Iran Reports 39,983 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Nears 4.8 Million

TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday, reported 39,983 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 4,796,377. The pandemic has so far claimed 104,022 lives in the country, after 665 new deaths were registered, in the past 24 hours, said Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical…

Three Security Forces Members Killed In Bank Robbery In Myanmar’s Western State

YANGON, Aug 26 (NNN-MNA) – Three members of the security forces were shot dead, by some armed men, at a bank, in Myanmar’s Chin state, state-run media reported, yesterday. Some gunmen shot the security forces members, from a close distance, after pretending to be customers at the bank, in Tedim…

Nepal’s Largest Party Splits With Faction Registering New Party

KATHMANDU, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), the largest political party in Nepal, was formally split yesterday, as a faction registered a new party with the Election Commission. The newly formed Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist), is led by Madhav Kumar Nepal, a…

UN Officials, Envoys Highlight Humanitarian Needs In Syria

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN officials and representatives of member countries, noted that, escalating conflict and a deepening economic crisis have pushed humanitarian needs to the highest levels in Syria, as the Security Council met on the situation in the war-torn country. UN special envoy for Syria, Geir…

Japanese Gov’t Declares Expansion Of COVID-19 Emergency State To Eight More Prefectures

TOKYO, Aug 26 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government declared yesterday, to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency to Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima, amid the country’s latest resurgence of infections. Tokyo and 12 other prefectures have already been covered by the emergency state. The measures will…

Thailand Hopes To Produce Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine By Year End

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s home-grown messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine called ChulaCov19 is expected to be available by the end of this year or early next year. Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ deputy spokesman Natapanu Nopakun said the vaccine candidate, developed by Chulalongkorn University,…

Malaysia’s National Heart Institute Performs Asia’s First Innovative Heart Valve Treatment

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s National Heart Institute (IJN) became the first hospital in Asia to succeed in performing a new innovative heart valve treatment for patients suffering from tricuspid regurgitation or leaky heart valves. IJN in a statement said the procedure was carried out on May 6…

Malaysia’s Stock Exchange Remains At Two-Month High

By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia, held on at a two-month high on Wednesday amid strong investor appetite, in sync with the regional bourses’ performance and rally in the oil market. At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM…

As thousands flee Afghanistan, some refugees in Pakistan want to go back saying “peace has return”

As thousands flee Afghanistan to escape Taliban rule, some refugees are trying to get back into their homeland. CHAMAN (Pakistan), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From trucks stuffed with carpets, bedding, clothes and even goats, around 200 Afghan refugees look beyond the horizon toward Spin Boldak in their country’s south, waiting…

Taliban take over some UN premises, curb movement: UN report

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban fighters have taken over some UN compounds in Afghanistan, searching and ransacking offices and in one case demanding the guards provide meals for a commander and his men, according to an internal UN report. “We have also been advised by the Taliban to remain in…
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