Six Killed, Hundreds Injured In 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-ISNA) – At least six people were killed, in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Tark region, in Iran’s northwestern East Azerbaijan province on Friday morning. In the incident that took place at 02:17 local time Friday morning (2247 GMT), 380 others were also injured. Many of the…

Lebanese Private Hospitals Will Not Receive Patients Due To Shortage In Fund

BEIRUT, Nov 9 (NNN-NNA) – Syndicate of Private Hospitals President, Suleiman Haroun said, Lebanese private hospitals, soon, will not be able to receive patients, due to the shortage in cash. “The materials used in hospitals may last for one month only, and we may witness the death of patients in…

69 Palestinians Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers Near Gaza Border

GAZA, Palestine, Nov 9 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 69 Palestinian demonstrators were injured in clashes, on Friday afternoon, with Israeli soldiers, stationed on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the health ministry in Gaza, said that, 69 Palestinian demonstrators were injured in eastern Gaza,…

At Least Two Dead In Devastating Australian Bush-fires

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bush-fires have claimed the lives of at least two people, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), authorities confirmed on Saturday (today). A further seven people were unaccounted for, with fears that the death toll could rise. “Our thoughts and prayers go to…

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Civilians At Risk In Syria, Amid Ongoing Violence: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Almost daily violence, targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria, continues to threaten the lives of civilians there, the United Nations said. At least 92 people have been killed in northeastern and northwestern Syria, in the weeks following Oct 9, when Turkish forces…

Chinese Embassy Makes Donation To Help Disabled Children In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, on Friday, donated 19 million Mongolian tugriks (7,037 U.S. dollars) to disabled children from poor families. The charity event entitled “Warm Heart,” which was held at the Development Centre for Disabled Children in the capital, supported a total of…

Vietnamese Security Ministry Releases Identities Of 39 Victims In Britain

HANOI, Nov 9 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, announced here on Friday, the list of all 39 Vietnamese victims, in the incident of the container truck detected in the British county of Essex. After determining the 39 people’s identities, Vietnam’s relevant authorities contacted each bereaved family, to…

UAE Supplies Medicines To Yemen’s Hodeidah Medical Centres

HODEIDAH, Nov 7 (NNN-WAM) – The UAE, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, provided new supplies of medicines and laboratory equipment, to three medical centres in Hodeidah Governorate, as part of its timely efforts to support the health sector, in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The medical aid was delivered…

Philippines’ Duterte Wants To Ban Single-Use Plastics

MANILA, Nov 7 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, wants to ban single-use plastics in the country, his spokesman said today (Thursday). Spokesman, Salvador Panelo, said, Duterte floated the idea during a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace on Wednesday night. Panelo said, the issue on plastic pollution was raised,…

Four Tourists, Among eight stabbed In Jordan’s Jerash

AMMAN, Nov 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Four tourists and four Jordanians were stabbed, on Wednesday, and sustained injuries. The tourists, comprising of three Mexicans and a Swiss, were attacked with a knife, at the Jerash tourist attraction site and the attacker was arrested. Two local citizens, a policeman and a tour…
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