Asia

India’s Total COVID-19 Cases Surpass 150,000 Mark As Death Toll Rises To 4,337

NEW DELHI, May 27 (NNN-UNI) – India’s total count of cases today rose to 151,767, according to the health ministry.…

EU announces 1.1m euro to minimize Bangladesh’s Amphan damages

BRUSSELS, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union (EU) has decided to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh for helping recover…

Internal Border Closures Hurt Australian Economy: PM

CANBERRA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, shared his frustration over domestic border closures, in response to…

Covid-19: EU global campaign mobilises over US$10b for vaccines, drugs

BRUSSELS, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A European Commission (EU) global campaign to raise funds for vaccines and drugs against COVID-19…

Sydney Film Festival Launches Online Programme

SYDNEY, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sydney Film Festival (SFF), launched a fully online programme for 2020 today, allowing movie-lovers to…

Afghan Gov’t Releases Another 900 Taliban Inmates: Official

KABUL, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 900 Taliban inmates were freed from Afghan government’s prisons on Tuesday, in…

Suspect In Deadly Arson Attack At Kyoto Animation Studio Arrested

TOKYO, May 27 (NNN-NHK) – The suspect in the deadly arson attack at a studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in…

Singapore Downgrades 2020 GDP Growth Forecast For Third Time Since Feb

SINGAPORE, May 27 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), announced that, Singapore’s GDP growth forecast for 2020…

Iran’s Parliamentary Body Condemns Israel’s Land Theft Policies

TEHRAN, May 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Permanent Secretariat of the International Conference on Supporting Palestinian Intifada (Uprising), at the Iranian…

Surviving S.Korean Wartime Sex Slavery Victims Fall To 17 As Another Dies

SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – An elderly South Korean woman, who was forced into sexual slavery for Japanese military brothels…