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Wildfires Burned Over One Million Hectares Of Land In Mongolia So Far This Year

ULAN BATOR, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 97 forest and steppe fires have been recorded across Mongolia, since…

Malaysia Reported 2,491 New COVID-19 Infections, Five More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,491 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

Myanmar Designated New Protected Public Forest Area

YANGON, Aug 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has designated a new protected public forest area, in the west-central region of Magway’s…

Iran, Nigeria Signed Agreements To Expand Energy Cooperation

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Nigeria signed agreements here yesterday, to expand energy cooperation, Iran’s Oil Ministry’s news…

Iran Ready To Donate Fuel To Lebanon: Ambassador

BEIRUT, Aug 28 (NNN-NNA) – Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, said yesterday that, his country is ready to donate fuel oil,…

Road Accident Killed Five, Injured Two In Philippines

MANILA, Aug 28 (NNN-PNA) – A trailer truck collided with a motorbike and a tricycle, on a highway in northern…

11 Missing As Cargo Ship Capsized In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Aug 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – A cargo ship, with 15 people on board, sank in the Makassar Strait of central…

45 Killed, 113 Injured In Rain Spells Across Pakistan In 24 Hours

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (NNN-APP) – At least 45 people were killed and 113 others injured, in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash…

Japan pledges US$30bil in African aid at Tunis summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks via video link at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunis,…

India’s Daily COVID-19 Caseload Fell Below 10,000 Mark

NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s daily COVID-19 caseload, today, fell below the 10,000 mark, with 9,520 new cases…