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New Zealand Reports 53 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 53 new cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a…

Cambodia Marks World Food Day Despite COVID-19 Pandemic

PHNOM PENH, Oct 17 (NNN-AKP) – Yesterday, Cambodia and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), celebrated World Food…

Over 10 Million People Receive Both Doses Of Sinopharm In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government, yesterday said, the number of Sri Lankans who had been administered…

Afghanistan: UN says Taliban to announce plans for girls’ education ‘soon’

   UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan “soon,”…

Singapore Reports 3,348 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 17 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,348 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country…

10 Killed As Rains Trigger Flooding, Landslides In India’s Kerala

NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 people were killed yesterday, after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides…

Bullet Train Of China-Laos Railway Arrives In Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Oct 17 (NNN-KPL) – The streamlined “China-standard” bullet train, or electric multiple unit (EMU) train, of the China-Laos railway,…

Iran, Pakistan Agree To Cooperate On Marine Industry

TEHRAN, Oct 17 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian and Pakistani military commanders, agreed to cooperate in manufacturing military vessels and submarine maintenance,…

Rally Across New Zealand To Push Up COVID-19 Vaccination Rate

WELLINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand launched a nationwide rally yesterday, to vaccinate as many people as possible against…

Taiwan’s leader pays respects to 46 dead in building inferno

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen pays her respect to those who died in a building fire at a morgue in Kaohsiung,…