36th ASEAN Summit To Be Held Via Video Conference On June 26

HANOI, June 22 (NNN-VNA) – The 36th ASEAN Summit will be held via video conference on June 26, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quoted as saying, on Sunday. As ASEAN’s chair in 2020, Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, will chair the opening session, plenary session and special sessions…

Singapore Reports 262 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, June 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 262 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 42,095. Of the new cases, 97 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing. On Sunday, 718 more cases…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits North Vanlaiphai, India

NEW YORK, June 22 (NNN-UNI) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, jolted 18 km east of North Vanlaiphai, India, at 22:40:52 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 8.88 km, was initially determined to be at 23.1347 degrees north latitude, and…

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts, top flight alert issued

JAKARTA, June 21 (NNN-BERNAMA-XINHUA) — Indonesian volcano Mount Merapi erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash by up to six km high to the sky, and the highest level of flight alert was issued, Xinhua news agency reported citing the National Volcanology Agency. The agency said the wind was…

APSF endorses cancellation of 2020 Asean Para Games

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) has officially endorsed the cancellation of the 2020 ASEAN Para Games in the Philippines in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will now focus on the 2021 edition in Vietnam. The decision was reached on Friday after APSF held its Board…

Five Killed In Taliban Attack In N. Afghanistan: Official

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three police officers and two Taliban militants were killed and 16 people wounded, in a Taliban attack on a district police station in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, Saturday night, a local official confirmed today. “A batch of Taliban militants stormed Nahrin district police…

New Zealand Reports Two New COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 today, making the total case number to 1,161 in the country, Ministry of Health said in a statement. As with the five other cases reported last week, the two new cases were recent arrivals from overseas and…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass 400,000, Deaths Cross 13,000-Mark In India

NEW DELHI, June 21 (NNN-UNI) – The number of COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 400,000 mark today (Sunday), reaching 410,461, as the total deaths due to the virus crossed the 13,000-mark, reaching 13,254, said the latest data, released by the health ministry.– NNN-UNI

Rasuwagadhi-Kerung Border Point Between Nepal, China Likely To Reopen Next Week

KATHMANDU, June 21 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Rasuwagadhi-Kerung (Geelong) border point, between Nepal and China, is likely to reopen within a week after the closure for about five months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepali officials said. It is one of the two main border points for international trade between the…

Covid-19: Pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Chief of World Health Organization(WHO) GENEVA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday’s 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day, and nearly half of them in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.“The world is in a new and dangerous…
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