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Brunei Reports No New COVID-19 Cases For 69 Straight Days

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 16 (NNN-NNA) – Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19, on Wednesday, with the national tally…

Death Toll In Indonesia’s Flash Floods Climbs To 21, 31 Missing

JAKARTA, July 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of casualties of flash floods and landslides in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province rose…

Mongolia Fuel Tanker Explosion Kills Two, Injures Eight

ULAN BATOR, July 16 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – At least two people were killed and eight others injured, on Wednesday afternoon, after…

Mongolia Repatriates Over 400 More Nationals Stranded Abroad Amid Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, July 16 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – A total of 428 Mongolian nationals returned home from COVID-19-hit countries on two chartered…

Prospects Of Thailand’s Rice Export In H2 “Not Too Bright”

BANGKOK, July 16 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Rice Exporters Association said, Thailand’s rice export prospects would not look too bright, in…

Pakistani PM Inaugurates Construction Of World’s Tallest Roller Compact Concrete Dam

ISLAMABAD, July 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, inaugurated the Diamer Bhasha dam, with an installed capacity of…

Chinese coast guard, navy vessels no longer encroaching Malaysian waters – Hishammuddin

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Chinese Coast Guard and Navy vessels have not been seen…

Azerbaijan general among troops killed in Armenia border clash

Azeri artillery – years of diplomacy have failed to ease tensions  BAKU, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Azerbaijan says one of its generals…

World hunger worsening as coronavirus weighs and obesity rises: UN

ROME, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly one in nine people in the world are going hungry, with the coronavirus pandemic…

UAE Reports 375 New COVID-19 Cases, 55,573 In Total

DUBAI, July 15 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Tuesday, announced 375 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total…