India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 9,462,809 With 31,118 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,462,809 today, even as 31,118 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry shows. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 137,621 as 482 patients died since Monday morning.…

Indonesia Reports 4,617 New COVID-19 Cases, 130 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Dec 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 4,617, in the past 24 hours to 538,883, with the death toll adding by 130 to 16,945, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, 4,725 more patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of…

Canada Sees COVID-19 Surge, With Nearly 6,000 Daily Cases

OTTAWA, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As Nov ends, Canada reported 374,051 COVID-19 cases and 12,076 deaths as of yesterday afternoon, according to CTV. Canada is well into the second wave of the pandemic, and new case numbers grow by thousands each day. The number of new cases reported daily across…

Apple Fined 10 Million Euros In Italy Over Misleading Practices

ROME, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Smartphone maker Apple was fined 10 million euros (12 million U.S. dollars) in Italy, for misleading advertising and commercial practices, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Monday. The fine concerned Apple’s promotional messages on the water resistance capacity of several of its iPhone models.…

UK Says COVID-19 “Back Under Control” After National Lockdown

LONDON, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said that, COVID-19 is “back under control” in Britain, as the month-long national lockdown is due to end tomorrow. “We’ve got this virus back under control,” he said, during a virtual press briefing at Downing Street. According to the latest…

Biden Nominates Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen As Treasury Secretary

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, unveiled his economic team, nominating Janet Yellen, former Federal Reserve chair, to lead the Treasury Department. If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would be the first woman to serve as U.S. treasury secretary, in the department’s 231 years of history. She…

Indian PM Defends New Agriculture Laws

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, again defended the new agriculture laws, as farmers continued to stage protests in and around the capital city. During a function in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, “New agricultural reforms have given farmers new options and new legal protection,…

Israeli PM Opposes New Elections, Calls For Unity

JERUSALEM, Dec 1 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, opposes attempts to call for new elections, and urged his coalition partners to keep the current power-sharing government. “The opposition will try to drag Israel to unnecessary elections,” Netanyahu said, at the start of his right-wing Likud faction meeting. “The…

Sri Lanka To Pardon 606 Prisoners Amid COVID-19

COLOMBO, Nov 30 (NNN-SLNEWS) – As many as 606 prisoners, convicted on minor charges, will be pardoned, to ease congestion in Sri Lanka’s prisons, amid a COVID-19 outbreak, state media reported. Prisoners over the age of 65, convicts who have completed half of their sentences for minor offenses, and convicts…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reached 9,431,691 With Over 38,000 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,431,691 today, as 38,772 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, according to the latest data from the health ministry. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 137,139, as 443 patients died since Sunday morning. There…