Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 420,238, Death Toll Reaches 6,067

DHAKA, Nov 9 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 1,474 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths yesterday, making the tally at 420,238 and death toll at 6,067, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. The official data showed that 12,760 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.…

Egypt Condemns Israel’s Demolition Of Palestinian Village In West Bank

CAIRO, Nov 8 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel’s demolition of a Palestinian village, in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as “violation of international legitimacy.” Such Israeli practices pose “obstacles to the two-state solution and the chances of reaching a comprehensive and just peace and achieving…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 8.5 Million

NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,507,754 today, as 45,674 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the health ministry. With 559 deaths since yesterday morning, the death toll in the country due to the pandemic…

Voting Begins In Myanmar’s General Elections

YANGON, Nov 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Myanmar kicked off its multi-party general elections today, as over 37 million eligible voters went to the polls across the country. A total of 42,047 polling stations, which are being operated in consistent with health precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic, opened at 6:00 a.m. local…

Hundreds Of Residents Evacuated As Indonesia’s Merapi Volcano May Soon Erupt

JAKARTA, Nov 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – More than 630 residents were evacuated from a village near Mount Merapi, in Indonesia’s Central Java province, between Friday and yesterday, as a volcano alert was raised to the second-highest level, a local official said. Chief Executive of Magelang District’s disaster management agency, Edy Susanto,…

Libya Daily Oil Production Tops One Million Barrels

TRIPOLI, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) of the UN-backed Libyan government, said that, the country’s daily oil production has exceeded one million barrels. The NOC announces that, it managed to raise production rates to 1,036,035 barrels a day. However, the NOC said, it may not…

Iran Starts Drilling Operations On Phase 11 Of South Pars Gas Field After Years Of Delay

TEHRAN, Nov 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran started drilling operations yesterday, on Phase 11 of the South Pars gas field, after years of delay. The aim is “to achieve a daily production capacity of one billion cubic feet of sour gas from the phase,” said Mohsen Rezaei, caretaker of the project,…

Iraq To Start New School Year At End Of Nov

BAGHDAD, Nov 8 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi authorities decided to start the new school year at the end of this month. According to a statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Higher Committee for Health and National Safety, held a meeting headed by al-Kadhimi and…

Rescue Efforts Continue In Honduras After Hurricane Eta

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The Honduran Armed Forces continued to work alongside volunteers yesterday, in a race against the clock, to rescue hundreds of people who have been trapped for more than two days, on roofs and in trees, amid widespread flooding, following Hurricane Eta. So far, at…

Italy Launches New Aid Package For Businesses, Workers Amid Strict Anti-Virus Measures

ROME, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Italian government announced, it issued a new decree, increasing aid to families and businesses stricken by the latest anti-COVID-19 restrictions. On Nov 4, the government imposed a nationwide curfew, between 10.00 p.m. and 5.00 a.m., as the pandemic surged in Italy. It also shut…