Syrian FM Walid Al-Moallem Passes Away

DAMASCUS, Nov 16 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem, died at dawn today, the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced. The official announcement is yet to name the cause of al-Moallem’s death. Born in 1941, al-Moallem studied economics and political science, at the Cairo University in Egypt, and graduated in 1963.…

COVID-19 May Have Appeared In Italy Earlier Than Thought: Study

ROME, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – COVID-19 may have been circulating in Italy since Sept, 2019, three months before it first emerged in China, according to a study released by the National Cancer Institute (INT). If true, it would mean that the virus was present in Italy three months before it…

Merino Resigns As President Of Peru Amid Widespread Protests

LIMA, Nov 16 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peruvian President, Manuel Merino, presented his resignation yesterday, amid protests that broke out across the country, after he assumed the presidency last Tuesday, following the removal of former President, Martin Vizcarra. “I want to inform the entire country that I presented my irrevocable resignation to…

Six-Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, Nov 16 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, shook Surigao Del Sur province, in the southern Philippines today (Monday), the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs), said. The institute said, the offshore quake, which struck at 6:37 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of…

Health Experts Call On Australian PM To Take Climate Action

CANBERRA, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A coalition of health groups wrote an open letter to Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, calling for urgent action on climate change. The letter from 29 groups, including the Climate and Health Alliance (CHA), the Australian Epidemiological Association (AEA), and the Public Health Association of…

Ex-PM Sandu Projected To Win Moldovan Presidency

BUCHAREST, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Moldova’s former Prime Minister, Maia Sandu, was projected to win the second round of the country’s presidential election, with more than 99 percent of the votes counted late last night, according to media reports. Sandu, leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity, was leading…

Kakapo Crowns New Zealand’s Bird Of The Year For 2020, After Beating Front Runner

WELLINGTON, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Critically endangered native bird, Kakapo, won New Zealand Bird of the Year 2020, for an unprecedented second time, the event organiser announced today. The Bird of the Year competition is an annual competition, held by New Zealand’s independent conservation organisation, Forest and Bird, in a…

Damages To Multiple Organs Reported In Young People With COVID-19

LONDON, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Signs of damage to multiple organs have been reported, in young and previously healthy people, with ongoing COVID-19 symptoms, four months after their initial infection, a British study revealed. The Coverscan study aims to assess long-term impact of COVID-19 on organ health in around 500…

DPRK Leader Presides Over Politburo Meeting On Nationwide Anti-COVID-19 Measures

PYONGYANG, Nov 16 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over a Political Bureau meeting yesterday, to discuss the country’s efforts to fight COVID-19, state media reported this morning. The 20th enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central…

63 People Registered To Run For Presidency In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sixty-three people submitted documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kyrgyzstan, to participate in early presidential elections, CEC said yesterday. The deadline for submitting documents to the CEC was Nov 14. The commission received documents from 65 people, while two of them withdrew their…