COVID-19 Daily Deaths In Brazil Rise For Fourth Day In A Row

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 19 (NNN-CMA) – The number of daily COVID-19 deaths has been rising in Brazil for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, the Ministry of Health said. The ministry reported 140 deaths on Sunday, 216 on Monday, 685 on Tuesday, and 756 yesterday, raising the COVID-19 death toll…

Three Killed In Ecuador Mine Collapse

QUITO, Nov 19 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – An illegal coal mine collapsed in a landslide, in north-western Ecuador, killing at least three people, the country’s disaster relief agency said today. Three people were rescued, and another two are still missing, said the National Risk and Emergency Management Service. The collapse happened…

Argentina Reports 10,332 New COVID-19 Cases

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Argentine Ministry of Health, yesterday reported 10,332 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 1,339,337. The ministry said, 241 more patients died of the disease, bringing the nationwide death toll to 36,347. A total of 1,156,474 people…

Three Killed, 34 Injured In Riots After Arrest Of Opposition Presidential Candidate In Uganda

KAMPALA, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least three people were killed and 34 injured yesterday, when violent protests erupted in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, following the arrest of opposition presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, police said. Fred Enanga, police spokesperson said, the three people were shot dead and 34 others injured, when…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 8,958,483

NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,958,483 today, as 45,576 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry. With 585 deaths since yesterday morning, the total death toll in the country…

Philippines Expects To Import More Rice Due To Damage From Typhoons

MANILA, Nov 19 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines will import more rice next year, to fill the gaps caused by the recent typhoons’ damage to its agriculture, a senior official said today. Agriculture Secretary, William Dar, said, the country was targeting to elevate the rice sufficiency in the country to 93…

Samoa Reports First COVID-19 Case With Mixed Testing Results

SUVA, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Samoa reported today, its first COVID-19 case, a sailor who arrived in the island nation, on a repatriation flight from Auckland, New Zealand last Friday, with mixed testing results. Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, announced early today that, the man tested positive for the…

Israeli Strikes Kill 10 Soldiers, Fighters In Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Nov 19 (NNN-SANA) – A total of 10 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed, by fresh Israeli strikes on Syrian military sites, in the capital, Damascus, before daybreak yesterday, a war monitor reported. The Israeli strikes targeted an air defence position of the Syrian army, as well as,…

UK PM Pledges To Ban Sales Of Petrol, Diesel Cars By 2030

LONDON, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, five years earlier than its previous plan, British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said yesterday. Unveiling his 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution,” Johnson said, Britain will mobilise more than 12 billion pounds…

Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Close To Two Million

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 19 (NNN-ENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent reached 1,998,253, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, yesterday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that, the death toll related to the pandemic stood…