Two Women Killed In Mine Explosion In Algeria

ALGIERS, Oct 25 (NNN-APS) – A woman and her daughter were killed, in a landmine explosion yesterday, in the province of Ain Defla in Algeria, according to local media. The explosion occurred in the town of Bouarus of Ain Defla, some 150 km north-west of the capital, Algiers, Al Nahar…

Jordan To Reopen Three Land Border Crossings For Travellers

AMMAN, Oct 25 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said, it will open three land border crossings for passenger movement, starting from Oct 29. Minister of State for Media Affairs, Ali Al-Ayed, said, the government had endorsed the necessary health protocol prepared by the committee of organising border crossings. The decision seeks to…

Turkey Arrests 40 Suspects Over Bootleg Alcohol Poisoning

ANKARA, Oct 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish authorities arrested at least 40 suspects, over recent deaths from bootleg alcohol poisoning across Turkey, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said that a total of 100 suspects were detained for links to counterfeit alcohol production and delivery. It has been determined that some…

End Of British Summer Time Means Hectic Race To Change Clocks In Britain’s Houses Of Parliament

LONDON, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A three-man team, with time on their hands, started a massive task of altering London’s famous Big Ben clocks, along with more than 2,000 other timepieces around Britain’s houses of parliament. The end of British Summer Time (BST) at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, means every…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass One Million In Colombia

BOGOTA, Oct 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection, announced, the country reached 1,007,711 cases of COVID-19, while the death toll rose to 30,000. The ministry reported, in the last 24 hours, 8,769 new cases were reported, most of them in the capital, Bogota with…

Brazil Reports Another 432 COVID-19 Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 25 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported another 432 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 156,903, the government announced yesterday. According to the Ministry of Health, 26,979 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total…

Eight Killed, Four Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan’s Punjab Province

ISLAMABAD, Oct 25 (NNN-APP) – At least eight people were killed and four others injured, in a road accident on Saturday evening (last night), in the Jhelum district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local media reported. According to reports, the tragedy happened when a loaded dumper truck, hit a passenger…

China’s Lunar Rover Travels 565.9 Metres On Moon’s Far Side

BEIJING, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The lander and the rover of the Chang’e-4 probe, have been switched to the dormant mode, for the lunar night, after working stably for the 23rd lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Centre of China National Space Administration. The lander was…

Polish President Tests Positive For COVID-19

WARSAW, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Polish President, Andrzej Duda, tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesperson, Blazej Spychalski said. “The president is feeling fine,” Spychalski tweeted. “We are in constant contact with the relevant medical services.” The test result was reported to the president on Friday evening. Most of his staff…

Russia COVID-19 Cases Near 1.5 Million

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (NNN-TASS) — Russia registered 16,521 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, slightly down from the record high of 17,340 a day earlier, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said, yesterday. Russia’s cumulative number of COVID-19 cases has grown to 1,497,167, including 25,821 deaths and 1,130,818 recoveries, the…