Brazil Targets Greek-Flagged Ship Suspected Of Spilling Oil

BRASILIA, Nov 2 (NNN-CMA) – The Federal Police of Brazil announced the launch of Operation Taint, to investigate a Greek-flagged ship, suspected of spilling oil along the country’s northeast coast. “The Greek-flagged ship is initially linked to a Greek company, but there is still no data on who owned the…

Vietnam Deeply Saddened As Vietnamese Victims Confirmed In Essex Truck Deaths

HANOI, Nov 2 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam is deeply saddened, following British authorities’ confirmation of Vietnamese victims among the 39 dead in Essex lorry, a spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today (Saturday). “This is a serious humanitarian tragedy. We are deeply saddened and we would like to…

Joint Turkey-Russia Patrols Start In NE Syria

ANKARA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish and Russian troops launched their first joint patrol in northeastern Syria, as reconnaissance of the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from the region, as part of a deal that halted a Turkish offensive in the area. “First Turkish-Russian joint patrols with the ground and air…

200 Lives Saved At Sea By Fijian Navy In 10 Months

SUVA, Nov 1 (NNN-PIN) – The Fijian Navy responded to and rescued about 60 cases of distress at sea so far, this year alone, local media reported today (Friday). According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), Commander Navy Captain, Humphrey Tawake, said today that, these cases involved the saving of 200…

19 Dead, 22 Injured After Truck Plunges Into Northern Philippine Ravine

MANILA, Nov 1 (NNN-PNA) – Nineteen people were killed and 22 others injured, when a flatbed truck, carrying passengers, fell into a ravine in the mountainous northern Philippine Apayao province, on Thursday night, police said today (Friday). Police said, the crash happened around 7.00 p.m. local time, while the truck…

Super Hive With Over 60,000 Bees Removed From Residential Australian Home

SYDNEY, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A super hive of around 60,000 to 70,000 bees has been removed from a residential home, in the Australian city of Brisbane, after a couple noticed a buzzing sound coming from their ceiling. “We could see them on the outside where they entered, and we’ve…

Jordan Recalls Ambassador To Israel To Protest Detention Of Two Jordanians

AMMAN, Oct 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Tuesday, recalled its ambassador to Israel, to protest the latter’s detention of two Jordanian citizens. Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi said, the recent arrest of the two Jordanians by Israel is illegal and inhuman, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said. The top Jordanian diplomat…

Vietnamese, British Officials Hold Phone Calls Over Lorry Deaths

HANOI, Oct 30 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister, Nguyen Quoc Dung, made a phone call on Minister for Asia and the Pacific, at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Heather Wheeler, to discuss lorry deaths in the British county of Essex. Dung thanked the office and relevant British agencies,…

Anti-Gov’t Protests Continue In Iraq Despite Security Measures

BAGHDAD, Oct 30 (NNN-NINA) – The anti-government demonstrations continued Tuesday, in Baghdad and others provinces, with contradictory reports about casualties among protesters in the city of Karbala. “The information we received from activists, organisations and non-governmental organisations about Karbala unrest said that, 18 people were killed and more than 800…

Man’s Foot Bitten Off In Shark Attack On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two British men are in a serious condition, following a shark attack on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in Queensland today. The foot of one of the men was bitten off, while the other sustained “serious lacerations” to his lower leg, a representative for the rescue…
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