Six Dead After Boiler Explodes At Food Processing Factory In Bihar

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed and seven others injured today after a boiler inside a food processing factory exploded, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said. The boiler exploded inside a noodle-making factory, in Muzaffarpur district, about 71 km north of…

India Reports 6,987 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,786,802 today, as 6,987 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 162 deaths, due to the pandemic were reported since yesterday morning, taking the…

Two Dead, Many Missing As Refugee Vessel Sinks Off Greek Island

ATHENS, Dec 26 (NNN-AMNA) – Two bodies have been retrieved, as a rescue operation was underway Friday night, near the Aegean Sea island of Paros, after the sinking of a vessel carrying refugees and migrants, according to Greek media reports. So far, 57 passengers have been rescued, with survivors stating…

Egyptian, Russian Leaders Agree To Intensify Efforts To Settle Libyan Crisis

CAIRO, Dec 26 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, stressed yesterday, the importance of intensifying joint efforts to settle the Libyan crisis. During a phone conversation, both presidents reviewed the current situation in Libya, where Sisi highlighted Egypt’s ongoing efforts to bring the views of…

India To Begin COVID-19 Vaccination For Youths Aged 15 To 18: PM

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday said that, a new COVID-19 vaccination drive for youths aged between 15 and 18 years will be launched in the country from Jan 3, 2022. In addition, booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be given to health workers,…

Putin Assures Vucic Of Sufficient Gas Supplies To Serbia

MOSCOW, Dec 26 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, discussed the deliveries of Russian natural gas to Serbia, during a phone conversation yesterday. The presidents noted that, the two sides have organised work, to ensure stable supplies of heat and energy to Serbian households and…

200 More Troops Deployed To Beef Up Security In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Dec 26 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 200 newly trained soldiers have been deployed in the Afghan capital, to beef up security in Kabul and the surrounding areas, Defence Ministry of the Taliban’s caretaker government said. The troops, who recently graduated from military training were “deployed in army’s 313…

10 Killed In Car-Bus Accident In SW Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 10 people died in a car accident yesterday, in Iran’s south-western province of Khuzestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. According to the Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, the chain accident of five vehicles, one carrying workers of a company, in Ahvaz-Khorramshahr road,…

Iran Closes Land Borders With Neighbours Over Omicron Concerns

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday announced, the decision to close its land borders with neighbouring countries for 15 days, to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 variant of Omicron. Ruhollah Latifi, spokesman for Iran’s Customs, said, Iran’s land borders with Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Armenia are…

Lebanon’s Total Omicron Cases Rise To 433

BEIRUT, Dec 26 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced yesterday that, the number of cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant stands at 433, so far. The ministry added that, the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 2,017, to a total of 711,259, while death toll from the virus went up by…