Asia

Super Typhoon Goni Makes Landfall In Philippines

MANILA, Nov 1 (NNN-PNA) – Super Typhoon Goni, the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year, made landfall in…

Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan over cartoons

Protesters in South Asia have condemned Macron’s support for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons DHAKA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Muslims in…

Philippines orders evacuation as world’s strongest 2020 typhoon approaches

Residents wade in a flooded bridge over a swollen river due to heavy rains in Ilagan town, north of Manila,…

US judge sets up fresh roadblock in Pres Trump bid to ban China’s TikTok

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge issued an injunction temporarily blocking an executive order by President…

Covid-19: WHO registers record high of over 505,000 new cases in one day

GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-TASS) — The number of the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection worldwide has approached 44.9…

Update: Typhoon Molave leaves 27 dead, 50 missing in central, central highlands Vietnam

A flooded area in central Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province HANOI, Oct 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon…

Covid-19: First international, Chinese expert meeting on virus origin – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually,…

Nigeria to push back on US rejection of WTO candidate

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance ABUJA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria will lobby for its candidate to…

21 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam after typhoon brings destruction

QUANG NAM, Vietnam, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-one people have been killed and dozens more were feared dead after a…

India passes eight million coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI, Oct 31 (AGENCIES) – India passed eight million coronavirus cases and the world’s second-worst-hit country is bracing for…