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11 Killed After Boat Capsizes In Lake In Pakistan’s Sindh

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (NNN-APP) – A boat of picnickers capsized in a lake, in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh last…

Covid-19: Mexican president says will get Russian vaccine if effective

MEXICO CITY, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would be among the first…

Laos To Face Sharp Decline In Remittances Due To COVID-19

VIENTIANE, Aug 18 (NNN-KPL) – Remittances in Laos are projected to decline by about 50 percent in 2020, as a…

US: White House advisor Kushner urges Saudi to normalise ties with Israel

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House advisor Jared Kushner said it would be…

Thai Authorities Discover Three Dead Bodies Of Insurgents In Rice Field

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thai authorities found bodies of three suspected insurgents in a rice field, in Thailand’s restive…

Thailand Not Immune To Second Wave Of Infections: Health Experts

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Despite Thailand passing a record 80 days free from locally acquired infections of COVID-19, Thai…

Metro Manila Reverts To More Relaxed COVID-19 Restrictions

MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – Restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila and the four…

Japan’s Abe Leaves Tokyo Hospital After 7-Hour Checkup, Rumours Still Swirl About Health

TOKYO, Aug 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, left hospital in Tokyo yesterday evening, after a seven-hour checkup,…

6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Central Philippines

MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, shook Masbate province, in the central…

COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 50,000 In India

NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (NNN-UNI) – The total COVID-19 deaths surpassed 50,000, reaching 50,921, in India on Monday, said federal…