Update: Two More Confirmed Dead, Several Missing In Australian Bush-fires

SYDNEY, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two more people were confirmed dead and several more remain missing in Australia on Tuesday, as the result of severe bush-fires in the country’s southeast. “It’s been confirmed today that there are two deceased persons in Cobargo, and a third person remains missing with grave…

Aussie Firefighter Killed After Truck Rolls In “Fire Tornado”

SYDNEY, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 28-year-old Australian volunteer firefighter died, battling a blaze on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria State, when a freak weather event upended the truck he and two others were travelling in. Responding to the Green Valley fire in Jingellic, the crew…

Thai Authorities Target Stores Selling Alcohol To Underage During New Year Holiday

BANGKOK, Dec 31 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai police warned all alcohol stores against selling alcoholic beverages to the underage, or face heavy penalties. The police are on a watch on retail stores that sell alcohol to those under the age of 20, especially during the New Year holiday, as death…

Four Rockets Hit Military Base Housing U.S. Troops Near Iraq’s Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (NNN-NINA) – Four Katyusha rockets hit a base that houses U.S. troops, near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said. The incident took place in the evening, when the rockets struck al-Taji military base, some 30 km north of Baghdad, the official said. The attack…

Israel Appoints New Health Minister To Replace Corruption-Suspect Netanyahu

JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (NNN-WAFA) – A Jewish ultra-Orthodox lawmaker was appointed on Sunday, as Israeli health minister, succeeding Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who was forced to resign from the post amid corruption indictment. The cabinet approved Yaakov Litzman, leader of the ultra-Orthodox party of United Torah Judaism, as the new…

Bangladesh Records Lowest Temperature This Year

DHAKA, Dec 30 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh recorded the lowest temperature of this year on Sunday, as mercury dipped to a chilling 4.5 degrees Celsius, in the country’s northernmost Tentulia region. The severe cold brought normal life and businesses to almost a standstill in parts of Bangladesh, specially in the northern…

Cold Wave Continues To Intensify In India, Red Warning Issued

NEW DELHI, Dec 29 (NNN-PTI) – India Meteorological Department (IMD), today (Sunday), issued a red-coded warning, for parts of the country, as a cold wave continues to sweep across the country. “Red-coded warning was issued for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, today,” IMD said. “Red colour warning…

Six Dead, Five Wounded After Shootout In Central Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Dec 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Six people were killed and five others wounded on Saturday, during a shootout in the city of Uriangato in Guanajuato state, Mexico, local authorities reported. According to local media, around 3:15 a.m. local time (0915 GMT), armed men fired on a group of…

Domino Pizza’s Exec Dies In Mauritius Holiday

MAURITIUS, Dec 29 (NNN-PIN) – The UK chief finance officer of Domino’s Pizza, drowned while on holiday with his family in Mauritius. The company said, David Bauernfeind, 51, died in a snorkling accident, on the Indian Ocean island on Boxing Day. Local reports said, Bauernfeind was found by a sailor,…

20 Bodies Recovered After Boat Accident In Central DR Congo

KINSHASA, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 bodies have been recovered from a boat accident, taking place in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said, Saturday. At least 17 bodies were recovered Tuesday and three others on Friday, in places along the Kasai river.…
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