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Delta Variant Blamed For COVID-19 Spike In Indonesia’s Kudus District

JAKARTA, Jun 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia detected the highly infectious Delta variant in the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in…

Delhi Gov’t Announces More Lockdown Relaxations As COVID-19 Cases Fall

NEW DELHI, Jun 14 (NNN-ANI) – The Delhi state government, yesterday announced more COVID-19 lockdown relaxations, opening restaurants with 50…

Covid-19: Global toll at 1000 GMT Sunday

PARIS, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,797,342 people since the outbreak emerged in China…

WHO Representative Urges Greater Community Participation To Curb COVID-19 In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jun 14 (NNN-AKP) – World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Cambodia, Li Ailan, said yesterday, the country is…

Nepali PM Inaugurates First Liquid Oxygen Plant

KATHMANDU, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday laid a foundation stone virtually, for the construction…

Indian Gov’t Invites Bids For Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines Through Drones To Remote Areas

NEW DELHI, Jun 14 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government would soon be delivering COVID-19 vaccines and drugs by unmanned aerial…

Bangladesh Records Highest COVID-19 Deaths In More Than A Month

DHAKA, Jun 14 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday recorded its highest number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in more than a…

G7 agrees 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine donation: Communique

 A G7 logo near the Carbis Bay hotel resort, where an in-person G7 summit of global leaders is taking place…

Four Afghans get 10-year jail terms for Greek migrant camp fire

Thousands of people were left without shelter after the fire CHIOS (Greece), June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Greek court on Saturday…

Iran Starts Importing Electricity From Azerbaijan To Tackle Power Shortage

TEHRAN, Jun 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has begun importing electricity from its northern neighbour, Azerbaijan, to tackle its power shortage.…