Iran Starts Drilling Operations On Phase 11 Of South Pars Gas Field After Years Of Delay

TEHRAN, Nov 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran started drilling operations yesterday, on Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field, after years of delay. The aim is “to achieve a daily production capacity of one billion cubic feet of sour gas from the phase,” said Mohsen Rezaei, caretaker of the project,…

Iraq To Start New School Year At End Of Nov

BAGHDAD, Nov 8 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi authorities decided to start the new school year at the end of this month. According to a statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Higher Committee for Health and National Safety, held a meeting headed by al-Kadhimi and…

Rescue Efforts Continue In Honduras After Hurricane Eta

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The Honduran Armed Forces continued to work alongside volunteers yesterday, in a race against the clock, to rescue hundreds of people who have been trapped for more than two days, on roofs and in trees, amid widespread flooding, following Hurricane Eta. So far, at…

Italy Launches New Aid Package For Businesses, Workers Amid Strict Anti-Virus Measures

ROME, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Italian government announced, it issued a new decree, increasing aid to families and businesses stricken by the latest anti-COVID-19 restrictions. On Nov 4, the government imposed a nationwide curfew, between 10.00 p.m. and 5.00 a.m., as the pandemic surged in Italy. It also shut…

Big Ben Rings Out To Remember Britain’s War Dead, But Traditional Parade Cancelled

LONDON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Big Ben’s Great Clock, an iconic timepiece, rang out across London today, during the country’s national tribute to those killed in two world wars and other conflicts. Engineers at the Houses of Parliament spent days preparing the bell to chime 11 times today at the…

Tanker Explosion Kills Two In SW Nigeria

LAGOS, Nov 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two people lost their lives and 29 vehicles were burnt, in a tanker explosion accident that occurred yesterday, at a bridge along an expressway in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, the road police said. Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),…

COVID-19 Cases In U.S. Texas Top 950,000

HOUSTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. state of Texas surpassed 950,000 yesterday, with over 6,000 hospitalised, official figures showed. According to Texas Health and Human Services, as of yesterday, there were 950,549 confirmed cases reported in the state, 7,677 more cases…

Ethiopian PM Says “Criminal Elements Cannot Escape Rule Of Law” Amid Ongoing Military Operations In Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 8 (NNN-ENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, stressed that, “criminal elements cannot escape rule of law,” amid ongoing military operations in the country’s northernmost region. Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations against the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), in the northern state of Tigray, in response…

UK, EU To Resume Trade Talks In London, Monday, As “Significant Differences” Remain

LONDON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Negotiators from British and the European Union (EU) will resume talks on a post-Brexit trade deal in London on Monday (tomorrow), as “significant differences” remain between the two sides, a Downing Street statement said. The statement came after a call between British Prime Minister, Boris…

Palestinian Prisoner Suspends Hunger Strike After Release Deal With Israel

RAMALLAH, Nov 7 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian prisoner, who had been on a hunger strike for 103 days, in an Israeli jail, suspended his strike yesterday, following an agreement with Israel, to release him on Nov 26, an organisation official said. In a press statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Club Association…