Asia

Indian Gov’t Decides To Import One Million Tonnes Of Potatoes

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (NNN-UNI) – India’s federal government, decided to import one million tonnes of potatoes, to check rising…

India’s Tamil Nadu State To Reopen Educational Institutions, Cinemas

NEW DELHI, Nov 1 (NNN-PTI) – Local government in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, announced that, local movie theatres…

Iran Extends COVID-19 Restrictions To More Cities Until Nov 14

TEHRAN, Nov 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, yesterday, announced the extension of restrictive measures to most Iranian cities,…

Super Typhoon Goni Makes Landfall In Philippines

MANILA, Nov 1 (NNN-PNA) – Super Typhoon Goni, the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year, made landfall in…

Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan over cartoons

Protesters in South Asia have condemned Macron’s support for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons DHAKA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Muslims in…

Philippines orders evacuation as world’s strongest 2020 typhoon approaches

Residents wade in a flooded bridge over a swollen river due to heavy rains in Ilagan town, north of Manila,…

US judge sets up fresh roadblock in Pres Trump bid to ban China’s TikTok

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge issued an injunction temporarily blocking an executive order by President…

Covid-19: WHO registers record high of over 505,000 new cases in one day

GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-TASS) — The number of the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection worldwide has approached 44.9…

Update: Typhoon Molave leaves 27 dead, 50 missing in central, central highlands Vietnam

A flooded area in central Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province HANOI, Oct 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon…

Covid-19: First international, Chinese expert meeting on virus origin – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually,…