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Vietnam reports 20 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

HANOI, May 15 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 20 new COVID-19 cases from 6:00 p.m. local time yesterday to 6:00 a.m.…

Covid-19: Indian variant may delay UK lockdown easing – PM Johnson

LONDON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A rise in cases of the Indian coronavirus variant could “pose serious disruption” to Britain’s…

12 Killed, 15 Injured In Mosque Explosion In Afghanistan’s Capital

KABUL, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Twelve people were killed and 15 others wounded, as an improvised explosive device was detonated…

Number Of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients In Japan Hit Second-Highest Ever

TOKYO, May 15 (NNN-NHK) – The number of patients designated as having severe symptoms, as a result of COVID-19, reached…

Covid-19: Pandemic to be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns

GENEVA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The World Health Organization issued a grim warning that the second year of Covid-19 was…

11 Killed After Van Falls Into Canal In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (NNN-APP) – A passenger van plunged into a canal, in Sheikhupura district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province,…

UN Security Council to meet Sunday on Mideast after US delay

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will hold a virtual public meeting Sunday to address the…

Covid-10: Global deaths reach 3,346,813

PARIS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,346,813 people since the outbreak emerged in China…

Two Killed, Six Injured In Explosions Across Myanmar

YANGON, May 15 (NNN-MNA) – At least two people were killed and six others injured, in explosions of handmade bombs…

Japanese Lawyer Implores Tokyo To Cancel Olympics, More Than 350,000 Sign Petition

TOKYO, May 15 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese lawyer, who launched an online petition, calling for the cancelation of this summer’s…