Ukraine Upgrades Grain Harvest Forecast Due To Record Yield

KIEV, Dec 10 (NNN-UNIAN) – The Ukrainian Agriculture Ministry, raised its projection for this year’s grain harvest by 3.8 percent to 59.7 million tonnes, citing a record yield. Ukraine has achieved an all-time high grain yield of 54.7 centners per hectare this year, the ministry said on its website. Ukraine…

Feature: Child Survivor Of Three Israeli Bombardments In Gaza Receives Medical Care In Egypt

by Marwa Yahya CAIRO, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ahmed Shabat, a three-year-old boy, who lost his family and two legs, in three Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip, was one of the wounded Palestinians who managed to reach Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Nov 26. “Shabat was subject to…

Kuwait Expresses Regret Over U.S. Veto On Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 10 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, yesterday expressed his country’s deep regret, over the use of the veto, in the United Nations Security Council, against a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and the rescue of the deteriorating…

Hospital Fire Killed Three In Rome

ROME, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three people have been confirmed dead, following a fire that broke out on Friday night in Tivoli, a town on the eastern outskirts of Rome, according to Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera. The fire occurred at around 10:30 p.m. (2130 GMT), at the San Giovanni…

Pakistan’s Weekly Inflation Increases By Over 42 Percent

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), posted an increase of 42.68 percent, on a year-on-year basis, the latest data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed. The SPI was computed to assess the price movement of essential commodities, and it…

Sri Lanka Experiences Countrywide Power Failure

COLOMBO, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka experienced a countrywide power failure, due to a breakdown in the transmission line yesterday, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said. The CEB, the country’s power supplier, said, it would take a few hours to restore power supply throughout the country, adding that, it…

Palestinians Slam U.S. Veto Of UN Security Council Resolution For Ceasefire In Gaza

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Palestinian Authority and Hamas, slammed yesterday, the U.S. veto on a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The resolution failed to pass at a Security Council emergency meeting held late Friday, after the United States…

New Gas, Condensate Reserves Discovered In S. Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (NNN-APP) – The Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) of Pakistan, has announced that, it has discovered gas and condensate reserves in the country’s southern Sindh province. In a letter to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), the leading state-owned company of Pakistan, said on Friday that,…

Bangladesh Gets Female Firefighters For First Time

DHAKA, Dec 9 (NNN-BSS) – For the first time in the history of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), 15 female firefighters have joined the force, local media reported. Bangladeshi Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday welcomed the newly-appointed female firefighters at a ceremony in Dhaka, according to…

UN Chief Urges Countries To Do Everything Possible To End Gazans’ Ordeal

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday urged the international community to make every possible effort, to bring an end to the suffering of the people in Gaza. “The people of Gaza are looking into the abyss. The international community must do everything possible to end…