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Covid-19: Vaccines ‘almost certainly less effective’ against Indian variant – UK expert

LONDON, May 16 (NNN-PTI) — The vaccines being administered to protect against COVID-19 are “almost certainly less effective” against preventing…

Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry To Hold Talks With ASEAN Officials Next Week: Spokesperson

YANGON, May 16 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Foreign Affairs Ministry will hold talks with officials of the Association of Southeast Asian…

Cambodia Registers Daily Record Of 335 COVID-19 Cases

PHNOM PENH, May 16 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH), reported a daily record of 335 COVID-19 cases yesterday,…

Nine Missing In Indonesia’s Boat Accident

JAKARTA, May 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Nine people were reportedly missing, after a boat, with 20 people onboard capsized, in Kedung…

592 Iranians Sign Up For Presidential Election

TEHRAN, May 16 (NNN-IRNA) – A total of 592 people, mostly political unknowns, have registered for the 13th presidential election…

Myanmar Records 24 New COVID-19 Cases

YANGON, May 16 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 infections in Myanmar rose to 143,059, after 24 new cases were…

Thailand To Ease Restrictions On Restaurant Dine-In Services

BANGKOK, May 16 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand decided to allow restaurants in the capital, Bangkok, to resume dine-in services, but with…

Four Dead, Over 42,000 Affected By Heavy Rains, Flooding In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, May 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least four people died and over 42,000 others affected, by days of strong winds…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 24,372,907 In India, Death Toll Reaches 266,207

NEW DELHI, May 15 (NNN-PTI) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India rose to 24,372,907, and the death…

Nepal’s Cremation Centre Works Overtime To Cope With More COVID-19 Deaths

KATHMANDU, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Subhash Karki has supervised the cremation of dead bodies for the last three years, along…