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Brunei Reports 265 New COVID-19 Cases As Inbound Visitors Start ART Self-Reporting

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 11 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 265 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 143,372.…

Kyrgyzstan Celebrated 77th Anniversary Of Victory In Great Patriotic War

BISHKEK, May 11 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyzstan celebrated the 77th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Kyrgyz…

Yoon Suk-yeol Sworn In As S.Korea’s New President

SEOUL, May 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – Yoon Suk-yeol of the biggest conservative People Power Party, yesterday, was sworn in as South…

China, UNHCR Distribute Humanitarian Supplies To Afghanistan

KABUL, May 10 (NNN-ANA) – A batch of humanitarian supplies, provided by China’s South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund, in cooperation with…

G7 Calls For Revival Of Iran Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, May 10 (NNN-MNA) – In a statement yesterday, the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group, called for the revival of the…

Malaysia Reports 2,246 New COVID-19 Infections, One More Death

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,246 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

US to announce plans to battle illegal fishing in the Pacific

A U.S. Coast Guard small response vessel intercepts a vessel allegedly engaged in IUU fishing in the Pacific Ocean WASHINGTON,…

New Zealand’s Accumulated Community Cases Of COVID-19 Surpass One Million

WELLINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 1,001,898 confirmed cases of COVID-19, since the beginning of the pandemic in…

Australian Household Spending Slumps Amid Inflation, Rising Interest Rates

SYDNEY, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the country’s largest bank, released data showing that residents…

Indonesia’s Inflation Rises To 3.47 Percent In Apr

JAKARTA, May 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s inflation rate, as measured by the consumer price index, rose to 3.47 percent year…