Covid-19: WHO registers record high of over 505,000 new cases in one day
GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-TASS) — The number of the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection worldwide has approached 44.9…
Update: Typhoon Molave leaves 27 dead, 50 missing in central, central highlands Vietnam
A flooded area in central Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province HANOI, Oct 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon…
Covid-19: First international, Chinese expert meeting on virus origin – WHO
GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually,…
Nigeria to push back on US rejection of WTO candidate
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance ABUJA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria will lobby for its candidate to…
21 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam after typhoon brings destruction
QUANG NAM, Vietnam, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-one people have been killed and dozens more were feared dead after a…
India passes eight million coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (AGENCIES) – India passed eight million coronavirus cases and the world’s second-worst-hit country is bracing for…
Sri Lanka capital go back into lockdown after virus surge
COLOMBO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sri Lanka’s capital go back into lockdown from Friday following a surge in coronavirus cases,…
US supports 1m American jobs in Indo Pacific in two years
HANOI, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States (US) Department ofCommerce has supported nearly one million American jobs and assistedover…
Typhoon death toll in Philippines jumps to 22, country braces for another storm
Image courtesy of PNA/PAGASA MANILA, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from Typhoon Molave has risen to 22, a…
APEC members united in strides to formulate vision statement, says SOM Chair
By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — APEC 2020 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) chair Hairil Yahri Yaacob believes all its…