Asia

Mongolia To Impose Five-Day Lockdown After Reporting First Case Of Local COVID-19 Transmission

ULAN BATOR, Nov 12 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia will enter a state of public disaster preparedness, and impose a nationwide 24-hour…

Iran Reports 10,339 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 703,288 In Total

TEHRAN, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry reported 10,339 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total nationwide number to…

21 More U.S. Soldiers, Civilians In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Nov 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – Sixteen more U.S. soldiers and five other individuals in South Korea, tested positive for COVID-19,…

S. Korea’s Employment Loss Hits Six-Month High In Oct

SEOUL, Nov 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s employment loss hit the highest in six months, amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,…

Iranian FM Visits Pakistan To Discuss Bilateral Cooperation, Regional Issues

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, arrived in Pakistan last night, on a two-day visit…

Thai PM Instructs Government Units To Buy Electric Vehicles

BANGKOK, Nov 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, instructed all government agencies, to purchase electric vehicles, to gradually…

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…

US imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

Flags of China, Hong Kong and the U.S. fly next to each other along Fenwick Pier, in Hong Kong WASHINGTON,…

US criticised for police brutality, racism at UN rights review

Demonstrators hold signs depicting George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody GENEVA, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major powers, including…

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…