Asia

Brunei Recorded Daily Average Of 255 COVID-19 Cases In Past Week

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA ) – Brunei logged a daily average of 255 new COVID-19 cases in the…

Philippine Recent Flood Death Toll Rose To 25, 26 Still Missing

MANILA, Dec 28 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from heavy rain and floods, triggered by shear line in the Philippines,…

ADB Loan To Resolve Water, Sewage Collection Woes In South India

NEW DELHI, Dec 28 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday signed a 125-million-U.S. dollar…

Lao Gov’t Cancels COVID-19 ATK Test For Travellers

VIENTIANE, Dec 28 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government announced the cancellation of required results in 48 hours of Antigen Test…

Australians Warned To Be Safe Following Christmas Drownings

CANBERRA, Dec 28 (NNN-AAP) – Australians have been urged to stay safe around water, following a spate of drowning deaths.…

54 Injured In Blast At Paint Manufacturing Plant In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – At least 54 people were injured, in an explosion and the consequent fire at a…

Japan’s Kishida May Sack Another Scandal-Hit Minister

TOKYO, Dec 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, could be planning to sack his reconstruction minister, over his…

Intense Cold Wave, Fog Continue In North India

NEW DELHI, Dec 27 (NNN-PTI) – Intense cold wave and fog, continued to disrupt normal life in the northern states…

Heatwaves: Five LatAm nations experience record heat in 2022 – WMO

LONDON, Dec 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Sites in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay experienced record temperatures during two consecutive…

Urgent: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Granted Special Presidential Pardon

SEOUL, Dec 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, today, granted his special pardon for former President, Lee Myung-bak,…