5.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued
TOKYO, Apr 23 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5, on Thursday (today), struck Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, according…
S.Korea To Launch Construction For Southern Section Of Inter-Korean Railway
SEOUL, Apr 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea decided to launch the construction of the southern section of the inter-Korean railway,…
Gun Battle Kills Seven, Including Five Militants In N. Afghanistan
KABUL, Apr 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven fighters, including five militants and two security personnel, have been confirmed dead, as clash…
Indonesian Capital Extends Partial Lock-down Amid COVID-19 Spread
JAKARTA, Apr 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday, decided to extend the partial lock-down in the city,…
India COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 652 As Total Cases Reach 20,471
NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, on Wednesday evening, said, 12 new deaths due to the…
Chinese Experts Hold Discussions With Malaysian Practitioners On TCM against COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A team of medical experts sent by the Chinese government to Malaysia, held a…
S. Korean economy shrinks 1.4 pct in Q1 amid virus fallout, sharpest contraction since 2008
SEOUL, April 23 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korea’s economy shrank 1.4 percent on-quarter in the first quarter of this year, as…
Large-scale social restrictions in Jakarta extended till May 22
By Mohd Shukri Ishak JAKARTA, April 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Jakarta, aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19,…
Covid-19 very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation – WHO
A building of the World Health Organization (WHO) GENEVA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said that…
Covid-19: Afghan president tested negative after palace outbreak
KABUL, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has tested negative for the coronavirus, an official said, days after…