India, Russia To Hold Annual Bilateral Summit In Dec

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (NNN-PTI) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will pay an official visit to India, on Dec 6, for the 21st India-Russia annual summit, with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said yesterday. At the summit, the two leaders will review the state and…

Climate Change Fuels Australian Bushfires: Report

CANBERRA, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Climate change has been found to be an “overwhelming factor” in the increase of Australian bushfires, in both frequency and intensity, according to a landmark report from the country’s national science agency. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), yesterday published an analysis of…

S.Korea Reports 4,068 More COVID-19 Cases, Second-Highest Daily Figure

SEOUL, Nov 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 4,068 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 436,968. The daily caseload was up from 3,901 the previous day, rising above 4,000 in three days. It marked the country’s second-highest…

Malaysia Reports 5,501 New COVID-19 Infections, 45 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 5,501 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,614,480, according to the health ministry. Twenty-five of the new cases are imported, with 5,476 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 45 more deaths…

Pakistani Army’s Medical Corps Gets First-Ever Female Colonel Commandant

ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani military, appointed Lieutenant General, Nigar Johar, as the first-ever female Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps (AMC). The country’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, pinned the badges of rank to Johar, in a ceremony held at the AMC centre…

Japan To Tighten Travel Restrictions For African Arrivals Due To New COVID-19 Variant

TOKYO, Nov 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will tighten restrictions on traveLlers from six African countries, after the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa, the government’s top spokesman said yesterday. Starting today, travellers who have recently been to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, or Zimbabwe, will be…

Thailand Sees Signs Of Tourism Recovery, Plans To Further Ease Entry Requirements

BANGKOK, Nov 27 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand received more than 100,000 international visitors, after exempting quarantine for fully-vaccinated visitors this month, with the monthly arrivals equalling the combined number of the first 10 months of the year, an official said yesterday. To attract tourists, Thailand will further ease entry requirements for…

India To Resume Int’l Flights After 18-Month Hiatus Over COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (NNN-PTI) – India will resume international flights on Dec 15, after suspension of over 18 months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, media reported, yesterday. However, 14 countries will be barred from international flights to and from India, including Britain, France, Germany, Singapore, Botswana, Netherlands, Finland, South…

Erdogan Says Turkey’s Rate Cuts To Go On

ISTANBUL, Nov 27 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said yesterday that, rate cuts would go on in his country, adding, he would not allow Turkish people to be “crushed” by high interest rates. Speaking in Turkey’s western province of Izmir, Erdogan said, his government would not give up…

Palestine Condemns Israel For Approving Settlement Units Building In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday condemned Israel, for approving the construction of 372 settlement units in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli move “is an extension of the process of deepening and expanding illegal settlements in the heart of the old city of Hebron,” said…