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Four Killed, Over 170,000 Affected By Strong Winds, Heavy Rains In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed and over 170,000 were affected, by days of strong gales and…

Two Killed, Two Injured In Nigeria Car Crash

ABUJA, Jun 5 (NNN-NAN) – Two people were killed and two others injured, in a road accident in Nigeria’s north-eastern…

FM Hishammuddin To Discuss Incursion Incident With Chinese Counterpart At The Sidelines Of Asean-China FM Special Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (NNNBernama) — Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is to discuss the Chinese air force incursion…

3,000 Doctors In India’s Madhya Pradesh Resign After Court Terms Their Strike “Illegal”

NEW DELHI, Jun 5 (NNN-PTI) – Nearly 3,000 striking junior doctors, working in six government medical colleges, in the central…

Number Of Babies Born In Japan Drops To Record Low In 2020

TOKYO, Jun 5 (NNN-NHK) – The number of babies born in Japan dropped to a record low in 2020, amid…

ASEAN Envoys In Myanmar For Talks On Current Situation

YANGON, Jun 5 (NNN-ANN) – Chairman of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung…

Canada’s Jobless Rate Edges Up In May

OTTAWA, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada’s unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percent to 8.2 percent in May, Statistics Canada said.…

FAO Warns Renewed Desert Locust Infestation In Ethiopia, Somalia

ADDIS ABABA, Jun 5 (NNN-ENA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), yesterday warned, swarms of desert locusts…

One Turkish Soldier Killed, Another Injured In Northern Syria

ANKARA, Jun 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A Turkish soldier was killed and another was injured, in a rocket attack by “terrorists”…

Facebook Suspends Trump’s Accounts For Two Years Under New Rules For Public Figures

SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Facebook yesterday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump, for two years, the maximum penalty…