Update: Kim Jong-Un gives sister Yo-Jong ‘more responsibilities’

Jong-un and Yo-jong are said to be close SEOUL, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has delegated more responsibilities to his aides, including his sister Kim Yo-jong, South Korea’s spy agency claims. Jong-un still maintains “absolute authority”, but handed various policy areas to others to reduce his stress levels,…

Iran nuclear deal: European nations ‘siding with Ayatollahs’ – US Sec of State Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused European allies of “siding with the ayatollahs” after they said the US could not reimpose sanctions on Iran. The UK, France and Germany said the US did not have the legal right to…

Update: Coronavirus bites back in Europe as Latin America tops 250,000 deaths

PARIS, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global health authorities said European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus caseswithout reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty. Worrying spikes in cases reported Thursday in France, Italy, Spain…

North Korea: Leader Kim Jong-un calls rare congress for ruling party

PYONGYANG, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called a rare congress of the ruling Workers’ Party for January to address policy “shortcomings” and lay out a new five-year plan for the isolated nation’s moribund economy. Kim made the announcement at a full meeting of the…

Six people die, 11 missing in floods in far-western Nepal

KATHMANDU, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least six people died and 11 are missing in a flood on a local stream at Ramaroshan Rural Municipality in far-western Achham district of Nepal, police and local government officials said. “The dead bodies of six people — three men and three women, have…

10 pro-gov’t militiamen, 7 militants killed in pre-dawn clashes in N. Afghanistan

TALUQAN (Afghanistan), Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) – Ten pro-government local militiamen and seven Taliban militants were killed in pre-dawn clashes in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province on Thursday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed. “Taliban attacked a security checkpoint of pro-government tribal militiamen, known as local uprising fighters, in surrounding areas of Khwaja…

COVID-19 Cases In Philippines Surge, Australian State Of Victoria Reports Fewest Cases Since July 13

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia Pacific, the number of cases in the Philippines surged on Wednesday while the Australian state of Victoria reported fewest cases since July 13. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 173,774 after…

Aussie National Airline Qantas Reports Loss Of 2.8-Billion-USD As Revenue Hit

SYDNEY, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national airline, Qantas, reported a 2.8-billion-U.S. dollar revenue hit, for the second half of the 2020 financial year, today, due to the crippling effects of COVID-19. In a statement to shareholders, the company posted an 89-million-U.S. dollar before tax profit, for the 12 months…

No Virus Found From Thais In Contact With Infected Malaysian Visitor: Health Authorities

BANGKOK, Aug 20 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said that, through contact tracing, they have not found any COVID-19 infection among those who had been in close contact with a Malaysian man who tested positive. The 46-year-old Malaysian visited Thailand and returned to Kuala Lumpur…

More Local Transmissions Of COVID-19 Reported In Myanmar, 396 Cases In Total

YANGON, Aug 20 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported two more locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 this morning, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 396, said the Health and Sports Ministry. One patient is a 41-year-old male, living in Sittwe township of Rakhine state who was under quarantine…
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