Russia Registers 20,977 New COVID-19 Cases

MOSCOW, Nov 11 (NNN-TASS) – Russia confirmed 20,977 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its national caseload to 1,817,109, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said, in a statement. Russia’s death toll rose by 368 in the past 24 hours to 31,161, the centre said. Moscow reported 5,902…

Senior Palestinian official dies of COVID-19, Abbas orders flags at half-mast

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee and chief Palestinian negotiator, died yesterday at 65, after contracting COVID-19. Erekat died while receiving treatment at the Israeli Hadassah Hospital, where he had been treated for about three weeks, after suffering health complications…

Turkey Reports 2,576 New COVID-19 Patients, 396,831 In Total

ANKARA, Nov 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s daily COVID-19 patients increased by 2,576 yesterday, raising the total number in the country to 396,831, the Turkish Health Ministry announced. Meanwhile, 85 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 10,972. A total of 2,047 patients recovered, in the…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Nearly 8.6 Million

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 8,591,730 today, as 38,073 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, said the latest data by the federal health ministry. With 448 deaths since yesterday morning, the death toll in the country reached 127,059, showed…

Cambodia To Suffer From Impacts Of Two Tropical Storms In Coming Days

PHNOM PENH, Nov 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MWRM), announced today, the country will suffer from the impacts of two tropical storms in the coming days. Tropical storm Etau is forecast to track across southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia on Nov 10 (today), before weakening…

Philippines’ Q3 GDP Shrinks 11.5 Percent As Virus Lockdown Drags On

MANILA, Nov 10 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines economy shrank by 11.5 percent in July to Sept, from the same period last year, as the country gradually reopens the economy, while grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said today. The industries that contributed the least to the…

Vietnam Dropped From F1 2021 Calendar

LONDON, Nov 10 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese Grand Prix is set to be removed from the 2021 F1 calendar, raising doubts over whether the race will ever take place. Reports in the U.K. media today said, the move had been triggered by the arrest of local government official, Nguyen Duc…

Myanmar’s Military Forms Peace Talks Committee For Ceasefire, Eternal Peace

YANGON, Nov 10 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s military formed a Peace Talks Committee late yesterday, so as to continue talks with ethnic armed organisations, if necessary, for successfully restoring eternal peace till the end of process. The Peace Talks Committee, led by Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, was established with four other Lieutenant…

Singapore Reports Eight New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported eight new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 58,064. All of the new cases are imported cases. On Monday, six more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from hospitals or community isolation…

More Than 8,600 Thai Applicants Vying For Upcoming Local Elections

BANGKOK, Nov 10 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Election Commission (EC), disclosed, it had already received 8,600 applications from aspiring Thais to run for seats in the Provincial Administrative Organisations (PAO). The EC received 335 applications for the position of PAO heads, and 8,306 for the position of PAO members, bringing the…