Asia

6.0 Magnitude Quake Jolts Indonesia’s Easternmost Province Of Papua, No Casualty Reported

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0, rocked Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua yesterday, but…

Afghans ‘we want peace from the world’ demonstrate in Athens

ATHENS, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Afghans marched to the US Embassy in Athens on Saturday, making a plea to…

Bangladesh’s One-Day COVID-19 Death Toll Drops Below 100

DHAKA, Aug 29 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday reported 3,436 new COVID-19 cases and 80 new deaths, the lowest single day…

Cambodia To Provide Temporary Refuge To 300 Afghan Refugees: PM

PHNOM PENH, Aug 29 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said yesterday that, the nation will provide…

Maldives Demands 6.5 Million USD For Reef Damaged By Cargo Ship

MALE, Aug 29 (NNN-IPS) – Maldives’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has demanded 100 million Maldivian rufiyaa (6.5 million U.S. dollars)…

Two Men Die In Japan After Being Administered Doses Of Suspended Moderna Vaccines

TOKYO, Aug 29 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese health ministry said yesterday that, two men had died, after each received two…

UK, Finland ends civilian evacuation mission in Afghanistan

LONDON, Aug 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The final evacuation flight purely for civilians under Britain’s Operation Pitting has left the Kabul…

Iran Denounces “Illegal Threats” by U.S., Israel After Biden-Bennett Meeting

TEHRAN, Aug 29 (NNN-IRNA) – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, denounced yesterday, the mention by…

Sri Lanka Receives 300,000 Doses Of Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Donated By China

COLOMBO, Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Defence authorities, yesterday received a batch of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine,…

No New Wave Of Afghan Refugees In Pakistan: Pakistani Military Official

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (NNN-APP) – There is no flux of Afghan refugees along the borders with Pakistan, and the people…