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 erupted in Darqad district of the northern Takhar province today, a spokesman for the army in the northern region, Abdul Hadi Jamal, said. The clash erupted after a group of…

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, as the COVID-19 virus continues spreading. Jakarta’s Governor, Anies Baswedan announced that the partial lock-down, which was planned to end on Thursday (today), will be extended to May 22. “We…

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 COVID-19, besides fresh 487 positive cases, were reported, since the morning, across the country, taking the number of deaths to 652 and total cases to 20,471. “As of 5:00 p.m.…

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 discussion session with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) associations, practitioners and companies here on Wednesday, to shed some lights on TCM’s role in fighting COVID-19 outbreak in China. Three members of…

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 the coronavirus pandemic crippled industrial output, consumer spending and job markets, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday. It marked the sharpest quarterly contraction since the fourth quarter of 2008,…

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, had been extended until May 22. PSBB was imposed beginning March 15 through the enforcement of several regulations in stages before being tightened on April 23 which among others saw the mandatory…

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 all available evidence suggests that the novel coronavirus originated in bats in China late last year and it was not manipulated or constructed in a laboratory U.S. President Donald Trump…

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 newsleaked out of an outbreak among his staff. “The President is healthy and is leading government efforts on all fronts.All precautions are in place to make sure his work environment…

Covid-19: US state Missouri sues China’s leaders over virus

JEFFERSON CITY (Missouri, US), April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US state of Missouri sued China’s leadership over the COVID-19 coronavirus, seeking damages over what it described as deliberate deception and insufficient action to stop the pandemic. The first-of-a-kind state lawsuit comes amid calls in Congress to punish China and a…

Covid-19: 259 Bangladeshis returns, 719 foreigners leave by special flights

DHAKA, April 22 (NNN-BSS) — Five special flights including one from Bangladesh Air Force bring back 259 Bangladeshis and taking away 719 foreigners from here amid ongoing flight suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. Of the Bangladeshi nationals, 169 arrived here from India, 70 from the Maldives and 20 from Turkey…
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