Asia

Malaysia Reported 2,231 New COVID-19 Infections, Five More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,231 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

UN presents plan for Cuba’s recovery from Hurricane Ian; thanks Japan for assistance after Matanzas fire

HAVANA, Oct 15 (NNN-ACN) — Some 800,000 Cubans affected by Hurricane Ian would benefit from a 42-million-dollar action plan of…

Tunnel Boring Machine Launched For Nepal’s Irrigation-Cum-Hydropower Tunnel Construction

KATHMANDU, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A double-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) was put into operation yesterday, marking a new phase…

Sri Lanka To Donate COVID-19 Vaccines To Myanmar

COLOMBO, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government is to donate COVID-19 vaccines worth 40 million U.S. dollars to…

India Launched Ballistic Missile From Submarine

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – India launched a ballistic missile from its strategic strike submarine, INS Arihant, the Ministry…

10 Students Dead, One Missing After Boat Capsized In Cambodia: Police

PHNOM PENH, Oct 15 (NNN-AKP) – Ten students were confirmed dead and one was missing, after a motorised boat accident,…

Peru: Vote for Machu Picchu to be crowned World Tourist Attraction in 2022

LIMA, Oct 15 (NNN-ANDINA) — October 20 is the deadline to vote for Peru’s tourist icon Machu Picchu, nominated as…

Three Killed, Four Injured In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed and four others injured last night, after a bomb…

Two Top-Tier Japanese Universities Agree To Merge

TOKYO, Oct 15 (NNN-NHK) – Two top-tier national universities in Japan, said yesterday that, they will merge into a new…

Evacuation Orders Issued As Riverine Flooding Hit Aussie State Of Victoria

SYDNEY, Oct 14 (NNN-AAP) – Residents of multiple communities, in the Australian state of Victoria, received evacuation warnings today, due…