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Australia Promises Olympic Games Of Highest Standard As Brisbane Wins Bid

SYDNEY, Jul 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) applauded the success of Brisbane’s bid for the 2032 Summer…

Myanmar Drops Charges Against Some Arrestees Due To Suspension Of Court Proceedings Amid Pandemic

YANGON, Jul 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council, dropped some criminal cases with certain offenses, due to the suspension…

At Least 24 Killed, 31 Remain Missing After Storm Strikes Fishing Ships In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Rescuers found 24 bodies and kept searching for 31 other missing persons, after 18 fishing…

U.S. Strike Kills Three In NE Syria: Media

DAMASCUS, Jul 22 (NNN-SANA) – Three people were killed yesterday, by a U.S. attack in Syria’s north-eastern province of Hasakah,…

Taliban Now Control About Half Of Afghan District Centres: U.S. General

WASHINGTON, Jul 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan Taliban militants now control about half of the war-torn country’s 419 district centres, a…

Heavy Rainfall Hits Manila, The Philippines

MANILA, Jul 22 (NNN-PNA) – The state weather bureau yesterday warned of heavy rainfall in Metro Manila and nearby areas,…

Catastrophic Floods Sweep Through Western Europe, WMO Warns Of Extreme Weather Events

WESTERN EUROPE, Jul 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Devastating flash floods, due to intense rainfalls, have swept through several western European countries,…

Seven Missing In Ground Collapse In Northern Laos

VIENTIANE, Jul 21 (NNN-KPL) – Seven people are missing, in northern Laos’ Xieng Khuang province, after the ground collapsed under…

China’s Henan Records Heaviest Rainfall In 60 Years

HENAN, Jul 21 (NNN-ANI) – One person died and two went missing, in Central China’s Henan province, due to rainstorms…

14.6 Per Cent of Malaysian Population Completed Two-Dose Vaccination – Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 4,769,909 individuals or 14.6 per cent of the Malaysian population have…