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The New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupted on Monday, 9 December 2019 and five people were reportedly dead while many others were wounded. Also efforts are being made to locate any survivors of the deadly volcanic eruption. The eruption according to the report happened with little warning while some tourists from nearby cruise ship Ovation
It was reported that the Norwegian Air has signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) pledge, making it the first airline to sign the UN Climate Pledge. The airline has committed to become climate neutral by 2050. More that 300 organizations, including Microsoft, Sony and BNP Paribas have signed the climate pledge.
Greece announced that it will expel Libyan ambassador (Mohamed Younis AB Menfi) over an accord signed between Libya and Turkey, mapping out a sea boundary between the two countries close to Crete. Our (Viewers Corner News) correspondent in Athens learned that Greek government is angered by the accord after Libyan officials assured them that the
GREECE TO EXPEL LIBYAN AMBASSADOR OVER TURKEY-LIBYA ACCORD SIGNED ON NOVEMBER 27. Read More »
Viewers Corner News got information that the Czech Republic’s defense ministry has signed a contract with Israeli government to purchase eight mobile MADR 3D radars worth 3.5 billion crowns ($152 million) from Israel. Lubomir Metnar, the Czech Defense Minister said on Thursday, 5 December that the Israeli radars would end the country’s dependence on the
Six people including a Japanese doctor (Dr Tetsu Nakamura) were on Wednesday shot dead when gunmen attacked vehicle carrying medical aid team in Nangarhar province of Jalalabad (Afghanistan). According to the report our correspondent gathered, Dr Tetsu Nakamura (head of Peace Japan Medical Services) was in critical condition after the attack and he underwent surgery
It was reported that thirteen people have lost their lives in Philippines as Typhoon Kammuri struck the south provinces of the country. Also about 345,000 people are still in evacuation centres awaiting clearance from the authorities to return home. Typhoon Kammuri is the 20th storm to hit Philippines this year, it crossed the coast on
THIRTEEN PEOPLE WERE REPORTEDLY KILLED IN PHILIPPINES BY TYPHOON KAMMURI. Read More »
It was reported that Qatar’s emir (Sheikh Tamim) was invited by King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to the 40th session of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, amid a two-year-old diplomatic crisis in the region. The annual meeting of the Gulf regional bloc will be held in Riyadh (Saudi capital) on Tuesday,
Viewers Corner News correspondent in Bogota reported that fifteen countries have banned 29 Venezuelans including President Nicolas Maduro and his close allies from travelling within their borders. The ban is part of the diplomatic moves to force President Maduro to step down. According to the report, the fifteen countries had meeting recently in Colombia and
The United States Senators are demanding that President Donald Trump’s administration imposes sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of Russian missile defence system. The Senators stated that under a U.S law known as CAATSA which was signed in 2017, buying military hardware from Russia must be sanctioned. They also said that if President Donald Trump’s
Viewers Corner News in Tehran reported that Iranian government has closed schools and universities in the capital due to air pollution which include toxic smog. The government decided to close schools (kindergartens, preschools and schools, universities and other higher institutions) on Saturday, 30 November after a meeting of an emergency committee for air pollution was
IRAN CLOSED SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE CAPITAL DUE TO SMOG. Read More »