Covid-19: Cases worldwide pass 19 million
PARIS/GENEVA, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has passed 19 million, according to tally from…
US Pres Trump signs executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent after 45 days
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order barring transactions with the Chinese…
China sentences Canadian to death on drugs charge
Ketamine has become popular as a recreational drug GUANGZHOU (China), Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese court has sentenced a…
US to submit UN resolution on Iran arms next week
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will submit a UN Security Council resolution next week to extend an…
Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
HIROSHIMA (Japan), Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with…
Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa family heads for huge election win
COLOMBO, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The party of Sri Lanka’s rulingRajapaksa brothers headed for a landslide win in aparliamentary election…
Covid-19: ADB approves additional $3m grant to support Bangladesh against pandemic following $603m earlier loan
DHAKA, Aug 7 (NNN-BSS) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional $3 million as grant assistance for procuring…
Bangladesh to send medical team and emergency supplies to Lebanon; 4 Bangladeshis killed, at least 100 injured
DHAKA, Aug 7 (NNN-BSS) == Bangladesh will send a medical team with emergency medical and food supplies to Lebanon as…
Updated: Former Malaysian Finance Minister arrested, to be charged Friday
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in…
Bihar Flood Situation Worsens
BIHAR, Aug 6 (NNN-UNI) – Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, made an aerial survey of the affected areas of north Bihar…