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Singapore Reports 2,969 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jun 11 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,969 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,335,625. Of…

Singapore PM Meets Visiting Chinese Defence Minister

SINGAPORE, Jun 11 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, yesterday met here with visiting Chinese State Councillor and…

19th Shangri-La Dialogue Kicked Off In Singapore

SINGAPORE, Jun 11 (NNN-CNA) – The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), opened here last…

Mini-Bus Crash Kills 10 In Central Afghanistan

KABUL, Jun 10 (NNN-ANA) – Ten commuters were killed and two more sustained injuries, as a mini-bus turned turtle, in…

Fijians Urged To Take Booster Shots Amid Growing COVID-19 Cases

SUVA, Jun 10 (NNN-PIN) – Fijians have been advised to get their booster doses, as immunity obtained from COVID-19 vaccination…

Blast Kills Five Security Personnel, One Civilian In S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Jun 10 (NNN-ANA) – Six people, including five security personnel, have been confirmed dead, as a blast struck a…

Vietnam Ranks 68th Out Of 120 In Budget Transparency

HANOI, Jun 10 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam was placed 68th out of the 120 countries in the biannual Open Budget Survey…

Malaysian Govt Agrees To Abolish Mandatory Death Penalty

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and to substitute…

S.Korea’s Top Diplomat To Visit Washington For Talks With Blinken

SEOUL, Jun 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean Foreign Minister, Park Jin, planned to visit Washington this weekend for talks with…

Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

Ian Borg, Maltese minister for foreign and European affairs and trade, briefs reporters after Malta was elected as a non-permanent…