Canada’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass Two Million

OTTAWA, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Canada reported 18,230 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, elevating the cumulative to 2,026,249 cases with 30,172 deaths. Canada’s Ontario province confirmed 9,418 new cases, more than 9,400 new cases for the fourth straight day. Out of the new cases in Ontario, 913 cases were identified in…

U.S. Steals Syria’s Resources, Imposes Illegitimate Sanctions: Syrian FM

DAMASCUS, Dec 28 (NNN-SANA) – The United States is stealing natural resources from Syria, and imposing illegitimate sanctions, Syria’s Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, said in an interview, aired late yesterday. The U.S. forces, with the help of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, continue to steal the Syrian oil, wheat,…

High School Exam Kicks Off In Cambodia After Pandemic Under Control

PHNOM PENH, Dec 28 (NNN-AKP) – A total of 114,183 Cambodian candidates are taking a national high school graduation exam, after the situation of COVID-19 pandemic had been brought under control. The annual exam is a prerequisite for Grade 12 students to pursue their studies at university levels. Over the…

DR Congo Launches Cholera Vaccination Campaign Targeting Two Million People

KINSHASA, Dec 28 (NNN-IRIN) – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) yesterday launched a massive cholera vaccination campaign, targeting two million people aged one year and above, in three eastern provinces to halt an outbreak of the disease, according to health officials. The campaign is being carried out in…

Nearly 1,000 Illegal Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast In Past Week

TRIPOLI, Dec 28 (NNN-IRIN) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), yesterday said that, 969 illegal migrants were rescued, off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya, in the past week. “In the period of Dec 19-25, 969 migrants were rescued/intercepted at sea, and returned to Libya,” IOM said. So…

Russia Confirms 23,721 Daily COVID-19 Cases

MOSCOW, Dec 28 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered 23,721 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 10,392,020, the official monitoring and response centre said. The nationwide death toll grew by 968 to 304,218, while the number of recoveries increased by 37,285 to 9,259,771. Meanwhile, Moscow,…

Indonesia Begins Building New Hospital To Develop Bali Into Global Medical Tourism Destination

JAKARTA, Dec 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Construction of the Bali International Hospital, officially started to make the resort island a global medical tourism destination, as announced by Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday. Widodo said, the construction of this hospital is the first step to developing a health tourism park, with an…

Singapore Reports 280 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Dec 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 280 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 278,044. Of the new cases, 141 were in the community, five were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 134 were imported cases, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Brunei, China Tourism Cooperation Continues To Strengthen Despite COVID-19

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism cooperation between Brunei and China continues to strengthen, Haji Ali, Brunei’s Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism, said yesterday. During the closing ceremony of Brunei-China Year of Tourism 2020, held virtually, the minister said, in a pre-recorded…

Record Snowfalls Hit Western Japan, Disrupt Transportation Systems

TOKYO, Dec 28 (NNN-NHK) – A powerful cold air mass brought heavy snow on the Sea of Japan coast, from the country’s north to west, with some cities in northern parts of western Japan’s Kansai region, logging record snowfalls and transportation systems disrupted, local media reported yesterday. According to the…