63 People Registered To Run For Presidency In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sixty-three people submitted documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kyrgyzstan, to participate in early presidential elections, CEC said yesterday. The deadline for submitting documents to the CEC was Nov 14. The commission received documents from 65 people, while two of them withdrew their…

Brazilian President Votes In Rio De Janeiro For Municipal Elections

SAO PAULO, Nov 16 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, cast his vote yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, in the country’s municipal elections, the first elections held during his administration. Bolsonaro voted at a school in the Vila Militar neighbourhood in western Rio de Janeiro, wearing a face mask, required…

Mexico’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass One Million, Death Toll Close To 100,000

MEXICO CITY, Nov 16 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Mexico reported 5,860 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 1,003,253, the health ministry said. Meanwhile, 635 more deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 98,259, which ranks fourth worldwide, following the United States, Brazil and…

NASA, SpaceX Send Four Astronauts To International Space Station Aboard Falcon 9

FLORIDA, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – NASA and SpaceX, a few minutes ago launched four astronauts on a flight to send them to the International Space Station. This is NASA’s first mission, where they are sending astronauts on a full-fledged mission aboard a privately owned spacecraft. The spacecraft takes an Air…

Israel Advances New Settlement Homes In East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Nov 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime yesterday promoted a plan for hundreds of new settlement homes, in a sensitive area near East Jerusalem. In a tender, issued on its website, the Israel Land Authority invited contractors, to bid for the construction of 1,257 housing units, in Givat Hamatos,…

Hospital Fire Kills 10 COVID-19 Patients In North-Eastern Romania

BUCHAREST, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ten COVID-19 patients in serious condition were killed in a fire, which erupted late yesterday, in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Piatra Neamt County Hospital, in north-eastern Romania, confirmed Health Minister, Nelu Tataru. “Eight patients died as a result of the fire, and…

10 Tonnes Of Marijuana Seized In Northern Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – More than 10 tonnes of marijuana were seized yesterday, by the Argentinean National Gendarmerie (GNA), in the northern province of Misiones, said the Ministry of Security. With the help of sniffer dogs, the drugs were seized in a joint operation, carried out by…

COVID-19 Death Toll In Brazil Tops 165,000 Ahead Of Municipal Elections

SAO PAULO, Nov 15 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll reached 165,658 yesterday, after 921 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, the Latin American country registered 38,307 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to 5,848,959. Millions of Brazilians will head…

Yemen’s Rebel-Run Court Sentences 21 To Death For Spying For Saudi-Led Coalition

SANAA, Nov 15 (NNN-SABA) – A court, controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, yesterday sentenced 21 men to death, for allegedly spying for the Saudi-led coalition, which backs the Yemeni government, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. Al-Masirah TV did not identify the defendants, but said, they are all Yemenis. There was no…

Japan Reports Record-High Daily COVID-19 Cases For Three Consecutive Days

TOKYO, Nov 15 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday reported 1,733 new COVID-19 cases, renewing a record number of daily infections for the third consecutive day, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities. The latest rise in cases brought the nation’s total cases to 117,261, not including…