No New Wave Of Afghan Refugees In Pakistan: Pakistani Military Official

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (NNN-APP) – There is no flux of Afghan refugees along the borders with Pakistan, and the people who have valid documents to enter Pakistan are being allowed to pass from the border crossings, the director-general of the media wing of the country’s military said. The border crossings…

The Afghan minister who became a bicycle courier in Germany

Former Afghan Communication Minister Sayed Sadaat LEIPZIG (Germany), Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sayed Sadaat used to be communications minister in the Afghan government before moving to Germany last December in the hope of a better future. Now he is a delivery man in the eastern city of Leipzig. He said…

No quick recognition of Taliban govt by US or allies: White House

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States dismissed any chance of rapid recognition for a Taliban government and said it has not decided yet whether it will maintain a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan after next week’s troop withdrawal.    “I want to be really clear: there’s no rush to…

Sci-Fi Action Film “Free Guy” Tops Chinese Box Office On Debut

BEIJING, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. sci-fi action film, “Free Guy,” topped the Chinese mainland box office on its debut yesterday, figures from the China Movie Data Information Network showed today. Following a bank teller, who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides…

Xi Calls For Steady, Long-Term Development Of China-Philippines Ties

BEIJING, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – China stands ready to work with the Philippines to keep bilateral relations on the right track and achieve steady and long-term development, Chinese President, Xi Jinping, said yesterday. In a phone conversation with his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, Xi said, China attaches great importance to…

Poland refusing entry for Afghan migrants coming in from Belarus

Some migrants seeking to enter Poland WARSAW, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Poland are continuing to refuse entry to a group of migrants stuck in bureaucratic limbo at the Polish border with Belarus.A spokeswoman for Poland’s border security agency told the PAP news agency on Friday that the migrants…

New Zealand Reports 83 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 83 new cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today. Of the new cases, 82 were in the Auckland community and one was a recent returnee in managed isolation facility, said the ministry. This brings the total number…

India Reports Over 46,000 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally At 32,649,947

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,649,947 today, as 46,759 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, 509 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total death toll to…

Mongolian Inspectors Seize 22 Dead Marmots That Might Spread Bubonic Plague

ULAN BATOR, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolian State Professional Inspection Agency, said today that, its inspectors in the central province of Uvurkhangai, seized 22 dead marmots which might spread the deadly bubonic plague. The dead marmots were seized from a man in Arvaikheer, the capital of the province, yesterday, the…

Australia reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for second time in Three days

CANBERRA, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia reported a record number of daily cases for a few times recently, as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections. There were 1,125 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 reported across Australia this morning, beating the previous record of 1,123…
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