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Police Arrest 27 Suspected Criminals In Afghan Capital Kabul

KABUL, Jun 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested 27 suspects in the country’s national capital Kabul, within…

Afghan Gov’t Distributes Pistachio Saplings To Boost Agriculture

KABUL, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The distribution process of over 7,000 pistachio saplings to villagers, started in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan…

Award-Winning Rat Magawa Retires After Five Years Of Mine-Sniffing In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jun 6 (NNN-AKP) – Award-winning rat, Magawa, will retire this month, after spending five years detecting landmines in…

COVID-19 Patient Count Surpasses 200,000 In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed the 200,000 mark yesterday, after…

APEC Trade Ministers Unite On Fast Flow Of COVID-19 Vaccines, Related Goods

WELLINGTON, Jun 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – APEC trade ministers committed to speeding up the cross-border flow of vaccines and related goods,…

Iran Ready To Compensate Ukrainian Families Of Airplane Crash Victims

KIEV, Jun 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran is ready to pay 150,000 U.S. dollars in compensation, to the Ukrainian families for…

Death Toll From Adverse Weather In Sri Lanka Rises To 10, Nearly 220,000 Affected

COLOMBO, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Sri Lanka’s inclement weather conditions rose to 10 last night, 219,027…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 28,694,879

NEW DELHI, Jun 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 28,694,879 yesterday, with 120,529 new cases recorded in the…

Four Killed, Over 170,000 Affected By Strong Winds, Heavy Rains In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed and over 170,000 were affected, by days of strong gales and…

Malaysia, New Zealand Agree To Advance Work On AANZFTA

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and New Zealand have agreed on upgrading the regional ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA)…