U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Top 250,000 — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpassed 250,000 yesterday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. With the national caseload topping 11.4 million, the death toll across the United States rose to 250,029, as of 5:25 p.m. local time (2225…

Palestinians Demonstrate Against Pompeo’s Upcoming Visit To Israeli Settlement

RAMALLAH, Nov 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated yesterday, against the upcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. During the demonstration, in the West Bank city of al-Bireh near Ramallah, participants waved Palestinian flags and held banners in English…

European Commission Working To Avoid Double-Dip Recession

BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The European Commission is working to avoid the risk of a double-dip recession in Europe, Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for Economy, said yesterday. Explaining the priorities of the commission’s guidance for member states of the European Union (EU), in its autumn semester package, Gentiloni…

Sri Lankan President Highlights Efforts To Combat COVID-19, Corruption, Poverty

COLOMBO, Nov 19 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, said, in a special address to his nation that, the government was ready to strengthen efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, corruption and poverty. In the statement, on his first year anniversary since being sworn in as president, Rajapaksa said,…

Child Killed, Five Injured In Rocket Attack On Baghdad’s Green Zone

BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (NNN-NINA) – A female child was killed and five other civilians were wounded, in a Katyusha rocket barrage, targeting the heavily fortified Green Zone, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad yesterday. Several projectiles “landed on Grand festivities Square and surrounding areas, and near the Medical City and Zawra…

16th Central Asia-EU Ministerial Meeting Held To Promote Cooperation

NUR-SULTAN, Nov 18 (NNN-ASNA) – Central Asian countries and the European Union (EU) agreed to promote cooperation, especially in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts. During the 16th Central Asia-EU Ministerial Meeting, held yesterday via videoconference, the ministers and representatives discussed ways to advance Central Asia-EU partnership, to…

10 Die In Road Accident In India’s Gujarat State

NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (NNN-UNI) – At least ten people died and 15 others were injured, when two vehicles collided, in India’s western state of Gujarat, on Wednesday (today), confirmed a local police officer, over the phone. The road mishap occurred near Vadodara city, when two heavy vehicles collided head-on,…

Cambodian Woman Returning From U.S. Tests Positive For COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Nov 18 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian woman tested positive for the COVID-19, after arriving in the kingdom, from the United States, the Ministry of Health (MoH), said in a statement, today. The 49-year-old woman landed in the capital, Phnom Penh, on Monday, from the United States, via a…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 8,912,907

NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,912,907 today, as 38,617 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, the latest data, released by the federal health ministry showed. With 449 deaths since yesterday morning, the total death toll in the country mounted…

Thai Soldiers Discover Insurgents’ Camp

BANGKOK, Nov 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Internal Security Operation Commander (ISOC), Region 4, yesterday reported that, soldiers discovered an insurgents’ camp and seized their belongings, following a clash with them in Thailand’s restive southern province of Pattani. “The ISOC team dispatched two patrols from the 44th Ranger Regiment, to ensure…