Asia

One Killed In Firing Near Punjab Chief Minister’s Vehicle

ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (NNN-APP) – A man was killed, in firing, near the vehicle of the chief minister of Pakistan’s…

China-Built Hydropower Station To Help Ease Power Shortage In E. Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – China-built Turgusun hydropower plant operates at full capacity since mid-July, and will help ease the…

Bicycle Bomb Claims One Life, Injures 12 In Afghanistan’s Northern Mazar-I-Sharif City

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person lost his life and 12 others sustained injuries, as a bicycle bomb…

Sri Lanka Says No Lockdown, But Restrictions Imposed, Amid COVID-19 Case Spike

COLOMBO, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Army Chief and Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19…

Singapore Reports 97 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 97 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally…

Covid-19: Global deaths toll reach 4,268,017

  PARIS, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,268,017 people since the outbreak emerged in…

Taliban Captures Provincial Capital In Western Afghanistan: Reports

KABUL, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Taliban militants yesterday captured Zaranj city, capital of Afghanistan’s western Nimroz province, a local TV…

China, UNDP Launch Initiative To Help Nepali Hospitals Better Handle Medical Wastes

KATHMANDU, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly launched a new initiative…

Iran Reports 34,913 New COVID-19 Cases, 4,092,671 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 7 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian health ministry reported yesterday, 34,913 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections…

Concerted Int’l Effort Needed To Fight COVID-19: Pakistani FM

ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, yesterday called for a concerted international effort, to fight…