Covid-19: French students age 6 and up must wear masks in class – PM

PARIS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French schools will require all students aged six and over to wear face masks in class, Prime Minister Jean Castex said ahead of a new coronavirus lockdown starting at midnight. Until now masks were mandatory only for students 11 and older, but Castex told lawmakers…

Gas search standoff: EU leaders demand to be ‘respected’ by Turkey

BRUSSELS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union leaders demanded that Turkey show them some respect and warned its encroachment intoGreek waters is “completely unacceptable”. The 27 national leaders met by videolink to discuss the coronaviruspandemic, but European Council chief Charles Michel said they also discussed the stand-off in the Mediterranean.…

Covid-19: WHO in Europe says virus lockdowns should be ‘last-resort’

COPENHAGEN, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization in Europe said nationwide lockdowns should be treated as a “last-resort option” even as it noted that the continent was back at the pandemic’s “epicentre”. While widespread shutdowns of society would “cut community transmission and give the health system much needed…

Brazilian woman among those killed in France church attack

BRASILIA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of the three victims of an extremist knife attack in a church in France Thursday was a 44-year-old Brazilian mother of three, the Brazil foreign ministry announced. The woman was seriously wounded in the attack on the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice, in the southeast…

Updated: Malaysia condemns attack in Nice, France

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia today strongly condemned the deadly attack that took place in the French city of Nice on Oct 29. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement today, extended Malaysia’s condolences to the families of those killed in the attack, and wished those injured a speedy…

APEC members united in strides to formulate vision statement, says SOM Chair

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — APEC 2020 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) chair Hairil Yahri Yaacob believes all its 21-member economies are united in their strides to formulate a high-level vision statement next month. He asserted this at a virtual “APEC Economic Leaders’ Week Media Briefing” held in Singapore today in response to a…

Violations Of Flight Rules Found To Have Caused An-26 Crash In Ukraine: Deputy PM

KIEV, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Systemic violations of flight rules have been found to be main causes of the An-26 military plane crash in Sept, in north-east Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Oleg Urusky, said on Wednesday. The main causes of the crash included a lack of effective…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Up 16,202

MOSCOW, Oct 29 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered 16,202 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, down from the all-time daily record of 17,347 reported on Monday, the country’s COVID-19 response centre, said yesterday. The country’s total caseload grew to 1,563,976, with 26,935 deaths and 1,171,301 recoveries, the centre said,…

France To Go Back Into Nationwide Lock-Down As COVID-19 Second Wave Hits Hard

PARIS, Oct 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – France will go into lock-down, starting from tomorrow, to stem the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced, last night. “The virus is circulating at a speed that not even the most pessimistic forecasts had anticipated,” said Macron to the nation. “Like…

Malaysia repeats stance of condemning provocative actions smearing Islam

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated Malaysia’s stern condemnation of any rhetorical and provocative actions that seek to defame Islam, such as the publication of caricatures depicting Prophet Muhammad. The stance was made known during a meeting with the chargés d’affaires from the French Embassy in Kuala…
Load More