Latest: Provincial Council Member Shot Dead In E. Afghanistan

GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Sept 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Gunmen shot and killed a deputy provincial councillor, in Gardez city, capital of eastern Paktia province, this morning, the latest in a string of targeted attacks in the country, the provincial governor said.– NNN-XINHUA

Myanmar Reports Five More COVID-19 Deaths, 154 New Cases

YANGON, Sept 19 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported five more COVID-19 deaths with 154 new cases this morning, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry. As of this morning, the death toll reached 75, while the number of infections was recorded at 4,621, the release said. During the…

Indian State-Owned Shipping Company To Start New Vessel Service To Maldives From Monday

MUMBAI, Sept 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), will commence new direct vessel service to the Maldives from Monday, the company said. It will be a container and break-bulk cargo service, with the support of the country’s shipping and external affairs ministry, the company said. The…

New Zealand Reports Two New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Of the two new cases, one was a recent returnee, in a managed isolation facility, and the second was a community case, with its source still being investigated,…

Cambodia Slams Two U.S. Politicians For Interfering In Country’s Internal Affairs

PHNOM PENH, Sept 19 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia lashed out at two U.S. politicians, for interfering in the country’s domestic affairs, after they called for the release of jailed activists. Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, said that, the kingdom is disappointed by the politically-motivated allegations made on Sept 15, by two U.S. political…

Thai Prosecutors To Indict Red Bull Scion Of Cocaine Use, Reckless Driving In Hit-And-Run Saga

BANGKOK, Sept 19 (NNN-TNA) – Thai prosecutors announced their decision to indict Red Bull scion, Vorayuth Yoovidhya, on charges of cocaine use and reckless driving, which caused the death of a junior police officer in the hit-and-run case in 2012. The decision to indict Vorayuth came, two months after public…

Uzbekistan Police Arrest 15 Members Of Radical Islamic Group

TASHKENT, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fifteen members of the radical Islamic group, Hizb ut-Tahrir, were arrested, after a police and security service joint raid in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand region, Samarkand police department said yesterday. The joint operation was carried out in Taylak, Samarkand, Urgut districts and the city of Samarkand, a…

CPEC To Boost Regional Connectivity, Benefit Central Asian Countries: Pakistani President

ISLAMABAD, Sept 19 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, told his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, in a telephone conversation that, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), would boost regional connectivity, the president house said. Alvi said, countries of the region, particularly Afghanistan and Central Asian countries, would tremendously benefit from CPEC’s…

Prague Zoo shuts exhibit to protect primates from Indonesia

PRAGUE, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic has announced it is closing its popular “Indonesian Jungle” exhibit from Saturday as there is a risk of the orangutan and the macaque monkeys catching Covid-19 from visitors. In the exhibit visitors first walk through a mock cave where…

US to ban TikTok downloads, WeChat use from Sunday

Video sharing app Tiktok displayed on a tablet screen in Paris WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States ordered a ban on downloads of popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok and use of the messaging and payment platform WeChat, saying they threaten national security.The move, to be implemented Sunday, comes…
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