Asia

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hits 61 Km SSE Of Gorontalo, Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted 61 km SSE of Gorontalo, Indonesia, at…

Support For Australian Gov’t Falls To Two-Year Low

CANBERRA, Jul 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Support for the Australian government falls to its lowest level in two years, amid lockdowns…

Heavy Rains Lash North India, Several Deaths Reported

NEW DELHI, Jul 19 (NNN-PTI) – A few persons died and several went missing, after heavy rains lashed parts of…

Approval Rate For Japanese Cabinet Decreases To All-Time Low Of 35.9 Percent Ahead Of Olympics

TOKYO, Jul 19 (NNN-NHK) – The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet, decreased to 35.9 percent, hitting…

Philippine Poll Body Forbids Baby-Kissing, Shaking Hands In Coming Campaign Trail

MANILA, Jul 19 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine politicians will have to innovate their ways for public displays of affection, in the…

Chinese and Mauritanian workers abducted from construction site in Mali

 BAMAKO, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians have been abducted from a construction site in south-western…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1.1 Million

DHAKA, Jul 19 (NNN-BSS) – More than 1.1 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bangladesh as of yesterday.…

Nepal’s New PM Wins Vote Of Confidence

KATHMANDU, Jul 19 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s new Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, won a vote of confidence at the House…

China, Egypt Mark Joint Production Of One Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In Egypt

ALAMEIN, Jul 19 (NNN-MENA) – Visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry,…

OPEC+ Countries Agree To Boost Oil Production

VIENNA, Jul 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries, known as OPEC+, agreed…