Iraqi Forces Launch Major Anti-Daesh Offensive In North Of Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces, yesterday launched a major offensive, to hunt down Daesh militants in a mountainous area, in the northern part of Iraq’s Salahudin province. Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi aircraft, began an offensive in the morning, to track down the militants…

Four U.S. Soldiers Killed In NE Syria

DAMASCUS, Nov 9 (NNN-SANA) – Four U.S. soldiers were killed yesterday, by an explosive device in the countryside of Syria’s north-eastern province of Hasakah. The explosive device tore through a U.S. military vehicle, in the village of Markadeh, on the Hasakah-Deir al-Zour road, said the report. It added that a…

Iran Sees Highest Daily Death Toll From COVID-19 As Iraq’s Tally Of Infections Nears 500,000

The latest figure took the overall death toll in Iran to 38,291, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education. CAIRO, Nov 9 (NNN-MENA) – Iran reported 459 deaths related to COVID-19 yesterday, making it the highest daily death toll since the outbreak of…

Saudi Arabia Holds Virtual Conference To Tap Into Youth Potential

RIYADH, Nov 9 (NNN-SPA) – A virtual conference on supporting and nurturing gifted youth, kicked off in Riyadh yesterday. The conference, held every two years, aims to help develop the human capital of talented, creative, and innovative young people, to face global developments and challenges. “The conference foresees the future,…

Sri Lanka To Lift COVID-19 Curfew In Several Areas After 10 Days

COLOMBO, Nov 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – A curfew imposed in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, including the capital, Colombo, is lifted this morning. Sri Lanka’s Army Chief and Head of National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, made the announcement after a 10-day curfew imposed in…

Cambodia Again Closes Cultural, Entertainment Venues To Prevent Second Wave Of COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Nov 9 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday decided to close all cultural and entertainment venues again, in a bid to prevent the second wave of COVID-19 infections, Health Minister, Mam Bunheng, said in a signed letter. “With the approval of Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, we decide to…

S. Korea Reports 126 More COVID-19 Cases, 27,553 In Total

SEOUL, Nov 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 126 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday local time, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 27,553. The daily caseload hovered above 100 for the second straight day, due to small cluster infections in Seoul…

Australia Begins Production Of Oxford-Developed COVID-19 Vaccine

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia commenced locally manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by the University of Oxford from today, with roughly 30 million doses planned. Despite still undergoing clinical trials, the vaccine, which was co-developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is considered one of the more promising vaccines, globally.…

Physicist Cathy Foley Named Australia’s Chief Scientist

CANBERRA, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Leading physicist, Cathy Foley, has been appointed as Australia’s next chief scientist. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced today that Foley, currently the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s chief scientist, will take over from Alan Finkel, whose tenure ends in Dec. “As we recover from…

Cambodian Bodyguard Assigned For Infected Hungarian FM Tests Positive For COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Nov 9 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian bodyguard, who escorted and protected infected Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjarto, during his Cambodia visit, tested positive for COVID-19, Ministry of Health (MoH) spokeswoman said, yesterday. The 31-year-old bodyguard had symptoms of itchy throat and cough, and his…