Asia

First COVID-19 Variant Cases Reported In Japan

TOKYO, Dec 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s health ministry confirmed that, five people in quarantine at Japanese international airports tested positive…

Covid-19: WHO reports over 655,000 new daily cases

GENEVA, Dec 26 (NNN-TASS) — More than 655,000 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been recorded globally in the…

India’s Rajasthan To Track Over 800 British Tourists Amid Concerns Of Mutant COVID-19 Strain

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, began to track 811 British tourists,…

Bangladesh COVID-19 Cases Rise To 507,265, Death Toll Reaches 7,398

DHAKA, Dec 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 1,163 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths on Friday, making the tally…

Trade Between ASEAN, Shanghai Remains Strong Amid COVID-19

SHANGHAI, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Trade between Shanghai and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remained strong this year,…

Japan’s Ex-PM Abe Apologises In Parliament Over Funding Misstatements

TOKYO, Dec 26 (NNN-NHK) – Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, offered his apologies in the lower house of parliament…

Christmas celebrated under pandemic’s shadow

VATICAN CITY, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of millions acrossthe world celebrated pared-down Christmas festivities on Friday due tocoronavirus restrictions,…

Iraqi Shiite Leader Warns Iran, U.S. Not To Involve Iraq In Their Conflict

BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, warned Iran and the United States not to involve…

Singapore Reports 14 Imported COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Dec 26 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 14 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed…

Nepali PM Oli Reshuffles Cabinet

KATHMANDU, Dec 26 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Five days after dissolving the House of Representatives, Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, named…