Bangladesh Records 4,804 New COVID-19 Cases, 139 More Deaths

DHAKA, Aug 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 4,804 new COVID-19 cases and 139 more deaths yesterday, making the tally at 1,461,998 and death toll at 25,282, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that, 31,689 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, as of…

Pakistan Dispels Speculations On Foreign Minister’s Visit To Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday dispelled speculations, regarding visit of the country’s foreign minister to Kabul, according to the Foreign Ministry. “No visit by the Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, to Kabul, is scheduled. Any speculation in this regard is baseless,” Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri,…

Anti-Taliban Fighters Evict Taliban From Districts In Afghanistan’s Northern Baghlan

KABUL, Aug 23 (NNN-ANA) – Militants opposing the Taliban have evicted Taliban fighters from three districts in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, but the Taliban fighters have recaptured one of them, a local television channel, Tolo news, reported yesterday. The anti-Taliban fighters seized Pul-e-Hisar, Deh Salah and Banu districts on Friday,…

Vietnam Reports 11,214 New COVID-19 Cases, 348,059 In Total

HANOI, Aug 23 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 11,214 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, including 11,208 locally transmitted and six imported, according to the Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 4,193 in the epicentre, Ho Chi Minh City, 3,795 in the nearby Binh Duong…

Thailand Strives To Elevate Tourism Industry Striken By Pandemic

BANGKOK, Aug 23 (NNN-TNA) – More than a year-and-a-half since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Thailand’s tourism industry is now struggling to survive, and trying to shift from mass tourism to attracting more quality visitors. The country received some 40 million international visitors in 2019, and the number came down…

Iran Registers Daily High In COVID-19 Deaths

TEHRAN, Aug 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s daily COVID-19 death toll hit a new high yesterday by registering 684 new cases, taking the country’s total death cases to 102,038. The pandemic has so far infected 4,677,114 people in the country, after 36,419 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours,…

Afghanistan crisis: Seven people die in chaos near Kabul airport, says UK defence ministry

A demonstrator holds a banner as he takes part in a ‘Save Afghanistan’ protest in Parliament Square, in London, Britain    LONDON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven Afghan civilians have died in the chaos near Kabul airport, the British defence ministry said Sunday.    “Our sincere thoughts are with the…

Iraq, Japan Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional Situation

BAGHDAD, Aug 22 (NNN-NINA) – Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, yesterday discussed with Iraqi leaders, bilateral ties and regional situation. Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, invited Japan, as an observer, to attend the Iraqi Neighbouring Countries Conference, scheduled to be held at the end of this month, in the…

Cambodia Arrests Two Drug Criminals, Seizing Over 28 Kg Of Illicit Drugs

PHNOM PENH, Aug 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Anti-Drug Department police have arrested two men, for allegedly trafficking over 28 kilograms of illicit drugs, the National Police reported yesterday. The suspects, a 38-year-old Cambodian and a 54-year-old Thai, were caught during simultaneous raids, at two locations in the capital, Phnom Penh,…

Aussie PM Backs Reopening Plan Amid Record COVID-19 Infections

CANBERRA, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, urged state and territory governments, to stick with the pathway out of the pandemic, amid record case numbers. Australia reported a record 914 new locally-acquired cases this morning, the second day in a row with a new record number. Despite…
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