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A Policeman Killed, Two Injured In Blast In Afghan Capital

KABUL, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One policeman was killed and two people were injured, as a blast struck a police…

Singapore Reports 469 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 469 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total…

Covid-19: Global virus deaths pass 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs

PARIS, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officials around the world reintroduced a raft of restrictions Monday — from beach closures to…

COVID-19 Testing In India To Be Ramped Up To One Million Per Day

NEW DELHI, July 28 (NNN-UNI) – Over 500,000 COVID-19 tests are conducted every day in India, and the number would…

Indonesia To Allow Some Schools Outside Green Zones To Conduct Offline Learning

JAKARTA, July 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will allow several schools located outside COVID-19 low risk areas or green zones, to…

Update 2: Former Malaysian PM found guilty in SRC case, sentenced to 12 years jail, fined RM210 mln

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex here…

DPRK Leader Says Nuclear Deterrence To Firmly Guarantee National Security

PYONGYANG, July 28 (NNN-KCNA) – Top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, stressed today,…

Tokyo’s New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 200-Mark For First Time In Seven Days

TOKYO, July 28 (NNN-NHK) – The Tokyo metropolitan government, said that, 131 new daily COVID-19 cases had been detected in…

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, July 28 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter Scale, shook Surigao del Sur…

Half Of Bangladesh Affected By Devastating Floods, 119 Dead

DHAKA, July 28 (NNN-BSS) – Almost half of Bangladesh remained in the grip of floods, with scores of casualties reported.…