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US Secretary of State Blinken to court Southeast Asia in virtual meetings next week

WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually with Southeast Asian officials every day next week, a…

Iran Reports 19,846 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,871,008 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 1 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian health ministry reported yesterday, 19,846 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections…

Thais Lending Helping Hand To Those Struggling Under Pandemic

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (NNN-TNA) – At 9:00 a.m. every morning, Tassaneeya Visupakarn arrives at a temporary kitchen, in a temple…

Feature: Displaced Afghan Families Suffer In Makeshift Camps, Hoping To Live In Peace

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bibi Maryam, a displaced woman in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh…

Bangladesh’s Export-Oriented Factories To Reopen Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

DHAKA, Aug 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government decided to allow export-oriented factories to resume production today (Aug 1), amid…

Cambodia Receives New Batch Of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine

PHNOM PENH, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – A plane carrying a new batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine landed in Phnom Penh,…

Pakistan Adds 4,950 New COVID-19 Cases With Over Eight Percent Positivity Rate

ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan added 4,950 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with a positivity rate…

India’s Index Of Eight Core Industries Rises 8.9 Percent In June

NEW DELHI, Jul 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s index of eight core industries increased by 8.9 percent in June, according to…

Afghan Airstrikes Kill 21 Militants In Northern Jawzjan Province

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Jul 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 21 militants were confirmed dead, as fighting planes struck Taliban positions…

Double Road Accidents Claim 20 Lives In Afghanistan

MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan, Jul 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 commuters were confirmed dead, in two road accidents, in eastern Laghman…