Advance Voting Starts For New Zealand 2020 General Election, Referendums

WELLINGTON, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Voting places across New Zealand opened their doors today, for voters to cast their advance votes for the 2020 General Election and referendums. According to the New Zealand Electoral Commission, nearly 450 advance voting places across the country are now open, with more voting places…

Hundreds Gather In Indian Capital City To Protest Gang rape, Murder Of Dalit Woman

NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (NNN-UNI) – Hundreds of people last night, gathered at Jantar Mantar, in the heart of Indian capital city, New Delhi, to protest against the gang rape and murder of a young Dalit woman in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The protesters, including civil society activists,…

Southeast Asia Records Over 700,000 COVID-19 Cases

JAKARTA, Oct 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian countries reached over 700,000 on Friday. The Philippines has the highest number of cases among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, with a total of 316,678. According to the Philippine Department of Health…

Philippine troops rescue man seized by suspected militants

ZAMBOANGA, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Philippine troops rescued a man who was held captive by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants after he managed to escape during a gunbattle, the military said. Regional military commander Lt Gen Corleto Vinluan Jr said troops rescued Rex Triplitt on Wednesday after his abductors fled during…

Vietnam says China military drills could harm maritime code talks

An aerial view of Qilianyu islands in the Paracel Islands chain, which China considers part of Hainan province but Vietnam also claims HANOI, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vietnam said that military drills conducted this week by Beijing in the South China Sea will hurt negotiations on a regional maritime code…

India says Pakistani fire kills 3 soldiers in Kashmir

1 Oct 2020 unprovoked Pakistani fire in Kashmir Indian army soldiers on top of their armoured vehicle after an overnight gunbattle south of Srinagar SRINAGAR (Kashmir), Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Indian army accused Pakistan of killing three soldiers and wounding four in shelling along the highly militarized frontier dividing…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un tours flood-hit town, sister reappears in public

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects sites of reconstruction in Kimhwa County PYONGYANG, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected recovery efforts in a flooded village, his latest visit to areas damaged by recent typhoons, while his sister reappeared in public for the first time…

Covid-19: Six months after shutting its borders, Australia to allow New Zealanders to enter

A cyclist wears a protective face mask in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public SYDNEY, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia will within weeks allow residents of New Zealand to enter the country without having to quarantine, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said,…

India’s medical device industry projected to grow to US$50 bln by 2025

NEW DELHI, Oct 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India’s medical device industry offers big investment opportunities and is projected to grow 28 per cent annually to reach US$50 billion (US$1 = RM4.15) by 2025, a federal minister said Thursday. Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said the pharmaceuticals and medical equipment sectors…

UK to exclude Chinese students from sensitive subjects – Times

LONDON, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain is to tighten rules about which subjects foreign students can study at its universities in a move to prevent the theft of intellectual property by Chinese students, the Times newspaper reported. Under Britain’s Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS), postgraduate applicants from abroad already require…
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