Asia

China Launches New Relay Satellite

XICHANG, Jul 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – China successfully launched a new relay satellite, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, in south-west…

Indonesia Weighs Foreign Help In Fighting Second COVID-19 Wave: Minister

JAKARTA, Jul 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia plans to seek help from a number of foreign countries, if the daily COVID-19…

Indian Gov’t Warns Of COVID-19 Protocol Violations

NEW DELHI, Jul 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government, yesterday expressed concern over reports of people crowding hill stations and…

Myanmar Imposes Stay-At-Home Order In More Townships Due To COVID-19 Infections

YANGON, Jul 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Health and Sports Ministry, imposed a stay-at-home order in two townships of Nay Pyi…

Covid-19: WHO’s Covid weapons fight still $16.8 bn short

  GENEVA, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s global appeal for funding for coronavirus vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and…

Iraq Reports Record Daily COVID-19 Cases At 8,818

BAGHDAD, Jul 7 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported yesterday 8,818 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record, raising…

Explosion Kills One, Injures 20 In Afghanistan’s Southern Kandahar Province

KANDAHAR, Jul 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – One security force member was killed and 20 other people were wounded yesterday, after a…

Thai Factory Explodes, Firefighter Injured: Police

BANGKOK, Jul 7 (NNN-TNA) – Two explosions rocked a cosmetic and medical equipment factory, in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok yesterday, with…

Floods Hit 40 Villages In Westernmost Indonesian Province

JAKARTA, Jul 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 40 villages have been struck by floods, triggered by incessant rains since yesterday…

Suicide Rate In Philippines Up By 57.3 Percent In 2020

MANILA, Jul 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippines reported a 57.3 percent increase in suicide rate in 2020, from 2019, according to…