Inflation, Sluggish Economy Dampen Christmas Spirit Across Europe

VALLETTA, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – With the spiraling cost of living and gloomy economic forecasts making most Europeans ever so frugal about their Christmas budgets, businesses throughout Europe are bracing for dwindling end-of-the-year revenues. According to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), the eurozone annual inflation rate…

Number of U.S. homeless people hits record high

NEW YORK, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of homeless people in the United States has increased by 12 percent, to a record high, showed a government report. About 653,000 people were homeless across the country in Jan, this year, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing…

16 Dead In Central Nicaragua Traffic Accident

MANAGUA, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 16 people were killed and 26 others injured in a traffic accident in the central Nicaraguan department of Matagalpa, yesterday, said Vice President, Rosario Murillo. Among the fatalities were several children, she told local television Channel 4. The accident occurred in the morning,…

Pakistan Welcomes ITF Ruling On Davis Cup Tie Against India

ISLAMABAD, Dec 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), expressed its delight yesterday, after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) upheld its decision, allowing Pakistan to host the upcoming Davis Cup tie against India. Earlier, the ITF ruling came, following the All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) appeal against the initial decision.…

Thousands Of Residents In Eastern Australia Without Power After Wild Storms

SYDNEY, Dec 24 (NNN-AAP) – Thousands of residents in Australia’s eastern state of Queensland were without power today, after wild storms lashed the region, local newspaper, The Courier-Mail, reported. A total of 120 powerlines were reported down, and 57,000 customers were without power, according to a spokesman of Energex, an…

Two Killed, Three Injured As Military Truck Rams Into Shoppers In Philippines

MANILA, Dec 24 (NNN-PNA) – Two people were killed and three others injured, after a man took control of a parked military truck and rammed into shoppers, outside a market in Davao City, in the southern Philippines today, police said. Police said, the truck driver parked the vehicle on the…

20 Killed In Attack Near Burundi-DRC Border

BUJUMBURA, Dec 24 (NNN-IRIN) – At least 20 people were killed in Gatumba, Mutimbuzi district, in west Burundi’s Bujumbura province, near the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by unidentified gunmen, on Friday night, a Burundian government spokesman said, yesterday. “The deadly attack targeted nine…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Climbs To 20,258: Ministry

GAZA, Dec 24 (NNN-WAFA) – The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has so far risen to 20,258 since Oct 7, with 53,688 others being injured, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said in a statement, yesterday. It added that, at least 201 Palestinians were killed and…

Czech Republic Mourns University Shooting Victims

PRAGUE, Dec 24 (NNN-CTK) – The Czech Republic, yesterday, mourned the victims of a university shooting in the capital, Prague, that has left 14 people dead. Czech flags flew at half-mast at official and public institutions. At noon, church bells rang across the country, and people observed a minute of…

Latest: 12 Killed, Several Injured From Steel Factory Explosion In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Twelve people were killed and several others wounded, as an explosion happened at a steel factory in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, today, local MetroTV reported.– NNN-ANTARA