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Sri Lankan President Launches National Tree-Planting Programme For Children

COLOMBO, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, launched a national tree-planting programme, to encourage children to be…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,937,320

NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,937,320 today, as 11,610 new cases were registered during…

Japan Confirms 1,308 New COVID-19 Infections Ahead Of First Vaccine Rollout

TOKYO, Feb 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday confirmed 1,308 new daily COVID-19 infections, bringing the nation’s overall tally of cases…

Aussie State To End COVID-19 Lockdown After Zero New Cases

SYDNEY, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian state of Victoria will emerge from a snap five-day lockdown at midnight tonight,…

New Zealand To Conclude Its Deployment To Afghanistan This Year

WELLINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand will conclude its deployment of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to Afghanistan…

Malaysia-US Ties Expected To Remain Strong Under Biden’s Administration — Analyst

By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, Feb.17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s bilateral relations with the United States (US) is expected to…

Detained Myanmar President, State Counsellor To Be Treated In Line With Law: Military

YANGON, Feb 17 (NNN-MNA) – Cases against detained Myanmar President, U Win Myint, and State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi,…

Update: Death Toll In India Bus Plunge Rises To 45

NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in yesterday’s deadly bus plunge in the central Indian state of…

NATO will not leave Afghanistan before ‘time is right’

A US soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army base in Logar province BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North…

Many Feared Drowned As Bus Falls Into Canal In India

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – Many people are feared drowned, after a passenger bus, carrying at least 50 people…