Covid-19: India reports record cases; priest who shared stage with PM Modi tests positive
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) performs a religious ritual during the groundbreaking ceremony of a grand Hindu temple in…
North Korea lifts lockdown in border town after WHO said suspected COVID-19 case ‘inconclusive’
People wearing protective face masks walk amid concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pyongyang PYONGYANG, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: South Korean doctors strike over plan to train more medical students as cases surge
SEOUL, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About a quarter of South Korea’s medical clinics closed on Friday for a one-day strike…
Afghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners
The prisoners after President Ashraf Ghani ordered their release KABUL, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Afghan government has begun releasing…
Update: New Zealand virus outbreak spreads beyond Auckland
AUCKLAND, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand’s resurgent coronavirus outbreak has spread beyond Auckland, health officials said Friday, in a…
New Zealand scrambles to contain coronavirus resurgence as it heads towards election
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern WELLINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand was scrambling to trace the source of its first…
Bangladesh to ink agreement with Algeria to increase bilateral trade
DHAKA, Aug 14 (NNN-BSS) –Bangladeshi Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said Bangladesh and Algeria have agreed to ink an agreement to…
US Pres Trump says Hong Kong can ‘never succeed’ under China control
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump saidthat Hong Kong’s global financial center will “go to hell”under tightened…
Covid-19: Global coronavirus deaths top 750,000
PARIS, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic has killedmore than 750,000 people worldwide since it first emerged in China…
Flight warning as Indonesia’s Mt Sinabung erupts again
JAKARTA, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted again with a string of blasts that sent plumes of ash…