Asia

Sydney Aims To Wipe Out Virus With Testing Blitz

SYDNEY, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s largest city, Sydney, launched a COVID-19 testing blitz this week, in an attempt to…

S. Korea To Ban Classes In Seoul Metropolitan Area On COVID-19 Resurgence

SEOUL, Aug 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s education ministry said today that, classes will be banned in Seoul and its…

One Killed, 17 Injured, Scores Trapped In India’s Building Collapse

MUMBAI, Aug 25 (NNN-PTI) – One person was killed and 17 injured, while 43 others were feared trapped, after a…

Sonia Gandhi To Continue As President Of India’s Main Opposition Party

NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (NNN-UNI) – Sonia Gandhi, the interim president of India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress…

S. Korea Reports 280 More Covid-19 Cases, 17,945 In Total

SEOUL, Aug 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 280 more cases of COVID-19, as of 12:00 a.m. today local time,…

Strengthening B2B Ties With China Is Pakistan’s Foremost Priority: PM

ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said, strengthening the business-to-business (B2B) ties with China is a…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: MORE THAN 809,000 DEAD:…

Pakistani Army Flushes Out Militants Near Border With Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistani military gained area domination of some inaccessible pockets of land, in the country’s northwest…

ADB Approves 125-Million-USD Loan To Help Boost Philippines’ COVID-19 Response

MANILA, Aug 25 (NNN-ABN) – Asian Development Bank (ADB), said today, it approved a 125-million-U.S. dollar loan, to help the…

Singapore President Says Providing Job Security To Be Priority In Coming Years

SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore President, Halimah Yacob, said that, providing job security will be a priority for the…