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Sri Lankan President Inaugurates Construction Of Irrigation Tunnel By Chinese Company

COLOMBO, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, inaugurated the construction of an irrigation tunnel, to be undertaken…

Survey Finds 59 Percent Population In Brunei Open To COVID-19 Vaccination

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 7 (NNN-BBNEWS) – A total of 59 percent of Bruneians would definitely take the COVID-19 vaccine,…

Abd Jalil Hassan Is New Police Chief Of Malaysia’s Selangor State

PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Bukit Aman, the Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, named Pahang police chief, Abd Jalil Hassan,…

Covid-19 may have spread in Wuhan seafood market, but originated elsewhere: WHO expert

People eating in front of a restaurant in Wuhan, China’s central Hubei province on Feb 5, 2021 MOSCOW, Feb 6…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,814,304, As Active Cases Fall Below 150,000

NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,814,304 today, as 11,713 new cases were registered during…

Airstrikes Kill 18 Militants In E. Afghanistan: Gov’t

JALALABAD, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 18 Taliban militants were killed, when the Afghan Air Force struck a militants’…

Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 355,000 in past day – WHO

GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 355,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the…

UN has first contact with Myanmar military since coup

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has had its first contact with the military in Myanmar since…

Covid-19: US trade gap soars in 2020 amid pandemic disruptions

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US trade deficit surged in 2020 to its highest level since 2008, the government…

Iran Reports 7,061 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,452,380 In Total

TEHRAN, Feb 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian health authorities announced on Friday, 7,061 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s overall count…