Asia

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…

Three Kyrgyz Citizens Killed At Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border By Uzbek Guards

BISHKEK/TASHKENT, May 7 (NNN-KNA) – Three people were killed at Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, after the border guards of Uzbekistan fired guns…

Brunei Reports 153 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 7 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 153 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 142,465.…

Death Toll In Afghanistan’s Floods Rises To Nine: Authorities

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-ANA) – At least nine people were killed, 10 others injured and three went missing, in recent…

Bangladesh Sends Emergency Medical Supplies To Sri Lanka

DHAKA, May 6 (NNN-BSS) – In a spirit of friendship and good neighbourly relations, Bangladesh yesterday sent emergency medical supplies…

UK and Japan agree defence deal as London welcomes PM Kishida

 LONDON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK and Japan leaders Boris Johnson and Fumio Kishida agreed to deepen defence ties during…

COVID-19 Cases In Indonesia Stable During Eid Celebration

JAKARTA, May 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, a country with the world’s largest Muslim population,…