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Road Accident Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Oct 21 (NNN-ANA) – Six commuters lost their lives and four others sustained injury, as their vehicle plunged…

Foreign Travellers To Japan Fall 99 Percent In Sept From Pre-Pandemic Level

TOKYO, Oct 21 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan dropped over 99 percent in Sept, compared with…

US, Europeans condemn NKorea submarine missile launch at UN

 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, Britain and France confirmed to the UN that North Korea has…

Fitch Solutions Foresees Malaysia’s Consumer Spending Recovery In 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Consumer spending in Malaysia will begin its recovery in 2022, with household spending forecast…

India Administers Over One Billion Vaccine Doses As COVID-19 Tally Rises To Over 34 Million

NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (NNN-PTI) – India achieved a major milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, Health Minister,…

Sri Lanka To Amend Laws To Ban Cattle Slaughter

COLOMBO, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet, approved to amend existing laws to ban cattle slaughter in the country,…

India To Relax Quarantine Rules For Foreign Travellers

NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government decided to relax the quarantine rules for international passengers arriving from…

S. Korea’s Export Grows 36.1 Percent In First 20 Days Of Oct

SEOUL, Oct 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export logged a double-digit growth in the first 20 days of Oct, owing…

Australia’s New South Wales State To Fund Pilot Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Facility

SYDNEY, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) is set to become home to Australia’s first mRNA and…

“Victory In Sight” In Australia’s COVID-19 Fight: PM

CANBERRA, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, paid tribute to Melburnians for enduring over 260 days of…