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Brunei Reports 108 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Stands At 4,431

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 15 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 108 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the national tally to…

Taliban Official Urges Int’l Donors To Continue Humanitarian Aid For Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept 15 (NNN-ANA) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the new Taliban government, yesterday urged the international…

UN Calls For Quick Release Of 1.2 Billion USD Promised To Aid Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations yesterday appealed to countries that pledged 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in…

US ex-presidents Bush, Clinton, Obama band together to aid Afghan refugees

Former US Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and  Bill Clinton WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three former US presidents – Republican George…

Uzbekistan Sends Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan

TASHKENT, Sept 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan sent humanitarian aid to neighbouring Afghanistan, to help the Afghan people overcome the consequences…

5.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Aceh province in the western parts of…

COVID: 15, 669 New Cases In Msia, Bringing Cumulative Number To Over 2 Mln – Health DG

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia bagged the Silver Award at the ASEAN Cyberkids Camp 2021 organised by the Cambodian…

Security Warning By Japan On Terrorist Threats Unfounded – Senior Minister Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (NNN-Bernama) — A security warning issued by the government of Japan through its embassies in Southeast…

‘Lockdown’ Move No Longer Apt – Msian PM Ismail Sabri

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (NNN-Bernama) — The government’s decision to reopen more economic sectors was done as the ‘lockdown’ move…

Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.8 Pct In Second Quarter Of 2021 – Msian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (NNN-Bernama) — The unemployment rate in Malaysia dropped 0.3 per cent to 4.8 per cent in…