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South Africa says it’s ‘not in a position’ to receive Afghan refugees

The country has been asked to temporarily host Afghan refugees in neighboring Pakistan PRETORIA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa…

Covid-19: Taiwan receives first batch of politically charged Pfizer vaccines

TAIPEI, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organised by…

‘Uncoverable stall’ caused Philippine military plane crash: armed forces

MANILA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Philippine aircraft carrying soldiers crashed in July after an “unrecoverable stall”, killing more than…

Qatar working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport ‘as soon as possible’

 DOHA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar is working with the Taliban to reopen Kabul’s airport as soon as possible, its…

Bangladesh: Schools, colleges to be reopened soon – PM Hasina

DHAKA, Sept 3 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina told parliament that measures are…

New Zealand Reports 49 New Community Cases Of COVID-19 Delta Variant

WELLINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 49 new community cases of Delta variant today, all in the largest…

Moderna To Recall COVID-19 Doses In Japan Over Stainless Steel Contaminants

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Moderna Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd said, they are working with the Japanese government…

Mongolia Logs Record Daily High Of 3,805 COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Sept 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded the highest daily count of 3,805 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases over…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 32,857,937

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,857,937 today, as 47,092 new cases were registered during…

France, Germany urge Iran to return speedily to nuclear deal talks

BERLIN, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and Germany urged Iran to return rapidly to nuclear negotiations, after a break in…