More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine: Report

MOSCOW, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 10,000 Russian troops have been returning to their permanent bases after month-long drills near Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday (Dec 25), citing the Russian military. Interfax said that the drills were held in several regions near Ukraine, including in Crimea,…

Armed indigenous Mapuches in Southern Chile burn 31 cabins, forestry machinery and open fire on a hydrant aircraft

SANTIAGO, Dec 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The indigenous Mapuche tribe violent groups in southern Chile, involved in arson and destruction attacks, have warned that as long as forestry and construction companies keep ”devastating our resources, and the jails of southern Chile continue full of Mapuche patriots incarcerated, weichan (armed resistance) will…

Mali: West condemns Russian mercenaries ‘deployment’

PARIS, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and its 15 allies in Europe and Canada have condemned what they say is the deployment of Russian mercenaries to Mali. They said it could “further deteriorate the security situation in West Africa”, which is battling Jihadist groups. The Western nations accused the Russian…

Covid-19: Thousands of flights cancelled globally as Omicron mars Christmas weekend

NEW YORK, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Commercial airlines around the world cancelled more than 4,300 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travellers. Airline carriers globally scrapped at least 2,366 flights on Friday,…

Tourist bus crashes into a ravine and leaves 5 dead and 50 injured in Goiás

BRASILIA, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tourist bus leaving the Sao Paulo State for Brasilia crashed early Friday, killing five and injuring 50, according to the fire department of the Goias State in east-central Brazil. The accident occurred in Aparecida de Goiania, about 220 km southwest of Brasilia, at about…

Sudan women protest against ‘rape by security forces’

Women have played a major role in protests against October’s coup in Sudan  KHARTOUM, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of women have rallied in Sudan against sexual violence following allegations that 13 women and girls were raped at a protest on Sunday. The UN said it had received “disturbing reports”…

Covid-19: US to lift travel ban on southern Africa – official

  WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will next week lift the travel ban imposed on several southern African nations when the Omicron variant of Covid was first detected, officials said.    Countries around the world restricted travel from southern Africa after the variant was detected in South…

Uzbekistan Provides 3,700 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec 25 (NNN-ANA) – Uzbekistan provided 3,700 tonnes of humanitarian aid to war-torn Afghanistan, to help needy people in the chilly winter. Transported by 63 rail wagons to Afghanistan’s northern city, Mazar-I-Sharif, and received by Afghan officials, the batch includes foodstuffs, fuel and winter clothes, that will be…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Laos — USGS

HONG KONG, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.7, jolted 86 km NNW of Phôngsali, Laos, at 1343 GMT yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), said. The epicentre of the quake, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 22.3643 degrees north…

Two US women lawmakers carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia and Chicago

Mary Gay Scanlon has been in Washington since 2018  WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two US women lawmakers have had their cars and possessions snatched from them at gunpoint in separate carjacking in the city of Philadelphia and Chicago. Congresswomen Mary Gay Scanlon’s car was later found about 72km away…
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