Xiaomi Tops As India Smartphone Market Sees Growth In July-Sept

NEW DELHI, Nov 7 (NNN-UNI) – India’s smartphone market witnessed growth during the July-Sept quarter, as it saw nearly 54.3 million shipments during this period, showed data, released by the International Data Corporation (IDC). India’s smartphone market saw a 17 percent growth, compared to the same period in 2019, after…

Iran Reports 8,864 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 663,800 In Total

TEHRAN, Nov 7 (NNN-ISNA) – Iran’s health ministry reported 8,864 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total nationwide number to 663,800. The pandemic has so far claimed 37,409 lives in Iran, up by 424 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health…

Morocco Gets 118-Million-USD Loan To Strengthen COVID-19 Response

RABAT, Nov 5 (NNN-MAP) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will loan Morocco 118 million U.S. dollars, to strengthen the North African country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan will be directed to improve the health system by increasing the intensive care bed capacity to 1,350, with 666 additional…

773 People Sheltered As Tropical Storm Eta Wreaks Havoc In Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Nov 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Heavy rains brought by Hurricane Eta, now downgraded to a tropical storm, have driven 773 people to shelters and caused serious damage to infrastructure, Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission (CNE) said yesterday. According to the CNE, residents in high-risk areas were evacuated to…

Mexico Reports 5,225 More COVID-19 Cases

MEXICO CITY, Nov 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Mexico reported 5,225 COVID-19 cases with 635 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. The country has so far reported a total of 943,630 cases, with 93,228 deaths, said the ministry. Due to the pandemic, Mexico, the second largest economy…

Iran Reports 8,452 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 646,164 In Total

TEHRAN, Nov 5 (NNN-ISNA) – Iran’s health ministry reported 8,452 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total number to 646,164. The pandemic has so far claimed 36,579 lives, up by 419 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education,…

Two Kurdish Security Members Killed, Two Wounded In PKK’s Attack In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 5 (NNN-NINA) – Two Kurdish security members were killed and two others wounded, yesterday, in an attack by fighters affiliated with Turkey’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, a local official said. The deadly incident took place in Jamanki area, near the town of…

Philippine Manufacturing Output Continues To Shrink In Sept

MANILA, Nov 5 (NNN-PNA) – Performance of manufacturing production in the Philippines continued to contract in Sept, amid the prolonged COVID-19 lockdown, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), said today. The PSA said, the year-on-year value of production index (VaPI) and the volume of production index (VoPI), remain at a downward…

Australia’s Largest Battery To Boost Green Energy Uptake

SYDNEY, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian officials granted approval today, for one of the world’s largest lithium-ion batteries, to be built in the State of Victoria, helping drive the region’s renewable energy push and COVID-19 recovery. Expected to be roughly as large as a medium-sized football stadium, the Tesla type…

Singapore Steps Up Enforcement Against Market Abuse, Financial Misconduct

SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (NNN-CNA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has taken several strong actions, against financial institutions and individuals for market abuse, financial misconduct, and control breaches related to money laundering, MAS said. From Jan, 2019, to June, 2020, MAS detailed various enforcement actions taken, for breaches of…