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…
India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Eight Million
NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the eight-million mark today, reaching 8,040,203, according to the latest…
Indonesia’s COVID-19 cases surpass 400,000
JAKARTA, Oct 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Indonesia’s COVID-19 cases surpassed the 400,000 mark after registering 4,029 new infections in the last 24 hours.…
Covid-19: Cases hit all-time high weekly number of over 2.8 m – WHO
GENEVA, Oct 28 (NNN-TASS) — The number of coronavirus cases worldwide increased by more than 2.8 million in the past…