UN Says S. Sudanese Represent Largest Refugee Population In Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 26 (NNN-ENA) – South Sudanese nationals represent the largest refugee population in Ethiopia, totalling 329,123, at the end of 2019, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. Ethiopia, which hosts one of the largest refugee population in Africa, along with Uganda and Sudan, is now home to…

Five Killed After Under-Construction Building Collapses In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-PTI) — At least five people, including four children, were killed Saturday, after an under-construction two-storey building collapsed, in Indian capital New Delhi, officials said. According to officials, a coaching class was going on in the building, located at Bhajanpura area, and many students were inside…

85,000 Museum Artefacts In Jeopardy After Fire In New York

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 85,000 artefacts from the Museum of Chinese in America, are in jeopardy, after a fire struck a Chinatown building in New York City (NYC). The fire struck a building at 70, Mulberry Street, that housed historic and artistic items the museum had carefully…

Lawmaking Body Of India’s Rajasthan Passes Anti-Citizenship Law Resolution

NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (NNN-PTI) – The lawmaking body in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, Saturday, passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial new citizenship law in the country, officials said. The move comes at a time when countrywide protests against the new law are raging in various…

Tunisian, French Navies Conduct Joint Drills

TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan 25 (NNN-TAP) – The French and Tunisian naval forces, on Friday, conducted a joint military exercise, off the northern Tunisian coast, the Tunisian defence ministry said, in a statement. The joint war game involved the Tunisian high-sea patrol vessel, Syphax 611, and the French navy’s amphibious assault…

Dozens Killed Near Sanaa As Army Targets Rebel Supply Lines

SANAA, Jan 25 (NNN-SABA) – Dozens of Houthi militia fighters and loyalist soldiers were killed, in heavy fighting, outside the rebel-controlled Yemeni city of Sanaa, local army commanders said. Brig. Gen. Abdu Abdullah Majili, a Yemeni army spokesperson, told Arab News that, a large number of Houthis were killed, after…

Heavy Rain Hits Parts Of Oman

MUSCAT, Jan 25 (NNN-ONA) – Heavy rain of varying intensity, detected in some Wilayats in Musandam Governorate.Following the good weather Oman has been enjoying over the last few days, locals and expats can expect more rain in the coming days.An update from the Directorate General of Meteorology, at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation…

Japan To Approve 40 Billion USD Extra Budget, To Support Reconstruction Efforts, Bolster SMEs

TOKYO, Jan 25 (NNN-NHK) – A supplementary budget worth 4.47 trillion yen (40.77 billion U.S. dollars), for fiscal 2019, earmarked in part, to underpin reconstruction efforts in Japan, after a series of natural disasters, is likely to be approved by parliament next week, lawmakers were quoted as saying. The extra…

At Least 14 Killed And Hundreds Injured As Earthquake Hits Turkey

SIVRICE, Turkey, Jan 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – At least 14 killed and 315 injured, in an earthquake in Turkey.  The tremor, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, shook the country’s east, just before 6 pm GMT, Turkish officials say.  It struck near the town of Sivrice in eastern Elazig province, causing…

Britain Labels U.S. Decision On Extradition Refusal “Denial Of Justice”

LONDON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain labelled the U.S. refusal to send a diplomat’s wife back to Britain for trial, a “denial of justice” over the death of 19-year-old Briton in a car crash. In a statement, British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, said, the government is disappointed about the U.S.…
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