S.Korea Reported 23,091 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Nov 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 23,091 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 26,581,856, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 46,011 in the previous day and lower than 23,751 tallied a…

Australian Divers Completed Three-Year Survey Of Sunken Japanese WWII Submarine

CANBERRA, Nov 21 (NNN-AAP) – Researchers have conducted the deepest archaeological survey in Australian history, to map a sunken Japanese World War II submarine. After three years of work, a team from Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) government, has created a 3D model of the Japanese I-124 submarine, by using specialised…

Iran To Beef Up Ground Forces Against “Separatist Terrorists”

TEHRAN, Nov 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), decided to strengthen its ground forces in the north-west of the country, against “separatist terrorists.” The “separatist terrorists” in the region have caused insecurity in some areas, a statement by the IRGC Ground Force’s Hamzeh Seyyed Al-Shohada Base, was…

Feature: Archaeological Caves In Hebron Face Israeli Demolition Threats

RAMALLAH, Nov 21 (NNN-WAFA) – A Byzantine-era archaeological cave in Khirbet Susiya, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, has become an iconic place, reflecting the Palestinian struggle against Israeli demolition threats. Fatma al-Nawajaa, a local resident of Susiya village, said, “In a bid to protect the archaeological cave…

Iran’s President Says Backing “Terrorism” Will Not Help West’s Interests

TEHRAN, Nov 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, yesterday slammed the U.S., France and a number of other European countries, for “flagrantly” supporting “terrorists and rioters” in Iran, warning that, backing terrorism is definitely not going to be in their interests. Making the remarks at a cabinet meeting, Raisi…

Kazakhstan Held Snap Presidential Election

ASTANA, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kazakhstan, yesterday, held a snap presidential election, with six candidates, including incumbent President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, running for the Central Asian country’s top job. According to the Central Election Commission, about 11.95 million registered voters, cast their ballots, at more than 10,000 polling stations in Kazakhstan…

Moderate Earthquake Hit Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.5, jolted East Nusa Tenggara province, in central Indonesia last night, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake occurred at 20:49 local time (1349 GMT), with the epicentre at 51 km south-east of Kupang city of…

Cambodian PM Met Chinese Defence Minister

PHNOM PENH, Nov 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, met here yesterday, with Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister, Wei Fenghe. Hun Sen expressed warm congratulations on the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Xi Jinping’s re-election…

Japanese PM Fired Scandal-Tainted Internal Affairs Minister

TOKYO, Nov 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Internal Affairs Minister, Minoru Terada, was sacked by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday, amid mounting pressure due to a fund-related scandal and declining support for his cabinet, local media reported. After meeting with Kishida at the prime minister’s official residence, Terada told reporters that,…

Benzema Out Of Qatar World Cup

DOHA, Nov 20 (NNN-QNA) – French striker, Karim Benzema, has been ruled out of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar with a muscle injury, the French Football Federation (FFF) said today. “Due to an injury in the quadriceps of the left thigh, the Real Madrid striker is forced to give…