Jakarta Police Beef Up Security At Cathedral For Easter Commemoration

JAKARTA, Apr 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, have deployed personnel to secure the city’s cathedral for the Easter commemoration being held till Sunday, to prevent criminal or terror acts. Situated in Central Jakarta’s sub-district of Sawah Besar, the cathedral will be safeguarded by at least 100…

Death Toll From Storm Megi In Philippines Rises To 138

MANILA, Apr 15 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from tropical storm Megi that battered the Philippines last weekend rose to 138, the authorities said yesterday. Central and southern parts of the Philippines were hit by flooding and massive landslides, with the central Leyte province being the worst affected with 132…

Imran Khan’s Party Resigns From Pakistan’s Lower House After No-Confidence Motion

ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (NNN-APP) – The deputy speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly, or the lower house of parliament, yesterday, formally accepted the resignations of members of the house from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, said a parliament official. Assistant Director of the Deputy Speaker’s Office of the National Assembly,…

Ex-Colombia Football Captain Rincon Dies After Car Crash

BOGOTA, Apr 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Former Colombia national team captain and Real Madrid midfielder, Freddy Rincon, died aged 55, after a car crash. Rincon sustained serious head injuries when the vehicle he was driving, collided with a bus in the south-western Colombian city of Cali. “Despite all the efforts…

Two Killed, 10 Wounded In Anti-Terror Operations In N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Apr 15 (NNN-NINA) – An army officer and a soldier were killed, and 10 others wounded yesterday, during operations against the Daesh militants, in the northern Iraqi provinces of Kirkuk and Salahudin, a police source said. In Kirkuk, a roadside bomb detonated near an army patrol, in the rugged…

Cuba Sees No COVID-19 Deaths For Third Straight Day

HAVANA, Apr 15 (NNN-CAN) – Cuba yesterday reported no deaths from COVID-19, for the third consecutive day, keeping the death toll at 8,519, according to the Public Health Ministry. In its daily pandemic report, the ministry said, tests detected 449 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours,…

Oil Prices Rise As Traders Weigh Prospect Of EU Ban On Russian Oil

NEW YORK, Apr 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Oil prices climbed yesterday, as traders weighed the prospect of a European Union (EU) ban on imports of Russian oil. The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery added 2.70 U.S. dollars, or 2.6 percent, to settle at 106.95 U.S. dollars a barrel, on the…

Africa Not Yet Out Of COVID Woods Despite Decreasing Infections: WHO

BRAZZAVILLE, Apr 15 (NNN-IRIN) – African countries need to stay vigilant and weigh the risks before relaxing COVID-19 measures, despite the decreasing infections, warned the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday, in a statement, noting that, the continent is faced with risks of possible resurgence and new variants. Africa is called…

France, Algeria Working On Reviving Bilateral Ties: French FM

ALGIERS, Apr 15 (NNN-APS) – France and Algeria have been working on reviving their bilateral relations, said French Foreign Minister, Jean Yves Le Drian, during his visit to the North African country. France and Algeria “were working on reviving bilateral relations,” said Le Drian, after his meeting with Algerian President,…

Russian Cruiser Moskva Sinks Following Serious Damage

MOSCOW, Apr 15 (NNN-TASS) – Russia yesterday said, the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, sank in stormy seas, when it was being tugged to a port after having been damaged in a blast. Due to the damage to the hull, caused by explosions of ammunition…