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Flying Doctors To Deliver Vaccines To Remote Australians As COVID-19 Cases Climb

CANBERRA, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has been enlisted to inoculate thousands of Australians in…

Vietnamese Parliament To Elect Top State Leaders At Upcoming Session

HANOI, Jul 18 (NNN-VNA) – The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country’s top legislature, will gather for its…

Philippine Ruling Political Party Names New President

MANILA, Jul 18 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine ruling party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), elected Energy Secretary, Alfonso Cusi, as…

Indonesia Reports 51,952 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 1,092 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Jul 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 51,952 within one day to 2,832,755, with the…

11 Killed, 19 Rescued As Slab Over Well Collapses In Central India

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Jul 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rescuers pulled out 11 bodies and rescued 19 people from…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture: JMA

TOKYO, Jul 18 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, yesterday, struck off Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to…

3,000 Tonnes Of Liquid Oxygen From China Arrive In Myanmar To Help Fight Pandemic

YANGON, Jul 18 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 3,000 tonnes of liquid oxygen from China, arrived in Myanmar’s second largest…

Fiji Reports 1,180 New COVID-19 Cases, Five More Deaths

SUVA, Jul 18 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji reported 1,180 new COVID-19 cases, in the last 24 hours, and five new deaths…

Vietnam’s Daily COVID-19 Infections Hit New Record Of 3,718

HANOI, Jul 18 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported a new high of 3,718 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, surpassing the previous record…

Myanmar Reports 233 New Deaths From COVID-19, Total Stands At 4,769

YANGON, Jul 18 (NNN-MNA) – The number of deaths from COVID-19 rose to 4,769 in Myanmar, after 233 new ones…