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• Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 17 Nov 2021 -- A New York man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS. The defendant was also sentenced to 100 months, or more than eight years', imprisonment for assaulting a federal correctional officer and possessing contraband at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, to run consecutive to the terrorism sentence.
• Afghanistan's Opium Production Continues To Rise, UN Report Says RFE/RL Gandhara 17 Nov 2021 -- Afghanistan's illegal opium production increased by 8 percent in 2021 compared to last year, the United Nations said, as the opiates from the war-torn country continue to dominate the international black market, supplying 8-in-10 users worldwide.
• Daesh carries out deadly twin bomb attacks in Ugandan capital Press TV 17 Nov 2021 -- The Daesh terror group has carried out two bomb attacks in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, killing at least three people.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials The White House 17 Nov 2021
• COVID-19 cases rise in parts of U.S. amid sustained vaccination push People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- COVID-19 cases are starting to climb again in select regions across the United States after stabilizing at a high level following this summer's surge of the Delta variant, White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci has said.

China

• China reports single-digit new cases for 1st time in one-month resurgence Global Times 17 Nov 2021 -- While the West still suffers from a severe epidemic rebound and economic setbacks, China - where the latest COVID-19 resurgence has swept across 21 provinces and regions, the most severe wave since the Wuhan outbreak - reported new cases at the single-digit level for the first time in a month.
• Beijing to integrate nucleic acid test result, health code and train ticket info for one-time checking at stations; entertainment venues to cap capacity at 75% Global Times 17 Nov 2021 -- Beijing is cooperating with the railway department to integrate passengers' electronic information including nucleic acid test results, health codes and train tickets. This will help passengers to show all that information at once to pass checks of multiple certificates at railway stations.
• COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland hit 2.4 bln milestone People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.4 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Tuesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Wednesday.
• Chinese mainland reports 8 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported eight new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
• Hong Kong reports new imported COVID-19 case People's Daily 17 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported one new imported case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 12,388.

India

• India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 113.68 Cr India PIB 17 Nov 2021 -- With the administration of 67,82,042 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 113.68 Cr (1,13,68,79,685) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 17 Nov 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 17 Nov 2021
• Number of Fully Vaccinated individuals surpasses the Partially Vaccinated eligible population for the first time: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya India PIB 17 Nov 2021 -- "The number of the fully vaccinated individuals has surpassed the partially vaccinated eligible population for the first time in the country
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 306 India PIB 17 Nov 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 114 Crore landmark milestone (114,37,61,698) today

Iran

• COVID-19 vaccine injection passes 100 million doses in Iran IRNA 17 Nov 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 128,531 with 125 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

South Korea

• South Korea to Ramp Up Boosters After COVID Spike VOA 17 Nov 2021 -- Officials in South Korea Wednesday reported 3,187 new COVID-19 cases, only the second time the daily rate has topped 3,000, less than three weeks after easing social distancing measures nationwide.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports five imported COVID-19 cases, no deaths CNA 17 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan reported on Wednesday five new cases of COVID-19, all contracted overseas, and no new deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

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