist said, the epicentre was 13 km east of the…

Death Toll From Central Vietnam Floods Rises To 43

HANOI, Nov 21 (NNN-VNA) – Torrential rains and flooding in central Vietnam, left 43 people dead and nine others missing, local daily VnExpress reported last night, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority. The floods have damaged 167 houses and inundated more than 52,000 others, while over 13,000 hectares…

Gazans In Extremely Dire Situation After Flooding: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four days after heavy rains inundated large swaths of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians are living in an extremely dire condition, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, the situation continues, despite efforts by the UN and…

Iran’s FM Says Not To Accept Zero Uranium Enrichment

TEHRAN, Nov 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will not accept any agreement that would lead to zero uranium enrichment in the country, as it is considered a “betrayal,” Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said. “We will in no way accept zero (uranium) enrichment, as the issue has turned into (a matter…

Death Toll Rises To 16 In Central Vietnam Floods

HANOI, Nov 20 (NNN-VNA) – The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Vietnam’s central region has risen to 16, with five others missing, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority reported, today. More than 43,200 houses remain inundated, while 91 others were damaged. The floods have submerged over…

Iran Denies Starting Nuclear Talks With U.S.

TEHRAN, Nov 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, yesterday, rejected a recent claim by the U.S. president, Tehran and Washington were holding nuclear talks. He made the remarks in an address to reporters in Tehran, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump said, the U.S. was talking…
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