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Sri Lanka To Halt All Passenger Arrivals As COVID-19 Spreads

COLOMBO, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Sri Lankan government, yesterday said, arrival of all incoming passengers into the island country…

Covid-19: Portugal donates 5,500 units of antiviral drug Remdesivir to India

LISBON, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Directorate-General of Health (DGS) of Portugal on Wednesday announced a donation of 5,500 units…

Toyota To Suspend Output At Japan Plants Due To Global Chip Shortage

TOKYO, May 20 (NNN-NHK) – Toyota announced plans to temporarily halt operations at two of its plants in Japan’s north-east,…

COVID-19: 1.5 billion anti-virus shots injected worldwide

PARIS, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1.5 billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been injected into people’s arms around…

Saudi Arabia To Limit Entry For Most Events, Public Places Unless COVID-19 Vaccinated

RIYADH, May 20 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia decided to limit entry of individuals for most events, and into public places,…

Pakistan Postpones PSL-6 Cricket Matches Again Amid Pandemic

ISLAMABAD, May 20 (NNN-APP) – The remaining matches of the 6th season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL-6), have been…

China’s Ambassador To India Condoles Loss Of Lives Due To Cyclone

NEW DELHI, May 20 (NNN-PTI) – China’s ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, yesterday expressed condolences, on the loss of lives…

Okinawa Asks For State Of Emergency As Virus Numbers Soar

TOKYO, May 20 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Okinawa, yesterday, asked the central government to declare a state of emergency for the…

India Sees 4,529 More COVID-19 Deaths, Tally Nears 25.5 Million

NEW DELHI, May 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 25,496,330 today, with 267,334 new cases registered in the past…

Mongolia To Provide Financial Support To Olympic Athletes

ULAN BATOR, May 19 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – The Mongolian government has decided to provide a one-time financial assistance of 10 million…