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UN chief accepts invitation to attend Beijing Winter Olympics

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted an invitation to…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 525,750 In Myanmar

YANGON, Dec 10 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 525,750 in Myanmar, after 347 new COVID-19…

Brunei Logs 39 New COVID-19 Cases, Total At 15,283

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 10 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 39 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally…

Nicaragua breaks “diplomatic relations” with Taiwan

SAN JOSE, Dec 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Foreign Ministry of Nicaragua announced that Nicaragua is breaking “diplomatic relations” with Taiwan.…

Pakistan Detects First Case Of Omicron Variant

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan confirmed the first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus, in its southern Sindh…

Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna amid frictions

VIENNA, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Negotiations between Iran and world powers aimed at salvaging a tattered 2015 nuclear deal have…

#COVID19 Hashtag Most Used On Twitter In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (NNN-Bernama) — The ‘#covid19’ hashtag has been the most widely used by Twitter users in Malaysia,…

India’s Serum Institute let Africa down on vaccines: Africa CDC

Vaccine supplies have started increasing to Africa ADDIS ABABA, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Serum Institute of India, the world’s…

Over 27 Percent Of Work On Cambodian Capital’s New Airport Completed: PM

PHNOM PENH, Dec 10 (NNN-AKP) – More than 27 percent of the construction work on the 1.5-billion-U.S.-dollar new Phnom Penh…

Death Toll In Indonesia’s Mt Semeru Eruption Rises To 43

JAKARTA, Dec 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll in the eruption of Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia’s island of Java,…