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Singapore Starts Offering Fourth COVID-19 Dose For Seniors

SINGAPORE, Apr 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore has started offering the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines, to senior citizens aged 80…

Feature: 62-year-old Kenyan climber joins first All-Black Team attempting Mount Everest

JAMES KAGAMBI  NAIROBI, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan mountaineer James Kagambi is among a group of 10 climbers aiming to…

Indian Teenager Electrocuted After Climbing Train Engine For Selfie

NEW DELHI, Apr 9 (NNN-PTI) – A teenager was electrocuted to death, atop a train engine, after he came in…

Singapore Reports 4,014 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,014 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,132,169. Of…

Manila International Auto Show Held In Pasay City, The Philippines

PASAY CITY, Apr 9 (NNN-PNA) – After a year of being held as a digital event, the Manila International Auto…

US insists key group of Iran Guards corps stay on terror list

WASHINGTON, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States insisted on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps…

Vietnam Reports 39,334 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Apr 9 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam logged 39,334 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 6,552 from Thursday, according to its Ministry…

Fresh Batch Of Food Aid From China Distributed In Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A fifth batch of food aid from China has been distributed yesterday in Afghanistan, amid…

Malaysia Reports 14,944 New COVID-19 Infections, 31 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 14,944 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

Sri Lanka Tightens Monetary Policy With Significant Increase Of Interest Rates

COLOMBO, Apr 9 (NNN-SLN) – Sri Lanka’s central bank, yesterday, tightened its monetary policy, with a significant increase of interest…