Number Of Displaced People Rises To 1.7 Million In Gaza: UN

GAZA, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 1.7 million people have been displaced within the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict since Oct 7, the United Nations said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted, the continuous call by the regime’s army for the…

31 Premature Babies Evacuated From Al-Shifa Hospital In Gaza

GAZA, Nov 20 (NNN-WAFA) – Thirty-one premature babies at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City were evacuated yesterday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), said, in a statement. The statement said, the PRCS crews transported the babies to a hospital in Rafah City, in the south of the Strip. The…

Initial Results Show Javier Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidential Runoff

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 20 (NNN-TELAM) – Javier Milei from the far-right Liberty Advances coalition, has won Argentina’s presidential runoff against Economy Minister, Sergio Massa, initial results of the electoral authority showed, yesterday. Conceding defeat before official results came out, Massa said, he has congratulated Milei, who will be the country’s…

“This Must Stop,” UN Chief Says In Response To Escalating Deaths In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, once again called for a humanitarian ceasefire, in response to the increasing number of deaths in Gaza. “This war is having a staggering and unacceptable number of civilian casualties, including women and children, every day,” the top UN official said…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Seizure Of “Israeli Cargo Ship” In Red Sea

SANAA, Nov 20 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels, yesterday, confirmed that, they have hijacked an “Israeli cargo ship” in the Red Sea. “The Houthis announce the implementation of a military operation in the Red Sea, the results of which included the seizure of an Israeli ship,” Houthi military spokesman, Yehya…

32 Killed In Deadly Cross-Border Tribal Clashes In Abyei Near South Sudan

JUBA, Nov 20 (NNN-SUNA) – At least 32 people were killed yesterday, in deadly communal fighting, along South Sudan’s border with the disputed Abyei Administrative Area, an official said. Arou Manyiel Arou, secretary general in the office of the administrator for the Abyei Administrative Area, said that, violence erupted early…

Uganda Publishes Wetlands List To Conserve Environment, Reducing Effects Of Climate Change

KAMPALA, Nov 20 (NNN-IRIN) – Uganda’s National Environment Authority (NEMA), said yesterday that, all wetlands have been gazetted to conserve the environment and reduce the effects of climate change in the country. Executive Director of NEMA, Barirega Akankwasah, said in a statement that, 8,613 areas have been gazetted as wetlands…

Malaysian Gov’t Warns At-Risk Communities To Brace For Floods

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Heavy rain and flooding are expected in Peninsula Malaysia’s east coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu, in the coming days, with authorities yesterday, warning those at risk, to take precautions. Those in high-risk areas have also been asked to comply with instructions from the…

Ship Fire In Yangon Kills Two

YANGON, Nov 20 (NNN-MNA) – Two people were killed and three others injured, when a ship, docked behind a steel factory, in Insein township in Yangon, caught fire, an official from a rescue organisation said, yesterday. After the fire was extinguished, on the double-decker ship, carrying cement, two dead bodies…

11 Killed In Train-Minibus Collision In East Java

JAKARTA, Nov 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – A train hit a minibus, in Lumajang regency of Indonesia’s East Java province last night, leaving 11 people dead and three others injured, a rescuer said. The accident occurred when a minibus passed through a railway crossing, which has no train-crossing barrier, in Ranupakis village…