Cambodia To Provide Two Million Face Masks, Medical Supplies To Laos To Help Fight COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Nov 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said yesterday, he decided to donate two million face masks and other medical supplies to Laos, to help it combat COVID-19. “Ministry of Health Secretary of State, Youk Sambath will fly the materials to Laos tomorrow,” he…

Trump Calls On Congress To Pass COVID-19 Relief Bill As Cases Surge

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, yesterday called for Congress to pass a “big and focused” COVID-19 relief bill, as confirmed cases are surging across the country. “Congress must now do a Covid Relief Bill. Needs Democrats support. Make it big and focused. Get it done!” Trump…

Lebanon Starts Nationwide Lockdown Amid Surge In COVID-19 Cases

BEIRUT, Nov 15 (NNN-NNA) – Restaurants, bars, cafes, gyms and malls closed their doors yesterday, as Lebanon entered its first day of a two-week lock-down, to restrict the spread of COVID-19. Vehicles are permitted to drive on specific days, based on their plate numbers. However, most of the streets in…

UK Records Another 26,860 COVID-19 Cases With 462 Deaths

LONDON, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 26,860 people in Britain tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,344,356, according to official figures released yesterday. The COVID-19-related deaths rose by 462 to 51,766, the data showed. Britain is the first European nation to record…

Turkey Kills 14 YPG Members In Northern Syria: Ministry

ANKARA, Nov 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish security forces killed 14 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, when they attempted to “infiltrate” into Turkey’s operation zone, its Defence Ministry said. “We will not let the terrorist organisation PKK/YPG disrupt peace and security in the (Operation)…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 8,773,479

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,773,479 today, as 44,684 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry. Still there are 480,719 active COVID-19 cases in the country, while 8,163,572 people have…

27 Children Quarantined In Mongolian Capital After Boy Tests Positive For COVID-19

ULAN BATOR, Nov 14 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – A total of 27 children from the same class of a kindergarten have been put on quarantine, at the Central Military Hospital, in Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator, after a four-year-old boy in their class tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, according to the country’s State…

5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Parts Of SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (NNN-APP) – An earthquake measuring 5.4 magnitude, hit parts of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province today, the country’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre, said. According to the centre, the quake’s epicentre was located at 38 km north-east of the provincial capital of Quetta, and its focal depth was determined…

Typhoon Vamco Leaves 53 Dead, 22 Missing In The Philippines

MANILA, Nov 14 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from Typhoon Vamco that battered the Philippines this week, has climbed to 53, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said today. The PNP said, 22 people were still missing in the flash floods and landslides, triggered by the typhoon, which tore through the…

Four Pakistani Civilians, One Soldier Killed In Indian Firing: Pakistani Army

ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani army said last night that four civilians and a soldier were killed, in Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC), in the Kashmir region. An army statement said, the Indian army “opted for resorting to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of all calibres,”…