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Bangladesh Decides To Ease Lockdown For A Week Ahead Of Muslim Eid Festival

DHAKA, Jul 13 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government decided to ease the ongoing lockdown for a week, from Jul 15,…

Singapore Deputy PM Calls On ASEAN, China To Nurture New Areas Of Complementarities

SINGAPORE, Jul 13 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat, called on…

U.S. Sanctions, COVID-19 Pose Double Damage For Iranians

TEHRAN, Jul 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Reza’s type 2 diabetes has always worried him, but raging COVID-19 has become another source…

Australia-Singapore Travel Bubble Delayed

CANBERRA, Jul 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s travel bubble with Singapore has been delayed until the end of 2021. Dan Tehan,…

Several Trapped After Explosion In SW Pakistan’s Coal Mine

ISLAMABAD, Jul 12 (NNN-APP) – Several labourers were trapped, after an explosion happened inside a coal mine in Pakistan’s south-western…

Feature: Hospitals Overwhelmed In Indonesia As COVID-19 Cases Surge

by Hayati Nupus JAKARTA, Jul 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rochimawati, a journalist in Jakarta, contacted 15 hospitals in the Indonesian capital…

Fiji Reports 485 New COVID-19 Cases

SUVA, Jul 12 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health, James Fong, said yesterday that, 485 new cases of COVID-19…

Vietnam’s Daily COVID-19 Spike Hits Record High For 4th Day

HANOI, Jul 12 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported a new record high of 1,953 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, surpassing the previous…

Bangladesh Sees New Daily Record Of 230 COVID-19 Deaths, 11,874 Cases

DHAKA, Jul 12 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh witnessed a double record yesterday, registering 11,874 new COVID-19 cases, and 230 related deaths…

Cambodia’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 60,000 With 981 New Infections

PHNOM PENH, Jul 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s COVID-19 total caseload surged to 60,959 yesterday, after 981 new infections were reported…