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US urges North Korea to focus on needs of its people, not missiles

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States called on North Korea to defund its nuclear and ballistic missile…

Brunei Sees Surging Cases Amid Third Wave Of COVID-19, Urging Early Third-Dose Vaccination

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 8 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei is suffering its third wave of COVID-19, with surging infections in the…

Avalanche Claims 20 Lives In E. Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb 8 (NNN-ANA) – An avalanche has killed 20 people in Dangam district, of the eastern Kunar province in…

Sri Lanka To Import 100,000 Tonnes Of Rice From Myanmar

COLOMBO, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Trade said yesterday, it has decided to import 100,000 tonnes of…

Sri Lanka To Import 100,000 Tonnes Of Rice From Myanmar

COLOMBO, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Trade, said yesterday that, it has decided to import 100,000 tonnes…

Vietnam Reports 16,815 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,358,786 In Total

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,815 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,809 locally transmitted and six imported, according…

Indonesia Tightens Social Restrictions Following Omicron Wave

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government decided to upgrade public mobility restriction protocol, locally known as PPKM, to…

Iran Urges U.S. To Lift “Maximum Pressure” Sanctions To Reach Good Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, said yesterday, the anti-Iran sanctions…

Australia’s “Flying Kangaroo” National Carrier Qantas Hops On Regional Travel

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, announced today that, it would open a new flight path between…

IAEA To Visit Crippled Fukushima Plant Ahead Of Japan’s Plan To Dump Toxic Water Into Pacific

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-NHK) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), plans to visit the disaster-hit Fukushima plant next week,…