Singapore Reports 117 New COVID-19 Cases
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 117 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed…
Nepali Gov’t Decides To Resume Scheduled International Flights From Sept 1
KATHMANDU, Aug 22 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Nepali government has decided to resume scheduled international flights from Sept 1, after nearly…
Roundup: All Nine Men Trapped In India’s Hydroelectric Plant Fire Killed
by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rescuers yesterday recovered bodies of all the nine people, who…
China To Raise Gasoline, Diesel Retail Prices Today
BEIJING, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – China will raise the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting today, the country’s top…
India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 2.9 Million, Philippines Confirms 4,786 New Cases
HONG KONG, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 2.9 million yesterday, as cases in Bangladesh climbed past 290,000,…
Thailand to extend state of emergency to end of September
BANGKOK, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand will extend the country’s state of emergency until the end of September – its fifth extension – citing the…
New Zealand mosque shooter to face survivors at sentencing
WELLINGTON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers in last year’s New Zealand mosque…
6.9-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS
JAKARTA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 6.9-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported, but there…
Hong Kong will suspend some legal cooperation with US, China says
China and US relations were already strained prior to the decision BEIJING, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hong Kong will suspend…
Update: Kim Jong-Un gives sister Yo-Jong ‘more responsibilities’
Jong-un and Yo-jong are said to be close SEOUL, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has delegated more responsibilities…