Brunei Launches Domestic Tourism Campaign Amid COVID-19

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 5 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism, Haji Ali, yesterday launched a domestic tourism campaign, as the country’s inbound tourists have plummeted, during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Initiated by the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism and the Brunei Tourism Board, through the…

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Disagree On “Methodology” For Nile Dam Talks

CAIRO, Nov 5 (NNN-MENA) – The water ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, yesterday, failed to agree on a methodology for completing their negotiations over Ethiopia’s giant Nile River dam in the coming stage, said the Egyptian water ministry in a statement. The three ministers held a virtual meeting earlier…

Japan’s Agriculture Minister Confirms Avian Flu Outbreak In Western Japan

TOKYO, Nov 5 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government on Thursday (today), said, an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian flu had been confirmed, at a chicken farm in western Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture. Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kotaro Nogami, informed Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, of the outbreak, at…

Morocco Reports Highest Single-Day Rise Of 5,745 COVID-19 Cases

RABAT, Nov 5 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco reported yesterday, 5,745 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily spike since the start of the outbreak. According to the new data, published by the ministry of health, Morocco now has a total of 235,310 cases, and 3,982 people have died from the virus, including…

Israeli Troops Shot Dead Palestinian Man After His Attempted Attack: Military

JERUSALEM, Nov 5 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli troops, yesterday, shot and killed a Palestinian man, in the occupied West Bank, after he attempted to carry out an attack, the Israeli army said. The incident took place at a crossroads, south of Nablus city, in the northern West Bank. The soldiers thwarted…

Pakistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina To Boost Economic, Trade Cooperation

ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, and Chairman of the presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sefik Dzaferovic, yesterday agreed to further mutual cooperation in various fields, especially in economic activities, trade and investment, and science and technology, the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office, said. The Pakistani prime minister exchanged…

Three In Family Die In House Collapse After ‘Cracker Powder’ Blast In India’s Madhya Pradesh

MADHYA PRADESH, Nov 5 (NNN-ANI) – A couple and their one-year-old son were killed and three other children injured, as their house collapsed, following a blast, apparently caused by gunpowder, used in the making of firecrackers, in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, yesterday, a police official said. The incident occurred…

Death Toll Up To 116 In Turkey’s Earthquake, Rescue Completed

ISTANBUL, Nov 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A total of 116 people were killed and 1,035 others wounded, in a strong earthquake that hit Turkey’s western province of Izmir, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), said yesterday. AFAD said, 137 citizens are still under treatment in hospitals. Mehmet Gulluoglu, head of…

Germany Reports 17,214 New COVID-19 Cases

BERLIN, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New COVID-19 infections in Germany increased by 17,214 within one day, to a total of 577,593, the federal government agency for disease control and prevention, Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced, yesterday. The number of deaths rose by 151 within one day, to a total of…

Palestinians Mark 103rd Anniversary Of Balfour Declaration, Call For Independence

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Nov 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians marked, on Monday, 103rd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, and called on Britain to recognise an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders. The declaration was a statement by the British government on Nov 2, 1917, announcing its…