New Zealand Completes Two Million Tests For COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Apr 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 today, at a time when the country completed two million tests for the viral disease, or about two-fifths of its total population, said the health ministry in a statement. There was no new case of COVID-19, either…

Bangladesh To Ease Lockdown Restrictions For Shops, Malls From Today

DHAKA, Apr 25 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government, decided to reopen all shops and malls in the country from today, despite the ongoing lockdown which remains from Apr 22 to 28. Bangladeshi authorities decided to let shops and malls open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, while strictly…

Pakistani PM Expresses Solidarity With India As Pandemic Sets New Records

ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, yesterday expressed solidarity with India, as the COVID-19 pandemic sets new records of positive cases and deaths in India. The prime minister, said on Twitter that, he wanted to express solidarity with the people of India, as they battle a…

Iran Reports 18,230 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,377,039 In Total

TEHRAN, Apr 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian health ministry, yesterday reported 18,230 COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 2,377,039. The pandemic has so far claimed 69,120 lives in Iran, up by 374 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said. A total of…

ASEAN Leaders Call For Constructive Dialogue Over Myanmar Situation

JAKARTA, Apr 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), reached a five-point consensus yesterday, on the situation in Myanmar, calling for “constructive dialogue” among all parties concerned. According to the chairman’s statement, issued after an in-person leaders’ meeting held in Jakarta, ASEAN leaders had a…

Indian Gov’t Exempts Customs Duty On Import Of COVID-19 Vaccines, Oxygen

NEW DELHI, Apr 25 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday decided to exempt basic customs duty, on imports of COVID-19 vaccines, medical grade oxygen, for a period of three months, said a senior official. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting, chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to review…

Covid-19: One billion jabs – a pin-prick of hope for humanity

PARIS, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On Dec 8, 90-year-old British woman Margaret Keenan, resplendent in her Christmas T-shirt, received the Western world’s first Covid vaccination — a chink of light at the end of the tunnel for humanity after a devastating pandemic year. Six months on, nearly one billion Covid…

Searchers Find Debris From Missing Indonesian Submarine

JAKARTA, Apr 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian searchers have found debris, believed to be from the missing submarine, in waters off Bali Island, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono said. The condition of the 53 people aboard the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine cannot be determined, he told a press conference.…

Brunei Maintains Border Closure With Malaysia For Another Two Weeks

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Apr 24 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), announced that the temporary suspension of cross-border activities between Brunei and Malaysia will be extended for another two weeks, up to May 7, 2021. The temporary suspension on entry of foreign nationals via land and sea ports, including…

Eight Killed After Glacial Burst Triggers Avalanche In India’s Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, Apr 24 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people were killed and six others rescued in critical condition, after part of a glacier collapsed, triggering an avalanche in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said today. According to officials, 384 others, mostly belonging to India’s Border Roads Organisation…
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