Maldives To Launch Nationwide Mosquito-Control Campaign

MALE, Dec 27 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldivian government will launch a nationwide programme, to control mosquito populations, following the recent discovery of Filariasis cases in the country, local media reported, yesterday. Maldivian health authorities, identified over 30 foreign nationals who tested positive for Filariasis, during the recent medical screening camps,…

Over 100,000 Properties Without Power In Australia’s Queensland After Severe Storms

SYDNEY, Dec 26 (NNN-AAP) – More than 100,000 properties were left without power last night, in Australia’s eastern state of Queensland, after more severe storms hit the area, local media reported. South East Queensland was pounded by more severe storms, with the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim and Logan areas copping…

11 Killed In Head-On Collision In North Nigeria: Police

ABUJA, Dec 26 (NNN-NAN) – Eleven people were killed, Saturday, when two cars they were travelling in, collided head-on in northern Nigeria, police said. All occupants in the two vehicles died on the spot in the collision, in Kwanar Gujungu, a town in Taura local government area of Jigawa state,…

At Least 20 Killed In Landslide In Eastern DR Congo

KINSHASA, Dec 26 (NNN-IRIN) – At least 20 people were killed in a landslide, caused by heavy rains Sunday, in the province of South Kivu, located in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported yesterday, citing local sources. According to Promesse Mazambi, a local civil society coordinator,…

Russia Commissions Three New Warships Into Its Navy

MOSCOW, Dec 26 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, attended a flag-raising ceremony, for three new warships that are set to join the country’s navy, the Kremlin reported, yesterday. The Admiral Golovko frigate will join Russia’s Northern Fleet, while the Naro-Fominsk small-rocket ship and the Lev Chernavin minesweeper will serve…

Voting For Tunisia’s Local Council Elections Held

TUNIS, Dec 26 (NNN-TAP) – Voting for Tunisia’s first local council elections began on Sunday. Voting started at 8:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), which lasted for 10 hours, in 4,685 election centres, set up in 2,155 regions across the country. More than nine million voters are expected to cast…

Ukraine Denies Loss Of Maryinka To Russia

KIEV, Dec 26 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukrainian military spokesman, Oleksandr Shtupun, yesterday, denied reports that Russian forces have gained full control of the town of Maryinka, in the eastern Donetsk region, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. “Battles for Maryinka continue … It is incorrect to talk about the complete capture of…

Okinawa Rejects Court Order Over Revised U.S. Base Transfer Plan

TOKYO, Dec 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Okinawa prefectural government, yesterday, rejected a high court order to approve a revised plan for a key U.S. base relocation, within the southernmost prefecture, local media reported. Okinawa will appeal the high court ruling to the Supreme Court, Kyodo news reported, citing a prefectural…

Floods Force Evacuation Of Over 9,000 In Malaysia, One Death

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Floodings have displaced 9,967 people in Malaysia, as of yesterday, following continuous heavy rains. Those evacuated were being housed in 121 flood relief centres, in four states, according to the country’s social welfare department. Meanwhile, an 11-year-old girl drowned, while another has gone missing,…

Pakistan Records Highest Number Of Suicide Attacks In Decade: Think Tank

ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan this year, saw the highest number of suicide attacks across the country in a decade, an Islamabad-based think-tank said, yesterday. A total of 29 suicide attacks happened over the past year, marking the highest number since 2014, the year when 30 suicide explosions were…