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Kazak President Says Closure Of Nuclear Test Site Largely Reduces Nuclear Threat To Int’l Community

NUR-SULTAN, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said, denuclearising the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, largely reduced the…
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Death Toll In Pakistan’s Torrential Rains Rises To 134

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (NNN-PPI) – The death toll in torrential rains that had been lashing Pakistan in separate spells since…
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Roadside Bombs Kill Seven, Wound Eight In Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Roadside bombs on Saturday killed seven people and wounded eight others across Afghansitan, officials said.…
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Thailand Finalising Plans To Allow 9-Month Stay In Phuket For Tourists

BANGKOK, Aug 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, said that, his ministry is in talks with…
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Three Killed, Seven Wounded In Fighting In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – Three people were killed, including a soldier, and seven other soldiers wounded, when government forces…
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Schools In India To Remain Shut Through Sept Due To COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (NNN-UNI) – Fresh guidelines were issued by India’s federal home ministry on Saturday for Unlock-4, which…
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COVID-19 Cases In The Philippines Surge To 213,131 With 3,637 New Infections

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 213,131, after the Department…
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Iran Registers 1,905 New COVID-19 Cases, 371,816 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s COVID-19 cases yesterday rose to 371,816, with the registration of 1,905 new infections over…
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State Council To Oversee Probe Into N China Restaurant Collapse

BEIJING, Aug 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Work Safety Committee of China’s State Council, will supervise investigation into Saturday’s restaurant collapse…
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  • August 29, 2020

Asean+3 reaffirm commitment to counter COVID-19 fallout

HANOI, Aug 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Economic ministers from the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan…