Road Accident Kills 12, Wounds Five In Southern Egypt

CAIRO, Dec 28 (NNN-MENA) – At least 12 people were killed and five wounded yesterday, in a microbus-lorry crash in the south of Egypt, a medical source said. “The accident took place at Aswan-Cairo desert road, at the entrance of Farous village,” said Ihab Hanfy, deputy to the health minister…

2020: Smugglings On The Border, Macau Scams Among Cases Focused On

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Criminal activities linked to national borders including shootings, smuggling of migrants as well as Macau Scam fraud syndicates are among those that have riveted public attention throughout 2020. Among the shocking events was the shoot-out with a group of smugglers at the Malaysia-Thailand border…

15 Per Cent Of Malaysians Suffer From Chronic Kidney Disease – Health D-G

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Studies show that 15 per cent of Malaysians suffer from chronic kidney disease at various levels, says Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the most worrying factor was that most of the patients were unaware that they had the disease. “This is…

Goods Train Derails In Southern Zambia

LUSAKA, Dec 28 (NNN-ZANIS) – A train, carrying 24 wagons of coal, derailed in southern Zambia’s Mazabuka town, due to a blocked drainage, the state-run railway firm said yesterday. Zambia Railways Limited acting spokesperson, Sombe Ng’onga, said, the incident happened in the early hours of yesterday morning. She said, preliminary…

Storm Bella Lashes UK With 170 KPH Gusts, Heavy Rain

LONDON, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain is braced for more flooding and gale-force winds, after Storm Bella lashed the country overnight, tearing down trees and cutting power to homes. Weather warnings are in place across most of England and Wales, with the second named storm of the 2020/21 season set…

Update: Rescue Missions For Trapped Tehran Mountain Climbers Find 12 Bodies

TEHRAN, Dec 28 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 12 mountain climbers were found dead, in the northern mountains of Iran’s capital Tehran, after a blizzard hit the area, rescuers and police sources, said. Three separate incidents occurred in the districts of Kolakchal, Ahar, and Darabad on Friday, when a sudden blizzard…

China Formally Criminalises Doping

BEIJING, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – China has formally criminalised doping, as its top legislature voted to adopt Amendment XI to its criminal law on Saturday. The historical move in China’s anti-doping fight took place, when the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress voted to add the amendment to Article…

Landing Craft Capsizes In Strait Of Hormuz, Seven Missing: Media

TEHRAN, Dec 27 (NNN-ISNA) – A landing craft capsized in the Strait of Hormuz and seven people on board went missing. The vessel overturned, 25 miles (42.2 km) southeast of Iran’s Lark Island, in the Strait of Hormuz and efforts are underway to save the seven people, Esmail Makizadeh, deputy…

Update: 10 Climbers Killed In Iran After Heavy Snowfall

TEHRAN, Dec 27 (NNN-IRNA) – The death toll of climbers rose to ten, after heavy snowfall in the northern heights of the Iranian capital, Tehran, Mehdi Valipour, head of the Red Crescent Rescue and Relief Organisation of Iran, announced. The search operation for other missing climbers is currently stopped, due…

Military Helicopter Crash In Pakistan Leaves Four Dead

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (NNN-APP) – A Pakistani army helicopter crashed in the country’s north Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region, leaving four people, including two pilots and two soldiers killed, an army statement said early today. The helicopter crashed yesterday, due to technical reasons, when it was evacuating body of a soldier…
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