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Thailand To Welcome Vaccinated Travellers From 46 Low-Risk Countries, Including Malaysia

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Oct 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand is to welcome fully vaccinated visitors starting Nov 1…

Vietnam Reports 3,636 New COVID-19 Cases, 877,537 In Total

HANOI, Oct 22 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 3,636 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 3,618 locally transmitted and 18 imported, according…

Death Toll Up To 101 From Floods, Landslides In Nepal, Over 4,000 Evacuated

KATHMANDU, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from floods and landslides sparked by unseasonal rainfalls in Nepal, has risen…

COVID-19: Malaysian Man Among 16 More Deaths In Singapore On Oct 21

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (NNN-Bernama) — A Malaysian man was among the 16 more people who died from…

Five Climbers Rescued From Nepal’s Mera Peak, One Still Missing

KATHMANDU, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five climbers, including four foreigners and a Nepali guide, who were stranded on the Mera…

Pres Biden: US would defend Taiwan against China

US President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall at Baltimore Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland BALTIMORE, Oct 22…

Tokyo, Osaka Plan To Lift Restrictions On Eateries Amid Dwindling COVID-19 Infections

TOKYO, Oct 22 (NNN-NHK) – Local governments in Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka, planned to lift COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and…

Australian Airlines Gear Up For Accelerated Border Opening With Routes Opened

SYDNEY, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s biggest airlines, Qantas, plans to launch a new route from Sydney to Delhi in…

Iran, Turkey Sign Security Cooperation Memorandum

TEHRAN, Oct 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmad Vahidi and his Turkish counterpart, Suleyman Soylu, met in Tehran on…

Britain warns China against dangerous military moves around Taiwan

Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s defence minister called on China to find a peaceful…