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Japan’s Abe Admitted To Hospital For Health Checkup

TOKYO, Aug 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, checked into a hospital in Tokyo today, for what one…

Australian Scientists Team Up With Mining Giant To Study “Clean” Coral Reef

CANBERRA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national science agency, formed a partnership with mining giant BHP, to study the Ningaloo…

21 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghanistan Clashes

KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 21 Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded, in two Afghan provinces…

Rains Trigger Flood In India’s Telangana State

NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains triggered flooding in several areas of the southern Indian state of Telangana,…

18 Killed, 21 Missing In Massive Nepal Landslide

KATHMANDU, Aug 16 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Personnel from Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army, along with local people, continued…

Nepal Introduces 1,000-Rupee Notes Enabling Visually Impaired To Identify

KATHMANDU, Aug 16 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s central bank introduced 1,000-rupee banknotes with a feature enabling the visually impaired people to…

Major Continuous Beam For Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed-Railway Built

BEKASI, Aug 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Construction for a major continuous beam of the China-built Jakarta-Bandung high-speed-railway (HSR) in West Java…

Over 8.1 Million People Affected By Floods In India’s Bihar, 25 Dead

NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (NNN-UNI) – Floods in India’s eastern state of Bihar affected over 8.1 million people, officials said…

Hezbollah Leader Says Israel To Pay Heavy Price If Behind Beirut’s Blasts

BEIRUT, Aug 15 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah Leader, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, announced that, Israel will pay a heavy price, if investigations…

Large Haul Of Drugs Seized In Myanmar’s Southern State

YANGON, Aug 15 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized a large haul of narcotic drugs in southern Mon state, according to…