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Indian police probe murder at farmers’ protest site, detain suspect

Indian police probe murder at farmers’ protest site, detain suspect MUMBAI (India), Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police investigating the killing…

11 students drown, 10 rescued during school outing for river cleanup in Indonesia

Rescuers search for victims of drowning in a river in Ciamis, West Java JAKARTA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven students…

Indonesia needs US$200 billion annual investment in 2021-2030 to decarbonise: Government

JAKARTA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia will need to invest US$150 billion to US$200 billion per year in low carbon…

Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for longest mission

BEIJING, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three astronauts successfully docked with China’s new space station on Saturday, state media said, on what…

Covid-19: WTO again fails to agree on vaccine patent waiver

  GENEVA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Trade Organization said its member nations had again failed to agree to…

Update: Myanmar junta chief excluded from summit – ASEAN

Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar’s armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Myanmar’s junta chief…

Update: Daesh claims deadly suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

  KANDAHAR (Afghanistan), Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Daesh group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on…

3 killed, 7 injured as quake hits Indonesia’s Bali

  JAKARTA, Oct 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Three people were killed and seven others suffered broken bones with another one still…

Afghanistan: US offers to pay relatives of 10 killed in botched drone strike

   WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it has offered to pay unspecified compensation to relatives of…

International call for Myanmar to let envoy meet Aung San Suu Kyi

SYDNEY, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight countries and the EU diplomatic chief urged the Myanmar junta to let a regional…