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Feature: Displaced Afghan Families Suffer In Makeshift Camps, Hoping To Live In Peace

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bibi Maryam, a displaced woman in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh…

Bangladesh’s Export-Oriented Factories To Reopen Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

DHAKA, Aug 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government decided to allow export-oriented factories to resume production today (Aug 1), amid…

Cambodia Receives New Batch Of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine

PHNOM PENH, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – A plane carrying a new batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine landed in Phnom Penh,…

Pakistan Adds 4,950 New COVID-19 Cases With Over Eight Percent Positivity Rate

ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan added 4,950 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with a positivity rate…

India’s Index Of Eight Core Industries Rises 8.9 Percent In June

NEW DELHI, Jul 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s index of eight core industries increased by 8.9 percent in June, according to…

Afghan Airstrikes Kill 21 Militants In Northern Jawzjan Province

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Jul 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 21 militants were confirmed dead, as fighting planes struck Taliban positions…

Double Road Accidents Claim 20 Lives In Afghanistan

MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan, Jul 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 commuters were confirmed dead, in two road accidents, in eastern Laghman…

Mongolia Reports 1,286 New COVID-19 Cases, Six More Deaths

ULAN BATOR, Jul 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia reported 1,286 new COVID-19 infections, in the last 24 hours, taking the national…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 31,613,993

NEW DELHI, Jul 31 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,613,993 today, as 41,649 new cases were registered during…

WHO Urges Fast, Collective Actions As Cambodia Races Against COVID-19 Variants

PHNOM PENH, Jul 31 (NNN-AKP) – World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to Cambodia, Li Ailan, called for swift and collective…