Teachers’ Strike Puts Over Two Million Kids Out Of School In Canada

TORONTO, Feb 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Major teachers’ unions in the Canadian province of Ontario, went on strike on Friday (yesterday), leaving more than two million school children out of class. The strike saw 30,000 union members at Queen’s Park. Another 20,000 were picketing along a 30-km stretch on Highway 10,…

Death Toll Of Flash Flood In Indonesia Rises To Seven

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from a flash flood in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province, increased to seven, with 23 others injured, a disaster agency official said today (Saturday). The victims were swept away by the flood, as 249 students of the SMP Negeri I Turi secondary school, were…

Yemeni Forces Detonate 1,500 Dismantled Houthi-Laid Landmines

ADEN, Feb 22 (NNN-SABA) – Forces loyal to the Yemeni government, detonated about 1,500 landmines, left by the Houthi rebels in the country’s western coastal areas. “The detonated mines were dismantled by explosives experts, from several residential areas in the country’s western coast city of Hodeidah,” the security official said.…

Five Killed As Car Rams Into Goods Truck In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Feb 20 (NNN-PTI) – Five members of a family were killed today (Thursday), after their car rammed into a stationary goods truck, in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Police said, the accident took place at Swanda Morh-Gagwal in Samba district, about 45 km south-east of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled…

Update: Death Toll In South India’s Road Mishap Climbs To 20

NEW DELHI, Feb 20 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in Thursday’s (today’s) road mishap in south India’s Tamil Nadu state, climbed to 20, a local official said. The mishap, involving a bus and a truck, happened at around 3:30 a.m. local time, in Avinashi area of Tiruppur district. One of…

Kuwait To Hold Int’l Fire And Safety Expo In Mar

KUWAIT, Feb 20 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait will hold the sixth International Fire and Safety Conference and Expo 2020 in early Mar, to exchange experience in crisis management, an official of the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) announced. Mohammed Al-Shatti, deputy chairman for the development of human resources at KFSD, said…

Oman’s Telecommunications Authority Signs MoU With China’s Huawei

MUSCAT, Feb 20 (NNN-ONA) – Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), signed with China’s Huawei, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to provide training programmes for 1,000 Omani young people, on 5G technology. “The Chinese company will offer a two-year training course for that number of Omanis, to be picked by the…

UNICEF To Support 40,000 Lebanese Children Amid Tough Economic Situation

BEIRUT, Feb 20 (NNN-NNA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), announced that, it will offer financial support to over 40,000 children in Lebanon, to prevent them from living in harsh economic conditions. UNICEF said, it aims, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the World Food Programme and…

Israel Sends Lebanese Civilian Back After Crossing Border

JERUSALEM, Feb 20 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israel army said, it had returned a Lebanese civilian to Lebanon, after he crossed the border into Israel and was questioned. A military spokesperson said that, the suspect was apprehended shortly after crossing the border. “Troops identified a suspect who attempted to cross from…

Nigerian Police Investigates Six Bodies Buried In Shallow Graves

ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An investigation into six bodies buried in shallow graves, in Nigeria’s Delta region was underway, local police said. The bodies were exhumed by some people on Monday, in Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North, local government area of the Delta State, said Hafiz Inuwa, the state’s police…
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