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S.Korea Raises Interest Rate By 25 Basis Points To 0.75 Percent

SEOUL, Aug 26 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s central bank, today, raised its policy rate by 25 basis points, marking the…

Palestinian Man Succumbs To Injury Sustained In Protest Against Israel

GAZA, Aug 26 (NNN-WAFA) – A 32-year-old Palestinian man, named Osama Id’eih, died in hospital, due to a critical injury…

Roundup: Egypt Renovates Monuments In Luxor To Invigorate City’s Charm

LUXOR, Aug 26 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, paid a visit yesterday, to the country’s monument-rich city of…

Three Security Forces Members Killed In Bank Robbery In Myanmar’s Western State

YANGON, Aug 26 (NNN-MNA) – Three members of the security forces were shot dead, by some armed men, at a…

Nepal’s Largest Party Splits With Faction Registering New Party

KATHMANDU, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), the largest political party in Nepal, was…

UN Officials, Envoys Highlight Humanitarian Needs In Syria

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN officials and representatives of member countries, noted that, escalating conflict and a deepening…

Malaysian PM, Opposition Agree To Create More Conducive Environment For People

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he reached agreement with three key leaders…

Thailand Hopes To Produce Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine By Year End

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s home-grown messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine called ChulaCov19 is…

Malaysia’s National Heart Institute Performs Asia’s First Innovative Heart Valve Treatment

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s National Heart Institute (IJN) became the first hospital in Asia to succeed in…

Malaysia’s Daily COVID-19 Tally Remains Above 20,000 Mark, 22,642 Cases Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s daily tally of COVID-19 cases remained above the 20,000-mark as 22,642 new cases…