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…

Vietnam Records No New COVID-19 Case, 1,213 In Total

HANOI, Nov 9 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported no new case of COVID-19 infection yesterday, with its total confirmed cases standing at 1,213, with 35 deaths from the disease so far, according to its Ministry of Health. As many as 1,070 patients have been cured in the country as of yesterday,…

Brunei Reports No New COVID-19 Cases For 17 Straight Days

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 9 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, with the national tally of cases standing at 148. It marked the 17th consecutive day without new cases, since Oct 22, when the country recorded an imported case from Kuala Lumpur. According to Brunei’s Ministry…

Key Continuous Beam Closed In Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway

JAKARTA, Nov 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Another major progress has been made, in the construction of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway, as the DK121 rigid frame continuous beam, a key project of girder erection, in the direction of No. 4 Box Girder Yard from Bandung to Jakarta, was successfully closed on…