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Covid-19: 1,000 Cuban, Haitian migrants stranded in Colombia

BOGOTA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The closing of Panama’s border due toCovid-19 has stranded a thousand migrants — most from…

US: Taliban have ‘not met their commitments’ in Afghan peace deal

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban are not meeting thepromises they made in the peace agreement with the United…

Covid-19: WHO virus experts poised to start Wuhan fieldwork

WUHAN (China), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Experts from the World Health Organization met Chinese officials Friday ahead of their first…

Zhaparov Takes Office As Kyrgyz President

BISHKEK, Jan 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sadyr Zhaparov, officially took office as the new Kyrgyz president yesterday, to be the sixth…

Uzbek, S. Korean Leaders Hold Video Meeting To Develop Trade Ties

TASHKENT, Jan 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, held a virtual summit…

COVID-19 Vaccines From India Arrive In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jan 29 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka yesterday received 5,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine gifted by India, the country’s first…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 139,152 In Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 29 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 139,152 in Myanmar yesterday, according to the Health…

Brunei Issues Guidelines For Chinese New Year After Recording More Imported COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 29 (NNN-ANN) – The Brunei government yesterday released a direction for precautionary measures, during the upcoming…

Covid-19: WHO team ends quarantine, starts Wuhan probe under global glare

WUHAN (China), Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) left quarantine in Wuhan…

Three Injured As Blast Hits Police Van In Afghanistan’s Eastern Nangarhar

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three policemen were injured, as a blast struck a police vehicle, in the Surkh…