Asia

Bangladesh Posts Current Account Deficit Of Nearly Five Billion USD In Fiscal 2019-20

DHAKA, Aug 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh registered a current account deficit of nearly five billion U.S. dollars, in the last…

Drug Smuggling Cat Escapes From Sri Lankan Prison

COLOMBO, Aug 4 (NNN-SLNEWS) – A cat, that was detained for transporting drugs into Sri Lanka’s Welikada Prison, escaped from…

Hong Kong Residents Voice Support For Postponement Of Legco Election

HONG KONG, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hong Kong residents voiced support for the postponement of the 2020 Legislative Council (LegCo)…

WHO’s Advance Team To China Concludes Their Mission

GENEVA, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) chief, said, the WHO advance team to China has concluded their…

16, Including 13 Civilians Killed, In Prison Attack In E. Afghanistan, Fighting Continues: Official

JALALABAD, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 13 civilians and three attackers were killed, and 42 others wounded, in a…

Plane Crash Leads To PNG’s Largest Ever Drug Bust

SYDNEY, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG), continued to track those involved in the country’s largest…

Update: India’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1.8 Million

NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (NNN-UNI) – India’s health ministry announced today that the country’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed 1.8 million,…

Covid-19 cases worldwide pass 18 million: official tally

PARIS, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has passed 18 million, according to tally from…

Iranian President Voices Hope For Durable Peace In Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug 3 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian president, on Sunday, expressed hope that dialogue among Afghan political groups will result…

Covid-19: US says unlikely to use China, Russia virus vaccine as race heats up

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — America’s top infectiousdiseases official has raised concerns over the safety of COVID-19vaccines being developed by…