Myanmar To Close Schools For One More Week

YANGON, Oct 24 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19, yesterday announced further extension of the closure of schools nationwide, until the end of this month. The move was made, in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to make preparations for reopening of…

Best Option To Save Iran Nuke Deal Is To Fully Comply With It: Iranian Expert

TEHRAN, Oct 24 (NNN-IRNA) – The best option to save the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from collapse is, all the parties to the deal fully comply with the original text of the JCPOA, said Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian…

US, Europeans renew call for Iran diplomacy

Rob Malley, the US negotiator on Iran PARIS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and three European powers agreed in consultations in Paris on the need for Iran to return quickly to talks amid growing alarm over a delay. Rob Malley, the US envoy on Iran, spoke with his…

Brunei To Host ASEAN Summits Via Video Conferencing

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 23 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei is set to host the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in virtual meetings, via a series of video conferences, amid concerns over the unsettled COVID-19 pandemic situation across the region. Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, as Chair of ASEAN…

Missing women’s rugby World Cup trophy found in attic after 15 years

Former England international Gill Burns with the recovered trophy LONDON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The original women’s World Cup trophy has been found in the attic of a house belonging to an administrator’s parents after going missing for more than 15 years, England’s Rugby Football Union has said. The trophy…

Torkham Border Crossing Linking Afghanistan, Pakistan Reopens

KABUL, Oct 23 (NNN-ANA) – The Torkham border crossing point, which links Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been reopened and those having travel documents can cross it, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said. “The Torkham gate is reopened and those Afghans who have passport and Pakistan visa can…

UN fears ‘mass atrocity crimes’ in Myanmar as troops gather in north

  UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN said it feared an even greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian country, which has been in chaos since a February coup.   “We should all be prepared,…

India Reports 16,326 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 34,159,562

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,159,562 today, as 16,326 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 666 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning took the total…

Majority Of Countries Oppose Interference In China’s Internal Affairs In Name Of Human Rights

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 80 countries opposed the interference in China’s internal affairs, under the pretext of human rights at the Third Committee of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. During the meeting, Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, resolutely…

Road Accident Kills Nine In India’s Haryana State

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people were killed and several others injured yesterday, in a road accident involving four vehicles in the northern Indian state of Haryana. The accident took place near Bahadurgarh town, in Jhajjar district, about 279 km south of Chandigarh, the capital city…
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