Asia

Landmine Casualties In Cambodia Down 32 Percent In First Half Of 2021: Report

PHNOM PENH, Jul 12 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia reported 26 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties, in the first…

Sri Lanka Receives Two Million Doses Of Sinopharm Vaccines

COLOMBO, Jul 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry yesterday received two million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China, leading…

Gunfight Leaves Two Militants Dead In Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least two suspected terrorists were killed during a shootout yesterday, between Indonesian security forces…

Myanmar Imposes Stay-At-Home Order In 18 More Towns Over COVID-19

YANGON, Jul 12 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Health and Sports Ministry, imposed a stay-at-home order in 18 more towns across the…

Nine Killed By Lightning Amid Heavy Rains In India’s Rajasthan State

NEW DELHI, Jul 12 (NNN-PTI) – Nine people, including seven children, died, and many were injured, in lightning incidents in…

China Opposes U.S. Move To Add Chinese Entities To Export Control List

BEIJING, Jul 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – China is firmly opposed to the United States adding 23 Chinese entities to its “entity…

Japan To Begin Accepting Applications For Vaccination Passports From Jul 26

TOKYO, Jul 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will start accepting applications for vaccination passports from Jul 26, for people who have…

Iran’s Transportation Ministry Hit By Cyberattack

TEHRAN, Jul 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s transportation ministry confirmed yesterday, a cyberattack against its computer systems, which caused the portal…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 30,837,222 With 42,766 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,837,222 today, as 42,766 new cases were registered during…

Pakistan Reports 1,980 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jul 11 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday reported 1,980 new COVID-19 cases, as the country is witnessing a rising trend…