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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…

UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations without a treaty to protect biodiversity…

Thailand’s Unemployment Rate Fell In Q2

BANGKOK, Aug 27 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s unemployment rate dropped to 1.37 percent in the second quarter of 2022, from 1.53…

Malaysia Reported 3,118 New COVID-19 Infections, Six More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,118 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

Russia blocks adoption at UN of nuclear disarmament text

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia on Friday prevented the adoption of a joint declaration following a four-week UN…

Roadside Bomb Hit Foreign Diplomatic Vehicle In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (NNN-NINA) – A roadside bomb, yesterday, struck a vehicle belonging to the Australian embassy in Iraq, without…

Iran Says U.S. Presence In Syria “Illegal, Condemned”

TEHRAN, Aug 27 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, condemned yesterday, the U.S. military presence in Syria as an…

Philippine Ferry With Over 80 People On Board Caught Fire

MANILA, Aug 27 (NNN-PNA) – A ferry with over 80 people on board caught fire yesterday, off Batangas province, south…

Vietnam Reported 3,346 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Aug 27 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 3,346 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down by 151 from Thursday, according to its…

Rescuers Recovered Three Bodies In Indonesian Boat Accident

JAKARTA, Aug 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of three missing crew members of a boat, that…