Brazil’s Sao Paulo Re-imposes Tougher Lockdown As COVID-19 Resurges

SAO PAULO, Dec 1 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s state, hardest hit by COVID-19, Sao Paulo, re-imposed some pandemic lockdown measures yesterday to halt the resurging infection and hospitalisation rates. The move is aimed at improving “control of the pandemic,” Sao Paulo State Governor, Joao Doria, said. Doria ordered shops, including bars…

Six Daesh Militants Killed In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 1 (NNN-NINA) – A commando force of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), conducted an operation against militants of the extremist Daesh group, in the southern part of the northern province of Nineveh, leaving six militants killed, the CTS said. The CTS commandos, backed by U.S.-led international coalition aircraft,…

Myanmar Military Extends Non-Operation Period Against Armed Groups For One More Month

YANGON, Dec 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar military announced today, the extension of the suspension period of its operation against armed groups, to the end of Dec. The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services, issued a statement that the suspension of military activities, which expired yesterday, will be further…

Fire Sweeps Across Popular Australian Tourist Island

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents and visitors on Australia’s Fraser Island, have been told to prepare for the worst, as an out of control bushfire swept towards a major tourist resort today. The fire burnt over 72,000 hectares or 42 percent of the island, off Queensland State’s east coast,…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 9,462,809 With 31,118 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,462,809 today, even as 31,118 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry shows. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 137,621 as 482 patients died since Monday morning.…

Indonesia Reports 4,617 New COVID-19 Cases, 130 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Dec 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 4,617, in the past 24 hours to 538,883, with the death toll adding by 130 to 16,945, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, 4,725 more patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of…

Canada Sees COVID-19 Surge, With Nearly 6,000 Daily Cases

OTTAWA, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As Nov ends, Canada reported 374,051 COVID-19 cases and 12,076 deaths as of yesterday afternoon, according to CTV. Canada is well into the second wave of the pandemic, and new case numbers grow by thousands each day. The number of new cases reported daily across…

Apple Fined 10 Million Euros In Italy Over Misleading Practices

ROME, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Smartphone maker Apple was fined 10 million euros (12 million U.S. dollars) in Italy, for misleading advertising and commercial practices, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Monday. The fine concerned Apple’s promotional messages on the water resistance capacity of several of its iPhone models.…

UK Says COVID-19 “Back Under Control” After National Lockdown

LONDON, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said that, COVID-19 is “back under control” in Britain, as the month-long national lockdown is due to end tomorrow. “We’ve got this virus back under control,” he said, during a virtual press briefing at Downing Street. According to the latest…

Biden Nominates Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen As Treasury Secretary

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, unveiled his economic team, nominating Janet Yellen, former Federal Reserve chair, to lead the Treasury Department. If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would be the first woman to serve as U.S. treasury secretary, in the department’s 231 years of history. She…