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UN, Partners Dispatch Aid As Heavy Snow, Avalanches Kill 17 In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations, its partners and local authorities in Afghanistan, have sent teams to…

Indonesia Seeks 8.58 Billion USD Investment To Close Coal-Fired Power Plants

JAKARTA, Feb 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is seeking 8.58 billion U.S. dollars in investment, to shut down a number of…

India’s FDI increases over past Five years: official

NEW DELHI, Feb 10 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday said, foreign direct investment (FDI), has shown a continuous increase…

ADB Approves Two Million USD Grant To Help Typhoon Victims In Philippines

MANILA, Feb 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), said today, it has approved a 2-million-U.S.-dollar grant, to support…

Japanese Princess Yoko Suffers Pneumonia After Testing Positive For COVID-19

TOKYO, Feb 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, said today that, 38-year-old Princess Yoko, who has tested positive for…

Aussie Police Seize 220kg Of Drug In Sydney

SYDNEY, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), seized 220 kilograms of drug…

S.Korea’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High Of Nearly 50,000

SEOUL, Feb 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, amid the spread…

Six Killed, Three Injured As Truck Plunges Off Cliff In Central Vietnam

HANOI, Feb 9 (NNN-VNA) – A total of six people were killed and three others injured, after a truck plunged…

Russian, Iranian FMs Discuss JCPOA Revival As Negotiations Resume In Vienna

MOSCOW, Feb 9 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, agreed in a…

Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass 400 Million: Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million yesterday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.…