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Vietnam Reports 3,819 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, May 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 3,819 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 486 from Thursday, according to its Ministry…

Search Continues In Northern Japan For 12 Missing After Tour Boat Sinking

TOKYO, May 7 (NNN-NHK) – The Japan Coast Guard and Self-Defence Forces, continued searching for those unaccounted for, in a…

Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency Amid Unrest

COLOMBO, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, last night, declared a state of emergency, amid public protests…

S.Korea Reports 39,600 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, May 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 39,600 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago,…

Malaysia Reports 1,251 New COVID-19 Infections, Seven More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 1,251 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

Militant Commander, Two Associates Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 7 (NNN-PTI) – Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said yesterday that, they killed three militants, including a…

Int’l Medical Expo To Be Held In Hanoi

HANOI, May 7 (NNN-VNA) – The 29th Vietnam International Medical, Hospital and Pharmaceutical Exhibition, will be held in the Vietnamese…

Sri Lanka’s Parliament Adjourns Till May 17 As Protesters Gather Outside

COLOMBO, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament, yesterday suspended parliamentary sessions till May 17, as protesters gathered…

Hepatitis: US probes five child deaths, 109 cases linked to mystery liver disease; 3 deaths in Indonesia

The US CDC is investigating a growing number of severe hepatitis cases in children WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

China’s Sinosteel Cam S.A. Inks Iron Ore Deal In Cameroon

YAOUNDE, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cameroon and Sinosteel Cam S.A., a subsidiary of China’s multinational Sinosteel Corporation Ltd., yesterday, signed…