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Afghan Forces Set Free Child From Kidnappers After Two Years In Captivity

KABUL, Apr 24 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan security forces set free an 11-year-old child, Abdul Raof Jan, from kidnappers’ clutch and…

Sri Lanka Looks For Foreign Investors To Stabilise Rupee

COLOMBO, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka is looking for investors that can bring in more than two billion U.S.…

Tourist Boat With 26 Aboard Reportedly Flooded With Water Off Japan’s Hokkaido

TOKYO, Apr 24 (NNN-NHK) – A tourist boat with 26 crew and passengers aboard reported it was flooded with water,…

Singapore Reports 2,709 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 24 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,709 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,180,124. Of…

Sri Lankan Workers Send More Money Home In March

COLOMBO, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Remittances sent by Sri Lankans working abroad rose to 318 million U.S. dollars in Mar,…

Thailand Attracts Tourists With Kite Festival

BANGKOK, Apr 24 (NNN-TNA) – Numerous kite enthusiasts and visitors gathered yesterday, at Cha-am Beach in southern Phetchaburi province, to…

New Zealand Reports The First Omicron XE Variant

WELLINGTON, Apr 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron XE variant at the border, said the…

Iran’s IRGC Vows Avenge Soleimani’s Assassination

TEHRAN, Apr 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), vowed to take revenge on the assassination of Qassem…

S. Korea Reports 75,449 New Covid-19 Cases

SEOUL, Apr 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 75,449 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago,…

India’s New COVID-19 Cases Cross 2,000-Mark

NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,054,952 today, as 2,527 new cases were registered during…