Three Motorcyclists Including Two Pakistanis Killed In Crash In Malaysia

SEREMBAN (Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia), Nov 2 (NNN-Bernama) — Three motorcyclists including two Pakistani men were killed in an accident at Port Dickson, near here Monday night. Port Dickson district police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed said the accident occurred at about 7 pm when a motorcycle ridden by P. Daneshwaran,…

India Reports 10,423 New Cases, 443 New Deaths

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,296,237 today, as 10,423 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the federal health ministry’s latest data, showed. Besides, 443 new deaths were reported, taking the country’s total death toll to 458,880. A sharp rise of COVID-19…

Covid-19: Tanzania receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzania received the second batch of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China, boosting the east African nation’s drive to vaccinate its people against the COVID-19 pandemic. In early October, Tanzania received 1,065,600 doses of Sinopharm vaccines donated by the Chinese government via the…

Greece reports Turkey to EU after rescue mission saves 400 migrants on ship

Rescue: The cargo ship carrying migrants off Greece ATHENS, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece has claimed that Turkey broke an EU refugee deal by refusing to take back a vessel carrying nearly 400 migrants which had to be rescued by Greek authorities over the weekend. On Sunday, 382 people disembarked…

Australian State Announces Earlier Further Ease Of Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated People

SYDNEY, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) announced today that, many restrictions for fully inoculated people would end three weeks earlier than previously intended, in response to the faster-than-expected rate of vaccination. Many of the changes scheduled for Dec 1, such as no limit on…

Cambodia Inoculates 5-Year-Olds Against COVID-19 With China’s Sinovac Vaccine

PHNOM PENH, Nov 2 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday began to vaccinate five-year-old children with China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, as the vaccination for the population aged six years and older was completed, Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said. Speaking at the campaign launching ceremony, held at the Peace Palace in…

COP26: More than 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

Deforestation has accelerated in the Amazon in recent years GLASGOW, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 global leaders pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by US$19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests.…

Vaccination Campaign For School Children Aged 12-17 Starts In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh started administering COVID-19 vaccines to school children aged 12-17 years in the capital, Dhaka. The campaign was formally launched yesterday, at a vaccination centre, in Dhaka’s leading Ideal School and College, in the presence of Education Minister, Dipu Moni, and Health Minister, Zahid Maleque.…

Covid-19: US gives 1.5 million more vaccine doses to Taiwan

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, a senior US administration official said, increasing to 4 million the total number of shots donated by Washington to the self-ruled island, which is under increasing pressure from China.…

China, Russia revive push to lift UN sanctions on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS,Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and Russia are pushing the UN Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a 2019 attempt to remove a ban on Pyongyang’s exports of statues, seafood and textiles and expanding it to include lifting a refined petroleum imports cap. In a reworked…
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