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Singapore Reports 54 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 11 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health reported 54 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally in…

Indian Gov’t Says Forthcoming Census To Be Held Digitally

NEW DELHI, Aug 11 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said yesterday, the forthcoming census will be held digitally, the first…

Iran Urges U.S. To Quit Pressure Policy

TEHRAN, Aug 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that, the U.S. administration should give up the pressure…

Afghan Airstrikes Kill 47 Militants In Kandahar Province

KABUL, Aug 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Up to 47 militants have been confirmed dead, as fighter planes struck Taliban fighters’ hideouts…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Nears 32 Million With Over 28,000 New Infections

NEW DELHI, Aug 10 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,998,158 today, as 28,204 new cases were registered during…

Australian Researchers Warn Of Teens’ Excess Screen Time

SYDNEY, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian-led international research team, found teenage girls are more quickly susceptible than boys, to…

Japan’s Current Account Surplus Rises 50 Percent In First Half Of 2021

TOKYO, Aug 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s current account surplus grew 50.3 percent in the first half of 2021 from a…

Bomb Explodes In Afghan City Hospital, Four Injured

KHOST, Afghanistan, Aug 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people, including a security personnel member, sustained injuries, as a bomb went off…

Covid-19: US CDC urges avoiding travel to France, Iceland, Israel, Thailand

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against travel to Israel, France,…

US, China trade barbs at UN over South China Sea

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea…