Measles Death Toll Rises To 44 In Samoa With Mass Vaccination Campaign Going On

SUVA, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Samoa’s Ministry of Health confirmed today (Saturday), that two more deaths have been recorded in the island nation’s measles epidemic, in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 44, since the outbreak started in mid-Oct. According to a government statement, all but four…

London Bridge Knife Attacker Has Connections To Terror Groups

LONDON, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – London Bridge knife attacker was a recently released terrorist prisoner and had connections to terror groups, media reports said. The suspect was known to the British police and is believed to have been wearing a tag, said the reports. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) declared…

300 Families Affected By Last Week’s Earthquakes In Northern Laos

VIENTIANE, Nov 28 (NNN-KPL) – Damage to earthquakes in Hongsa and Xaysathan districts, in norhtern Lao province of Xayaboury, last week, has been estimated at over two billion kip (over 225,453 U.S. dollars), with over 300 families affected, the government said today (Thursday). Two earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 5.9 magnitudes,…

UAE-Rehabilitated Yemeni Airport Receives First Flight After Five Years Of Suspension

ADEN, Nov 28 (NNN-WAM) — A flight managed, on Wednesday, to land at the international airport in Yemen’s southeastern province of Hadramout, following five years of suspension due to the years-long military conflict. A Hadramout local authority said, “UAE successfully completed the reconstruction process of the Riyan airport in Hadramout…

Iraqi Demonstrators Burn Iranian Consulate In Iraq’s Najaf

BAGHDAD, Nov 28 (NNN-NINA) – Angry protesters, on Wednesday, burned the Iranian consulate in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, while security forces imposed a curfew in the city, a security source said. Dozens of demonstrators rallied outside the Iranian consulate in the evening, before they broke into the building…

485 Die In Battered Refugee Camp In NE Syria In 2019

DAMASCUS, Nov 28 (NNN-SANA) – At least 485 people died, as a result of a tough humanitarian situation, in a refugee camp run by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, a war monitor reported Wednesday. These people are largely family members of Daesh militants, who sought refuge in the al-Hol camp,…

Chile’s Leader To Skip Climate Change Conference Over Domestic Unrest

SANTIAGO, Nov 28 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile’s President, Sebastian Pinera, will skip an important global climate change conference, which his country was supposed to host, amid ongoing unrest at home, a top official said Wednesday. Pinera had earlier cancelled hosting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) as…

Turkish President Urges Islamic World To Help Quake-Hit Albania

ISTANBUL, Nov 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called on the Islamic world to support Albania, to help it recover from the destruction of a deadly earthquake. Speaking at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Erdogan said, it should be a duty for the…

Over 375,000 Afghans Displaced Due To Fighting So Far This Year: UN Agency

KABUL, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 375,000 Afghans were internally displaced so far in 2019, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan reported. “In 2019, displacement due to ongoing conflict and natural disasters is continuing to drive humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. More than…

Australian Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian volunteer firefighter was arrested on Tuesday, and charged with deliberately starting seven fires, over a period, which encompassed Australia’s recent deadly bush-fire emergency. Police allege that the man lit a fire in bush-land on Tuesday evening, before returning to respond to the fire,…
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