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Non-Essential Services Resume In Vietnamese Capital With Eased COVID-19 Restrictions

HANOI, Sept 21 (NNN-VNA) – Non-essential services, including hair salons and restaurants, across the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, reopened today, due…

Japanese Gov’t Decides To Call Extraordinary Diet Session On Oct 4

TOKYO, Sept 21 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government decided today, at a cabinet meeting, to call an extraordinary Diet session…

Additional Mental Health Support In Australian Capital Amid COVID Lockdown

CANBERRA, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Andrew Barr, today announced increased support for…

India Reports 26,115 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 33,504,534 today, with 26,115 new confirmed cases registered in…

Universal Beijing Resort Starts Formal Operation

BEIJING, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Universal Beijing Resort, currently the largest in scale worldwide, opened to the public yesterday,…

COVID: Almost 80 Per Cent Of Malaysia’s Adult Population Fully Vaccinated As Of Monday

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 18,648,795 individuals or 79.6 per cent of the country’s adult population…

Covid-19: US to relax travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign air travellers in November

The US will relax entry rules for travellers from the UK and European Union who are vaccinated against Covid-19 WASHINGTON,…

Indonesia Reports 1,932 New COVID-19 Cases, 166 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Sept 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,932 within one day, to 4,192,695,…

New Zealand To Pass Counter-Terrorism Law After Horror Stabbings, Mass Shootings

WELLINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A counter-terrorism legislation bill, returned to parliament for its second reading, in an important step…

Cambodia Inoculates 75 Percent Of Population Against COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Sept 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 12.05 million people, or…