Wildfires Burn Over 10,000 Structures In California

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – There have been about 8,700 wildfires and about 10,500 structures damaged or destroyed in California, since the beginning of this year, according to the fire summary, released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), yesterday. To date, the total number…

Zambia Marks 56th Independence Day Anniversary

LUSAKA, Oct 25 (NNN-ZANIS) – Zambia, yesterday, marked the 56th anniversary of its independence from Britain, with a low-key main event in Lusaka, the country’s capital, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event started with the laying of wreaths at the Freedom Statue, in which President Edgar Lungu led senior…

Iraq To Retrieve 5,000 Artefacts From Britain

BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government confirmed on Friday, that, Britain will return nearly 5,000 looted artefacts, the largest process of returning smuggled Iraqi antiquities. A statement by the media office of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said that, during his official visit to Britain, al-Kadhimi visited the British…

Iran Sanctions U.S. Ambassador To Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran sanctioned U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Tueller, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said. Two other U.S. officials were also blacklisted by Iran, Saeed Khatibzadeh, tweeted on Friday, noting that, the blacklisted U.S. officials were all involved in the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander…

New Lebanese PM Stresses Urgency To Form Cabinet

BEIRUT, Oct 24 (NNN-NNA) – Newly appointed Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, said that, authorities must put all their differences aside to form a cabinet and restore confidence in the country, said a statement by Hariri’s office. “We should work on restoring confidence between the citizens and the government on…

200 Candidates To Contest 2021 General Election In Samoa

SUVA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 200 candidates have nominated to run for Samoa’s general election in Apr next year. According to Samoa Observer, the island nation’s daily English newspaper, the Office of Samoa’s Electoral Commission, said, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party, kept its lead with 114…

Six Women Died In Firecracker Factory Fire In South India

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – As many as six women died and three persons, including two women and a man, injured, when a fire broke out in a firecracker factory in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, confirmed a local fire department official, over the phone. The mishap took…

S.Korea Reports 77 More COVID-19 Cases, 25,775 In Total

SEOUL, Oct 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 77 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,775. The daily caseload fell below 100 in three days, but the double-digit growth continued, due to small cluster infections in Seoul…

New Zealand Reports 11 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. All 11 new cases were detected in isolation facilities, while there were no new community cases in the country, said the ministry. Five of the cases are among…

Fire At Mumbai Shopping Mall Brought Under Control With No Fatalities

MUMBAI, Oct 24 (NNN-UNI) – A big fire at a shopping mall in southern Mumbai was brought under control on Friday, almost 14 hours after it broke out, with cooling efforts still going on, according to an official from the city’s disaster management office. The local official said, no fatalities…