Seven Killed, Nine Injured In Philippine Road Accident

MANILA, Dec 28 (NNN-PNA) – A bus rammed into a motorcycle, with an attached passenger cab, in Pampanga province in the Philippines, killing seven people and injuring nine others, local police said, yesterday. After hitting the tricycle, on Sunday afternoon, the bus plowed into a waiting shed and an electric…

Typhoon Rai Death Toll In Philippines Surges To 389

MANILA, Dec 28 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from Typhoon Rai in the Philippines has surged to 389, with 64 more missing, a government disaster agency said, yesterday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that, the typhoon, which made landfall in the Philippines on Dec 16,…

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” Becomes First Film To Surpass One Billion USD Worldwide During Pandemic

LOS ANGELES, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – “Spider-Man: No Way Home” became the first film to surpass the one-billion-U.S.-dollar milestone, in global ticket sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to studio figures, released by measurement firm, Comscore yesterday. The superhero film, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios and distributed by…

India Reports 6,531 New COVID-19 Cases, Omicron Infections Rise To 578

NEW DELHI, Dec 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,793,333 today, with 6,531 new confirmed cases registered over the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, 315 deaths newly recorded in the pandemic since yesterday morning took the total death toll to…

Sudan Condemns Deadly Looting Of Outgoing UNAMID’s Base In Darfur

KHARTOUM, Dec 27 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan yesterday condemned the Friday looting of the base of the outgoing United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), which left one person dead. “We condemn in the strongest terms the attacks on and looting of the UNAMID camp in El Fasher on Friday,” the…

Eight Killed, Four Injured In Shootings In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (NNN-APP) – At least eight people were killed while four others injured, in two separate shooting incidents in Pakistan, local media reported today. According to the reports, at least five people were killed and two others injured, in a clash between two groups in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber…

Israel Approves Two New Settlements, Development Plan In Occupied Golan Heights

JERUSALEM, Dec 27 (NNN-PNA) – Israel announced yesterday a multi-million-dollar plan to develop the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, including the establishment of two new settlements. In a special cabinet meeting held in the Golan, the ministers approved a plan to strengthen the Israeli settlements in the originally-Syrian territory, according to a…

U.S. Airlines Call Off More Flights As Omicron Variant Advances

NEW YORK, Dec 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways and American Airlines cancelled more than 750 flights combined, on Christmas Day, and cancellations were set to drag on, upending plans during one of the busiest travel periods of the year, major U.S. media reported. “All four…

Lives, Homes Under Threat As Dangerous Bushfires Rage In Western Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Lives and homes are under threat, as two dangerous bushfires continue to rage in the Aussie state of Western Australia, under an extreme summer heatwave. The state’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES), issued this morning, a bushfire emergency warning, for people in parts…

Death Toll From Malaysia’s Floods Rises To 47

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The number of people who died in the massive floods in Malaysia has risen to 47 as of yesterday, authorities said. Besides those confirmed dead, at least another five individuals have been reported missing, Inspector-General of Police, Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said, in a…