US intelligence community says it cannot solve COVID-19 mystery without China

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US intelligence community does not believe it can resolve a debate over whether a Chinese laboratory incident was the source of COVID-19 without more information, US officials said in a declassified summary. US officials said only China can help solve questions about the true origins of the…

Brunei’s Daily New COVID-19 Cases Exceed 100 For Nine Consecutive Days

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 28 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 115 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 2,380. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the new cases include 112 local infections and three imported cases. While the source of infection of 59 local cases is still under investigation,…

Death Toll Rises To Nine In Kazakhstan Ammunition Depot Blast

NUR-SULTAN, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from explosions at a military warehouse in southern Kazakhstan has increased to nine, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said, yesterday. The blast in the Kazakh city of Taraz, killed several employees of the ministry and servicemen, and left…

US drone strike targets Daesh ‘planner’ in Afghanistan: Pentagon

A US military helicopter is pictured flying above the US embassy in Kabul WASHINGTON:, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military said it had carried out a Friday drone strike against a “planner” of the Islamic State-Khorasan, the group which claimed credit for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport.…

Kabul bombers must be brought ‘to justice’: UN Security Council

   UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council urged the international community to bring the perpetrators and instigators of the twin suicide bombings at Kabul airport to justice, in a joint statement released Friday. “The members of the Security Council underlined the need to hold perpetrators,…

Cambodia Sees Spike In Human, Sex Trafficking Cases In H1

PHNOM PENH, Aug 28 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia cracked down on 198 human trafficking and sexual exploitation cases, in the first six months of 2021, a remarkable rise from only 63 cases over the same period last year, a senior official said yesterday. Some 139 cases involved human trafficking and 59…

Indonesia Reports 12,618 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 599 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Aug 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 12,618 within one day to 4,056,354, with the death toll adding by 599 to 130,781, the country’s Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 19,290 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number…

Sri Lanka Extends Nationwide Quarantine To Curb Spread Of Delta Variant

COLOMBO, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Health Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella, said, a nationwide quarantine imposed last week will be extended till Sept 6, to contain COVID-19. Rambukwella said, the nationwide curfew will be lifted on Sept 6 at 4:00 a.m. and urged people to refrain from unnecessary travel. “Following…

Delhi Gov’t To Reopen Schools In Phases

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (NNN-PTI) – Students in Delhi will be allowed to attend their regular classes inside their school premises from Sept 1, in a phased manner, announced the Delhi government yesterday. Schools in the Indian capital have been shut since Mar last year, after the pandemic hit the…

Western Attempts To Blame China For COVID-19 A Geopolitical Conspiracy, Says Kazakh Research Centre

NUR-SULTAN, Aug 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The hypothesis, hyped up by Western countries that the novel coronavirus was deliberately leaked by a Chinese lab, is a geopolitical conspiracy, according to the China Studies Centre in Kazakhstan. The U.S. zeal, trying to pin the blame of the pandemic on China, is a…
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