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Local Cases Continue To Increase In Sydney, Masks Reintroduced For Public Transport

SYDNEY, Jun 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), recorded one new locally acquired case of…

World Bank Says Cambodia’s Economy To Rebound By Four Percent This Year

PHNOM PENH, Jun 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow four percent in 2021, after contracting 3.1 percent…

US welcomes ‘clear commitment’ from Turkey to secure Afghanistan’s Kabul airport

WASHINGTON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States hailed Turkey’s promise to secure Kabul’s airport once US forces leave, saying…

Afghanistan Registers 2,313 New COVID-19 Cases With 101 Deaths

KABUL, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 2,313 new COVID-19 positive cases have been registered in Afghanistan, over the…

Indonesia Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Spike Since Late Jan

JAKARTA, Jun 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday recorded 12,624 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the…

Turkey Agrees To Secure Kabul Airport, S-400 Issue Remains Unresolved: Senior U.S. Official

WASHINGTON, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Joe Biden, and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed earlier this week…

DPRK Leader Says Pyongyang Should Prepare For Dialogue, Confrontation With U.S.

PYONGYANG, Jun 18 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said here…

Militants Battered In Northern, Western Afghanistan As Over 100 Killed In Three Days

KABUL, Jun 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fighting intensified in the northern Faryab and the western Herat and neighbouring Farah provinces of…

A Soldier Killed In Terrorist Attack In SW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Jun 18 (NNN-APP) – A soldier was killed when terrorists attacked military troops, deployed at security duties near an…

Government Takes Note of King’s Views, Will Take Follow-Up Actions – Malaysian PMO

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government has taken note and will take follow-up actions based on the Federal…