S. Korea’s Farming Area Population Keeps Aging In 2019

SEOUL, Nov 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s farming area population kept aging last year, as the younger generation continued to go to urban area, statistical office data showed today. The number of those who live in the farming area was 2,245,000 in 2019, down 84.4 percent from 14,422,000 tallied in…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Mounts To 8,874,290, New Cases Down Below 30,000 Mark

NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,874,290 today, as 29,163 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, latest data by the federal health ministry showed. This is the first time in several months when the number of new cases in the…

Iran Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

TEHRAN, Nov 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday registered 486 daily deaths, over COVID-19 and 13,053 new cases, over the past 24 hours, the highest daily figures, since the outbreak of the disease in the country on Feb 19. Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical…

Jordan, Palestine Call For “Stopping All Israeli Violations”

AMMAN, Nov 17 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad Al-Malki, yesterday held talks, discussing developments concerning the Palestinian cause. During the meeting, in the Jordanian capital Amman, the ministers stressed the importance of stopping Israeli violations, which hindered the process of establishing peace, condemning…

Palestinian PM Warns Against Israeli Plan To Build New Settlement Houses

RAMALLAH, Nov 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, said yesterday that, Israel continues its plan to build more settlement houses in Palestine. Ishtaye said, during an online meeting of the Palestinian Authority’s cabinet that, Israel “races against time, to impose new facts on the ground, in the Palestinian…

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 70,000, 1,599 Deaths In Total

YANGON, Nov 17 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 70,161, as of yesterday, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 1,167 more cases were reported yesterday, in the country. The death toll of COVID-19 reached 1,599,…

S. Korea To Raise Social-Distancing Rule In Seoul Metropolitan Area

SEOUL, Nov 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea decided today, to raise its five-tier social-distancing rule by one notch, in the Seoul metropolitan area, amid the COVID-19 resurgence, in and around the capital city. South Korean Prime Minister, Chung Sye-kyun, said that, the Seoul metropolitan area, with more than half of…

6.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Nov 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s western West Sumatra province this morning, but did not potentially trigger a tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 8:44 a.m. Jakarta time (0144 GMT), with the epicentre at 109 km south-west Tuapejat of the province,…

Australian Scientists Warn Of Major Measles Outbreaks In 2021 Due To Missed Vaccinations

SYDNEY, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Major measles outbreaks will likely occur, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as early as 2021, due to missed vaccinations, an Australian medical institute report warned. Many children in developing world missed out on measles vaccinations in 2020, as a result of disruptions caused…

New Zealand Reports Four New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

WELLINGTON, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 today, all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. One arrived from Qatar via Australia, on Nov 5, and tested positive at routine testing, around day 12 of their stay in managed isolation, according to the Ministry…