Asia

10 Trapped As Landslides Hit Coal Mine In Indonesia’s South Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Ten miners are trapped underground, as landslides struck a coal mine in South Kalimantan province…

Iran To Stop IAEA Additional Protocol Inspections, If Nuke Parties Do Not Implement Commitments

TEHRAN, Jan 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, if the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…

Bhutan Conducts Mass Testing In Capital To Ease Lockdown

THIMPHU, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another mass testing for COVID-19 is underway in Thimphu city, Bhutan, since yesterday. This screening…

Japan’s At-Home COVID-19 Deaths Rise, As Self-Quarantine Numbers Soar

TOKYO, Jan 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) said, almost 200 people across the country, who had contracted…

Sri Lanka Re-opens Schools In Western Province For Higher Grades

COLOMBO, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities re-opened schools in the Western Province yesterday, for senior grades, after shutting…

Bangladesh Official Urges Chinese Businesses To Invest More

DHAKA, Jan 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh Planning Minister, MA Mannan, asked Chinese businesses to invest more in Bangladesh for mutual…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,667,736, Philippines’ Total Cases Near 515,000

HONG KONG, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Asia-Pacific countries as India reported 13,203 new…

Afghanistan Reports 36 new COVID-19 Cases, Tally At 54,595

KABUL, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghanistan reported 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, raising its national tally to 54,595, including…

Climate change: 480,000 killed by extreme weather this century

A flooded area of Buzi, central Mozambique, after the passage of cyclone Idai. PARIS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost half a…

Police Gives Nod To Protesting Farmers’ Tractor Rally In Indian Capital On Republic Day

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian police allowed protesting farmers to stage a tractor rally in the capital…