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Three Missing, 20 Wounded As Floods Hit Indonesian Capital

JAKARTA, Sept 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Flash floods and landslides struck Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, and its surrounding areas, leaving three people…

COVID-19 Death Toll Touches 100 Mark In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 22 (NNN-MNA) – The COVID-19 deaths touched the 100 mark in Myanmar with two new deaths, according to…

Covid-19: Over 60 wealthy nations join WHO’s vaccine plan

GENEVA, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries’ access…

Australian Medical Expert Warns Against “Complacency” As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Fall

CANBERRA, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Nick Coatsworth, welcomed the decline in COVID-19 cases, but…

Pilot Killed After Trainer Aircraft Crashes In India’s Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (NNN-PTI) – A pilot was killed yesterday, after his trainer aircraft crashed, in the northern Indian…

Bangladeshi PM: Second Wave Of Covid-19 May Strike This Oct-Nov

DHAKA, Sept 22 (NNN-BSS) – Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, said, the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic may begin in…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 350,621, Death Toll Reaches 4,979

DHAKA, Sept 22 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 1,705 new COVID-19 cases and 40 new deaths yesterday, bringing the total cases…

Sept 21 – A day to strengthen further the voice for global peace

File photo of UN Secretary-General António Guterres ringing the Peace Bell last year at the annual ceremony held at UN…

Iran Urges U.S. To Perform Duties, Respect Int’l Laws

TEHRAN, Sept 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, urged the United States to “return to the…

Update: ByteDance says TikTok Global plans public offering

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s ByteDance said that TikTok Global will launch a public offering of shares to…