5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, June 13 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5, shook Davao Oriental Province, in the southern Philippines on Saturday (today), the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs), said. The institute said, the quake, which struck at 10:11 a.m. local time, hit at a depth…

National Anthem Law Takes Effect In Hong Kong

HONG KONG, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, announced on Friday that, the National Anthem Ordinance has been published in the Gazette and came into effect Friday (yesterday). A government spokesperson, said that, the core legislative principle is to promote respect for the national…

Beijing Suspends Holding Sports Events

BEIJING, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Beijing’s Municipal Sports Competitions Administration Centre, issued a notice late on Friday, that suspends holding sports events with immediate effect. The decision came after two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing on Friday, according to the municipal government. “Due to changes in the…

Pakistani Gov’t Presents Budget For FY21 Amid COVID-Triggered Economic Woes

ISLAMABAD, June 13 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani government, on Friday, unveiled its budget for the fiscal 2020-21, amid economic slowdown and challenges triggered-off by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar, presented the budget of 7,294.9 billion rupees (about 44.17 billion U.S. dollars), for the…

Racism: International Cricket Council to use ‘common sense’ if players protest at Floyd death

DUBAI (UAE), June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cricket’s world body has said it will take a “common sense approach” to on-field protests over the killing of black American George Floyd when the sport resumes next month. Cricketers have joined other top sports stars in speaking out against racism and backing the…

International Criminal Court slams US sanctions move

THE HAGUE, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) hit back at a decision by US President Donald Trump to authorise sanctions against any official investigating American troops over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Trump said earlier that the United States would block US property and assets of…

India, Bangladesh See Record Spikes In Daily Increase, Japan Enacts Extra Budget To Cushion COVID-19 Impact

HONG KONG, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – India and Bangladesh saw record daily spikes of COVID-19 cases on Friday, as some Asia Pacific countries, like Japan are coping with the economic woe of the pandemic, by enacting a record supplementary budget. India’s health ministry reported 396 new deaths, besides 10,956 new…

China, ASEAN To Boost Digital Economy Cooperation In 2020

BEIJING, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will carry out cooperation in digital economy this year, according to the opening ceremony for the China-ASEAN digital economy cooperation year, held yesterday. China and ASEAN will expand cooperation in 5G, the internet of things, artificial…

Thousands more evacuated from site of Indian oil well blast

Environmentalists have warned of the danger of a catastrophe at the site of an Indian oil well explosion TINSUKIA (India), June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 7,000 people have been evacuated from the surrounds of a deadly oil well explosion in northeast India, authorities said, as environmentalists warned local wildlife was…

UN agency hopes to reach 11.1 mln people in Afghanistan with aid

Fragile Afghan health system receives ventilators, defibrillators, oxygen regulators, test kits, other items from Turkey UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — With the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on top of armed conflict and natural disasters in Afghanistan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday…
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