Fire Ravaged Parts Of Metropolitan Park In Chilean Capital

SANTIAGO, Dec 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A fire has ravaged parts of the Metropolitan Park of Santiago, known as the Chilean capital’s “green lung,” the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said. At least two hectares of vegetation in the park was razed by the fire, which started on Thursday…

Iran Hosted Int’l Conference In Support Of Palestinians

TEHRAN, Dec 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran hosted here, an international conference, to rally support for the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, yesterday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement. The one-day Tehran International Conference on Palestine, aimed to lift the blockade of Gaza and ensure more humanitarian…

Cape Town Wildfire Contained As Evacuated Residents Allowed To Return Home

CAPE TOWN, Dec 24 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South African firefighters have managed to contain a four-day massive wildfire near Cape Town, the country’s legislative capital, yesterday, as evacuated residents were allowed to return home. The wildfire started on Tuesday, on the mountain slopes of Simon’s Town, around 40 km south of…

Egyptian, Iranian Presidents Held Rare Phone Talks On Ties, Gaza Situation

CAIRO, Dec 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, received a phone call from his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi yesterday, when they discussed ties between the two countries, as well as, the situation in the Gaza Strip, said the Egyptian presidency in a statement. “The two presidents followed up on…

Libya’s PM Vows To Hand Over Power Only Through Elections

TRIPOLI, Dec 24 (NNN-LANA) – Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, said yesterday that, he will only transfer power through elections. Speaking at an event in the capital, Tripoli, Dbeibah said, he would hand over office to “those who deserve it” and let the Libyan people decide through elections. “We would…

Four Killed In Road Accident In South Russia

MOSCOW, Dec 24 (NNN-TASS) – Four people were killed in a collision between a minibus and a car, in the southern Russian region of Rostov, Russia’s Health Ministry said, yesterday. Another 11 people got injured, when the car lost control before it crashed into the minibus, said the ministry. All…

SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Back To Earth With Scientific Research Samples

LOS ANGELES, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft, returned to Earth on Friday, with scientific research samples and hardware. According to NASA, Dragon undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:05 p.m. Eastern Time (2205 GMT) on Thursday. After about 20 hours of flight, Dragon made…

800,000 Afghan Refugees Have Returned Home: Afghan Official

KABUL, Dec 24 (NNN-ANA) – About 800,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, since Oct, Afghan caretaker government chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said. “Since Oct, around 800,000 refugees have returned home, with half of them from Pakistan,” the local television channel, Tolonews, quoted Mujahid as saying. The majority…

Spring Festival Listed As UN Floating Holiday

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday, in its calendar of conferences and meetings, as from 2024. The UN General Assembly, in a resolution, acknowledges the significance of the Lunar New Year, which is observed…

Malaysia’s Latest Index Shows Modest Growth Outlook Ahead

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s leading Index fell 0.2 percent in Oct, signalling a modest growth outlook ahead, official data showed, yesterday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), said in a statement that, the decline was due to the contraction in the real imports of semiconductor (-33.6 percent),…