Daily Dose @ 5: Court to hear Najib's final appeal on SRC case in six months, South Korea's daily COVID-19 case count surpass 7k

Episode 324,   Dec 08, 2021, 09:00 AM

AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, December 8, 2021, The conviction and sentencing appeal of Datuk Seri Najib Razak involving the misappropriation of RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd is expected to be heard before the Federal Court six months from now.


Also, South Korea reports a jump in daily COVID-19 case count surpassing 7,000 for the first time, with a gradual rise in the number of Omicron variant infections.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said 7,175 coronavirus cases were newly detected on Tuesday, marking a jump from 4,954 on Monday. The previous daily record was 5,352 set on Friday last week.

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