Asia

Hokkaido Sees Daily COVID-19 Cases Spike To 200-Mark For First Time

TOKYO, Nov 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido reported 200 new daily COVID-19 infections, marking the highest level…

Support Rate For Japanese PM Suga’s Cabinet Almost Flat At 56 Percent

TOKYO, Nov 10 (NNN-NHK) – The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet, was almost flat at 56…

Cambodia Marked 67th Anniversary Of Independence Day

PHNOM PENH, Nov 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cambodia yesterday commemorated the 67th anniversary of the declaration of Independence from French colonial…

Seven Killed, Five Injured In Truck-Car Crash In India’s Madhya Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (NNN-UNI) – At least seven people from a family were killed and five others injured last…

Iran Urges U.S. To Cease Economic Pressures

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday called for cessation of the U.S. economic pressures against the…

Covid-19: Global cases surpass 50 mln — Johns Hopkins University

People wearing face masks sit on a bench in Brussels, Belgium NEW YORK, Nov 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Global COVID-19 cases…

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…

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…

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…

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…