Asia

New Zealand Reports 49 New Community Cases Of COVID-19 Delta Variant

WELLINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 49 new community cases of Delta variant today, all in the largest…

Moderna To Recall COVID-19 Doses In Japan Over Stainless Steel Contaminants

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Moderna Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd said, they are working with the Japanese government…

Mongolia Logs Record Daily High Of 3,805 COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Sept 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded the highest daily count of 3,805 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases over…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 32,857,937

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,857,937 today, as 47,092 new cases were registered during…

France, Germany urge Iran to return speedily to nuclear deal talks

BERLIN, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and Germany urged Iran to return rapidly to nuclear negotiations, after a break in…

COVID-19 Continues To Carve Lethal Inroads Throughout Australian States

SYDNEY, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The COVID-19 outbreak, which began with just one case in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, in…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass 400,000 In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 2 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 402,640 yesterday, after 3,358 new cases…

AIIB Approves 250 Million-USD Loan To Jordan

AMMAN, Sept 2 (NNN-PETRA) – Board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), authorised 250 million-U.S.-dollar investment in…

Restaurants And Retail Operators Resume Operations In Bangkok

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand lifted most COVID-19 restrictions on retail and dining from yesterday, and permit gatherings of…

Covid-19: Half of global population without any social protections against pandemic, says UN

GENEVA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over half of all people in the world have no social protections, the United Nations…