Asia

24-Hour National Truck Strike Threatens Supply Chains Across Australia

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Starting from midnight tonight, some 7,000 truck drivers from one of Australia’s largest transport companies,…

Pakistan Records 4,016 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported 4,016 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and…

New Zealand Reports 70 New Community Cases Of COVID-19 Delta Variant

WELLINGTON, Aug 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand reported 70 new community cases of Delta variant today, bringing the total number…

Covid-19: WHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some misgivings

BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of the Sinovac…

Australia Approves COVID-19 Vaccines For Adolescents Amid Battle Against Third Wave Of Infections

CANBERRA, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia recommended vaccination for all individuals from 12 years old, extending the current recommendation for…

Pentagon bracing for more attacks after troops killed at Kabul airport

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday…

S.Korea’s Nuke Envoy To Visit Washington For Korean Peninsula Issue

SEOUL, Aug 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s nuclear envoy will visit Washington this weekend, to discuss issues on the Korean…

UN calls Afghanistan meet for Security Council permanent five

  UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called a meeting of the permanent members of…

Huawei To Help Pakistani Gov’t Develop World’s Largest Riverfront Smart City

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (NNN-APP) – Chinese tech giant, Huawei, and Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province’s urban development project, Ravi Urban Development…

Update: Kabul suicide bombings toll rises to 103

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (AGENCIES) — The death toll in the bombing attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday…