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47.8 Per Cent Of Malaysia’s Population Fully Vaccinated – JKJAV

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 47.8 per cent of the country’s population or 15,606,818 individuals, have…

UN chief to host Afghanistan aid meeting in Geneva on Sept 13: spokesman

 UNITED NATIONS, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Geneva to convene a high-level…

US sanctions 4 Iranians over alleged plot to kidnap NY-based journalist

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has sanctioned four Iranian intelligence operatives behind a failed plot to kidnap…

Calls To Banks Up 20 Percent, Through COVID-19 Lockdown In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Number of customers contacting banks increased 20 percent, since New Zealand went into COVID-19 alert…

China-Hosted Forum To Speed Up Development Of Low-Carbon Energy: Cambodian PM

PHNOM PENH, Sept 4 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said yesterday that, the China-hosted Taiyuan Energy…

Sec-Gen Guterres thanks member states for keeping UN operations in Afghanistan going

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres thanked several member states for helping keep UN operations in…

UNHCR Not Seeing Large Influx Of Afghans Crossing Into Pakistan, Iran: Official

GENEVA, Sept 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Afghanistan could face a major crisis without trade and support flows, and the international community…

First Flight Carrying Food Assistance After U.S. Evacuation Entres Kabul Airport

KABUL, Sept 4 (NNN-ANA) – A United Arab Emirates (UAE) plane, loaded with food supplies, landed in Hamid Karzai International…

Singapore Reports 219 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health reported 219 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally in…

Four Indonesian soldiers killed in Papua guerrilla attack

Soldiers carrying coffins of comrades in Sorong, in Indonesia’s breakaway region of Papua, after an ambush killed four Indonesian soldiers…