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China Urges U.S. Not To Go Against Int’l Community

BEIJING, Apr 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – China, on Friday, urged the United States not to go against the international community. The…

COVID-19: 20 port authorities sign declaration to keep ports open

SINGAPORE, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  Twenty port authorities around the globe today signed a declaration to keep ports open to…

Covid-19: Philippines’ Pres Duterte threatens martial law if communist rebels disrupt virus aid

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte MANILA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to declare martial law if communist…

Covid-19: Singapore will ‘care for Indian migrant workers’, PM Lee assures Indian PM Modi

PM Lee (right) and Indian PM Modi SINGAPORE, April 24 (NNN-CNA) — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong assured his Indian…

Covid-19: Singapore cases cross 12,000 after 897 more confirmed

SINGAPORE, April 24 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore confirmed 897 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Friday, taking the national…

China’s first Mars exploration mission named Tianwen-1

BEIJING, April 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — China’s first Mars exploration mission has been named Tianwen-1, announced the China National Space Administration…

Covid-19: Muslims around Asia mark Ramadan with unprecedented virus lockdowns

JAKARTA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Muslims around the world began marking Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown on Friday with unprecedented bans…

Covid-19: Global cases near 2.7 million with 186,462 deaths

PARIS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 186,462 on Thursday, according…

Bangladesh not to accept new Rohingya refugee boats, earlier denied entry by Malaysia – Minister

DHAKA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bangladesh will not accept two boats carrying hundreds of reportedly starving Rohingya refugees, the country’s…

Tullow exits Uganda oil project, sells stake to Total for $575m

KAMPALA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tullow Oil has agreed to sell its assets in Uganda to the French energy giant…