Hurricane Zeta Leaves Half Million Without Power In U.S. Louisiana

HOUSTON, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over half a million people were without power in the U.S. state of Louisiana, after Category 2 Hurricane Zeta made landfall Wednesday, along the Gulf Coast, authorities said. At the peak, about 531,000 people were without power in the state, Louisiana governor’s office, cited numbers…

Violations Of Flight Rules Found To Have Caused An-26 Crash In Ukraine: Deputy PM

KIEV, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Systemic violations of flight rules have been found to be main causes of the An-26 military plane crash in Sept, in north-east Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Oleg Urusky, said on Wednesday. The main causes of the crash included a lack of effective…

Mass Graves Discovered In Libya’s Tarhuna, 12 Bodies Found

TRIPOLI, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 12 unidentified bodies were found in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of the capital, Tripoli, a local official said, yesterday. Abdul-Aziz Jafri, spokesman of the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons, said that, the bodies were…

India To Launch Earth Observation Satellite On Nov 7

NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will launch an earth observation satellite (EOS) on Nov 7, for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support, said an official statement. This would be ISRO’s first launch since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, leading to…

COVID-19 Death Toll In Mexico Tops 90,000

MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The death toll from COVID-19 in Mexico reached 90,309 yesterday, with 495 more deaths over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said. The country has also registered 5,595 new infections, taking the national tally to 906,863. “More than 906,000 COVID-19 cases have…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Eight Million

NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the eight-million mark today, reaching 8,040,203, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry. As many as 49,881 new COVID-19 cases were registered across the country, over the past 24 hours. With 517 deaths since yesterday morning,…

New York Public Transportation In Dire Need Of Federal Bailout

NEW YORK, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public benefit corporation, responsible for public transportation in the U.S. state of New York, is in need of a bailout of 12 billion U.S. dollars from the federal government, due to decreased ridership during the eight-month-long pandemic, said…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Up 16,202

MOSCOW, Oct 29 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered 16,202 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, down from the all-time daily record of 17,347 reported on Monday, the country’s COVID-19 response centre, said yesterday. The country’s total caseload grew to 1,563,976, with 26,935 deaths and 1,171,301 recoveries, the centre said,…

Palestinian President Calls On UN To Hold Conference For Mideast Peace

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to hold urgent consultations on convening an international peace conference. Abbas sent Guterres a letter, asking him to coordinate with the Quartet on the Middle East and the UN Security Council, to hold the conference.…

Chile Sees Fewer Than 100 Critical Cases Of COVID-19 In 12 Days

SANTIAGO, Oct 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chilean Health Minister, Enrique Paris, said yesterday that, the country has seen less than 100 critical cases of COVID-19, in the last 12 days. Out of the 745 patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) over that period, only 79 were considered critical, he…