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Busan Film Fest Festival takes off amid COVID-19 pandemic

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho sends a congratulatory video message to the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which opened Oct.…

50 Kg Of ICE Seized In Myanmar’s Eastern State

YANGON, Oct 21 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 50 kg of methamphetamine (ICE) in eastern Shan state, according to the…

Indonesia, Japan To Start Reciprocal Business Travels Amid Pandemic

JAKARTA, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia and Japan agreed to reopen reciprocal business travels, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the two…

New Zealand Reports 11 COVID-19 Cases From Large Group Of Int’l Fishermen

WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 11 imported COVID-19 cases, from a large group of international fishermen on…

COVID-19: 368,842 cases, 12,734 deaths in Indonesia so far

JAKARTA, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Indonesia has recorded 3,602 new cases of COVID-19 within a period of 24 hours, bringing the total number…

Hong Kong, Singapore establish bilateral air travel bubble

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral Air…

US charges Russians with cyber attacks on Ukraine, French elections, Olympics

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six Russian military intelligence officers have been charged in the United States with carrying out…

Uzbekistan Plans To Allocate Almost Two Billion USD To Healthcare System In 2021

TASHKENT, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan is planning to allocate 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, to the healthcare system in 2021,…

Iran Ready To Sign “Military, Security” Agreements With Gulf States

TEHRAN, Oct 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Defence Minister, Amir Hatami, said, Iran is ready to sign “military and security” agreements…

Aussie Students Tackle Final School Exams Under Strict COVID-19 Conditions

SYDNEY, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Roughly 70,000 students in the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW), commenced their Higher…