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Xinhua world news abstract at 1530 GMT, Nov. 7

SEOUL — Amid the record-scale U.S.-South Korea Vigilant Storm joint air workouts, the Korean People’s Army (KPA) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) lashed out with a sequence of army countermeasures from Wednesday to Saturday, the KPA mentioned Monday.

Military countermeasures might be carried out as categorical response to the “intolerable and unpardonable” “war drills,” mentioned a KPA assertion carried by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), spelling out an in depth account of army maneuvers alongside the timeline. (DPRK-Vigilant Storm Exercise-Countermeasures)

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TOKYO — An advisory panel for the finance minister on Monday proposed that the Japanese authorities finish free-of-charge coronavirus vaccinations, highlighting issues over an extra enhance of its monetary pressure.

Japan’s Ministry of Finance convened a subcommittee assembly on Monday and requested a panel of specialists to begin discussing doable expenses for the COVID-19 pictures, like those for seasonal influenza and different infectious illnesses. (Japan-Coronavirus-Vaccination)

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WINDHOEK — Oil-rich Namibia and Senegal have develop into the most recent members to hitch the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), an official mentioned on Monday.

Andreas Simon, Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy spokesperson, informed Xinhua that Namibia had joined the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) at a Council of Ministers Ordinary Session held in Luanda, Angola, on Nov. 4. (Namibia-oil)

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ABUJA — At least three folks have been killed, and three others wounded early Monday in a highway accident in southwest Nigeria, the visitors police mentioned.

Ahmed Umar, the sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps within the southwestern state of Ogun, informed reporters within the state capital of Abeokuta {that a} mini-van touring alongside a busy expressway in Ogun had misplaced management and turned over because of excessive pace, inflicting casualties. (Nigeria-Accident)

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TEHRAN — Iran’s Intelligence Ministry mentioned Monday that it has arrested 26 international nationals linked to the current lethal assault on a shrine in southern Iran.

“The detainees are nationals of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan,” mentioned a press release from the ministry. (Iran-Shrine Attack-Arrest)

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