Fire Destroys At Least 40 Houses In Guanaja, Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 3 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A massive fire destroyed at least 40 homes and businesses yesterday, on the island of Guanaja, in the Honduran Caribbean. The local fire department said that, although no fatalities have been confirmed, several people were burned and others were electrocuted. Residents and boats from…

Algeria Recalls Ambassador To Paris Over French President’s Controversial Statements

ALGIERS, Oct 3 (NNN-APS) – Algeria yesterday decided to recall its ambassador to France for consultations, over controversial statements by French President, Emmanuel Macron, earlier in the day. “Algeria recalls its ambassador in Paris, Mohamed Antar-Daoud, for consultations, and a press release will be announced on the issue,” according a…

UK Records Another 30,301 COVID-19 Cases

LONDON, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 30,301 people in Britain tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 7,871,014, according to official figures released yesterday. The country also recorded another 121 deaths. The total number of COVID-19 related deaths now stands at 136,910. These…

Philippines’ Duterte Announces Retirement From Politics

MANILA, Oct 3 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, announced yesterday, he will not run in the 2022 elections, and will retire from politics. “Today, I announce my retirement from politics,” Duterte, 76, told journalists, at the site of the Commission on Elections in Metro Manila. On his surprise announcement,…

Economic Watch: Persistent Price Hikes Pile Pressure On European Central Bank

FRANKFURT, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Prices in the euro area continue to rise at a fast clip, stoking heightened concerns among economists, about inflationary pressures despite reassurances from the European Central Bank (ECB). Eurozone inflation accelerated to 3.4 percent year-on-year in Sept, reaching a 13-year high, according to a flash…

U.S. Vaccination Plods On As COVID-19 Claims Over 700,000 Lives

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. set the pace to expand the spectrum of COVID-19 vaccines, while its vaccination campaign drags on, as it hit a grim milestone of 700,000 deaths in the pandemic that has entered its 19th month. Topping the world, the United States on Friday…

Hamas Leaders To Discuss In Cairo Cease-Fire, Prisoner Swap Deal With Israel: Official

GAZA, Oct 3 (NNN-PNN) – Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), will discuss in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, today, for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, and a possible prisoners’ swap deal with Israel, a senior official said yesterday. Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, tweeted…

Iraq’s Crude Exports Exceed 92 Million Barrels In Sept: Ministry

BAGHDAD, Oct 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said yesterday that, the country exported 92.42 million barrels of crude oil in Sept, bringing in revenues of about 6.71 billion U.S. dollars. The average selling price for crude oil in Sept was 72.61 dollars per barrel, according to a ministry…

At Least 90 Palestinian Protesters Injured By Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, Oct 2 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 90 Palestinian protesters were injured yesterday by Israeli soldiers, in clashes near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian medics and witnesses said. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that, at least 90 Palestinians were injured by Israeli…

Four Indonesian Hackers Arrested For Six Million USD Int’l Scam

JAKARTA, Oct 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – Police have arrested four Indonesian hackers, on suspicion of an international scam that harmed companies in South Korea and China’s Taiwan, involving a total of 84.8 billion rupiahs (about 5.94 million U.S. dollars), a police officer said yesterday. The Indonesian Police’s Director of Cyber, Brigadier…