Nepali Man Aims To Become Shortest Person To Summit Mt. Qomolangma
KATHMANDU, Apr 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sagar Sunar, a Nepali man who is 1.13 metres tall, headed towards Mt. Qomolangma yesterday,…
Singapore Reports 4,718 New COVID-19 Cases
SINGAPORE, Apr 20 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,718 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,167,498.…
Local Prosecutors Indict U.S. Marine Over Sexual Assault Of Woman In Okinawa
TOKYO, Apr 20 (NNN-NHK) – Local prosecutors said yesterday that, a 22-year-old U.S. marine was indicted last Dec, over a…
Timor Leste Holds Final Round Of Presidential Election
JAKARTA, Apr 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Asia’s youngest nation, Timor Leste, held its second and final round of the presidential election…
Fuel Prices Rise To Record High In Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), has increased its fuel prices from midnight last…
Road Accidents Claim 35 Lives During Lao New Year Holidays
VIENTIANE, Apr 19 (NNN-KPL) – A total of 35 people were killed in road accidents across Laos, during the celebrations…
5.9-Magnitude Offshore Earthquake Jolts Southern Philippines
MANILA, Apr 19 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9, jolted Davao Oriental province, in the…
99.2 Percent Of Indonesian Population Obtain COVID-19 Antibodies
JAKARTA, Apr 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Almost the entire Indonesian population has COVID-19 antibodies, obtaining from vaccinations or infections, or both,…
Mongolia Culls 49.2 Percent More Livestock In Q1 Due To Diseases
ULAN BATOR, Apr 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 3,300 heads of livestock were killed in Mongolia in the first quarter…
Singapore Reports 2,480 New COVID-19 Cases
SINGAPORE, Apr 19 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,480 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,162,780.…