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Nigeria to push back on US rejection of WTO candidate

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance ABUJA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria will lobby for its candidate to…

21 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam after typhoon brings destruction

QUANG NAM, Vietnam, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-one people have been killed and dozens more were feared dead after a…

India passes eight million coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (AGENCIES) – India passed eight million coronavirus cases and the world’s second-worst-hit country is bracing for…

Sri Lanka capital go back into lockdown after virus surge

COLOMBO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sri Lanka’s capital go back into lockdown from Friday following a surge in coronavirus cases,…

US supports 1m American jobs in Indo Pacific in two years

HANOI, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States (US) Department ofCommerce has supported nearly one million American jobs and assistedover…

Typhoon death toll in Philippines jumps to 22, country braces for another storm

Image courtesy of PNA/PAGASA MANILA, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from Typhoon Molave has risen to 22, a…

APEC members united in strides to formulate vision statement, says SOM Chair

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — APEC 2020 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) chair Hairil Yahri Yaacob believes all its…

New Zealand requires compulsory testing for arriving int’l maritime crew

WELLINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The New Zealand government is moving to provide further protection against the chance of COVID-19…

Biden vows to strengthen alliance with S. Korea, push for N.K. denuclearisation

By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-YONHAP) — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged Friday to strengthen the alliance…

India To Launch Earth Observation Satellite On Nov 7

NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will launch an earth observation satellite (EOS) on…