Asia

Japanese PM Pledges Bold Climate Change Initiative, COVID-19 Containment

TOKYO, Oct 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, made a number of pledges during the delivery of his…

Pakistan’s First Ever Metro Train Service Starts Commercial Operation In Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 27 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s first ever metro train service, the Orange Line, started its commercial operation Sunday,…

Thai parliament starts two-day special session over ongoing protests

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Oct. 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand’s Parliament began a special session today to discuss the…

Zimbabwean president thanks China, Russia for support on sanctions removal

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa HARARE, Oct 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa thanked China and Russia for standing by…

Iran Denies Interfering In U.S. Presidential Elections

TEHRAN, Oct 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Guardian Council of Constitution, yesterday dismissed allegations, regarding his country’s “interference” in the U.S.…

COVID-19 Cases In Iran Rise To 568,896; Iraq Sees Decrease In Daily Infections

CAIRO, Oct 26 (NNN-MENA) – Iran’s COVID-19 cases increased to 568,896 yesterday, with an addition of 6,191 new infections. Meanwhile,…

Court filing: US insists on need to ban TikTok

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s administration has insisted on the need to ban TikTok due to…

Large Haul Of Narcotic Drugs Seized In Myanmar’s Eastern State

YANGON, Oct 26 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized a large haul of narcotic drugs worth over 2.5 billion kyats (over…

Covid-19: WHO chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

BERLIN, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for global solidarity in the rollout…

Australia, Singapore To Collaborate On Low-Emissions Technology

CANBERRA, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia and Singapore have committed to collaborate on the development of new technology, to reduce…