Caretaker PM’s party leads Kosovo vote: preliminary results

PRISTINA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Preliminary results in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections Sunday suggested that caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party was nearing 50 percent, potentially ending the country’s long-running political deadlock. The Central Election Commission (CEC) said Kurti’s Vetevendosje (VV) party was projected to win 49.79 percent, after processing about…

Body found in Spain flooding takes death toll to two

MADRID, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Search teams on Monday found the body of a man missing after torrential rains caused flooding in southern Spain, authorities said, raising the death toll to two. Spain’s Guardia Civil police said the body was found some three kilometres from the spot where he was…

Seven Turkish Policemen Injured In Raid Against Daesh

ISTANBUL, Dec 29 (NNN-TRT) – Seven Turkish policemen were injured, after coming under gunfire, during a counter-terrorism operation, targeting suspected Daesh members, in the north-western province of Yalova, it was reported today. Provincial police units raided a residence in Elmalik village, where a clash erupted during the operation, said the…

Russia Announces Successful Launch Of 52 Satellites Into Orbit

VLADIVOSTOK, Dec 29 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, announces today, it successfully launched 52 satellites on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket, into their planned orbits in space. The Soyuz rocket launch was conducted yesterday afternoon, at the Vostochny Cosmodrome facility, in Russia’s far eastern Amur Oblast, Roscosmos said, on its Telegram…

Portugal Creates High-Tech Performance Centres In Obstetrics And Gynecology

LISBON, Dec 29 (NNN-LNA) – Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, signed yesterday, legislation creating High-Performance Centres in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CED-ObGin), within the scope of the National Health Service (SNS). According to a statement published on the official Presidency website, these high-technology centres will function as “autonomous management structures,…

Heavy Rains Claim One Life, Leave Two Missing In Southern Spain

MADRID, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A man in his 50’s was found dead yesterday, as two others remain missing, following torrential rains in southern Spain. The deceased was travelling in a van near the town of Alhaurin el Grande, in the province of Malaga, when the vehicle was caught in…

Russia Recognises Taiwan As Integral Part Of China: FM

MOSCOW, Dec 29 (NNN-TASS) – Taiwan is an integral part of China, and Russia opposes Taiwan’s independence in any form, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said, yesterday. In an interview, Lavrov said that, Russia’s principled position on the Taiwan question is well known and unchanged. “Russia recognises Taiwan as an…

Sweden: Two dead as storm batters Nordics

STOCKHOLM, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people died Saturday in Sweden, authorities and a utility said, as a storm battered Norway, Sweden and Finland, leaving thousands without power. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute issued alerts for strong winds for large parts of the northern half of the country as…

Storm causes runway incidents at Finland’s Kittila Airport, no injuries

HELSINKI, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — A commercial aircraft carrying about 150 people slid off the runway while landing at Kittila Airport in Finland’s Lapland region on Saturday afternoon amid stormy weather, Finnish airport operator Finavia said. The aircraft came to a stop in deep snow, and no injuries were reported,…

UN Security Council to convene emergency meeting on Israel’s Somaliland recognition

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in Hargeisa UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will convene an emergency session on Monday to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, with members slated to condemn Jerusalem’s move. Israel announced the step on Friday,…
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