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Sri Lanka Hiked Kerosene Price To Cut Losses

COLOMBO, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned fuel distributor, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), hiked the price of kerosene, with…

New Zealand Logged 2,706 New COVID-19 Community Cases

WELLINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 2,706 new community cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths from the…

S.Korea, U.S. Kicked Off Annual Military Exercise

SEOUL, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and the United States, today, kicked off their annual military exercise, involving large-scale…

Malaysia Reported 2,464 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,464 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

S.Korea Reported 59,046 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 59,046 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago,…

Nine Pakistani Soldiers Killed, Four Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (NNN-APP) – At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured yesterday, in a road…

Pistachio Yield Increased In Afghanistan’s Samangan Province

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – Pistachio yield in northern Samangan province, reached 210 tonNEs this year, increasing three folds,…

Singapore To Announce New Initiatives To Attract Top Talent: PM

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore will soon announce new initiatives, to lure and retain top global talent, in an…

Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear issue

A man walks past a wall of the former US Embassy, with an anti-America mural on it, in Tehran, Iran…

Philippines Logged 3,643 New COVID-19 Cases, 49 Deaths

MANILA, Aug 22 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 3,643 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in…