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Myanmar Imposes Stay-At-Home Order In More Townships Due To COVID-19 Infections

YANGON, Jul 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Health and Sports Ministry, imposed a stay-at-home order in two townships of Nay Pyi…

Covid-19: WHO’s Covid weapons fight still $16.8 bn short

  GENEVA, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s global appeal for funding for coronavirus vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and…

Iraq Reports Record Daily COVID-19 Cases At 8,818

BAGHDAD, Jul 7 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported yesterday 8,818 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record, raising…

Explosion Kills One, Injures 20 In Afghanistan’s Southern Kandahar Province

KANDAHAR, Jul 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – One security force member was killed and 20 other people were wounded yesterday, after a…

Thai Factory Explodes, Firefighter Injured: Police

BANGKOK, Jul 7 (NNN-TNA) – Two explosions rocked a cosmetic and medical equipment factory, in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok yesterday, with…

Floods Hit 40 Villages In Westernmost Indonesian Province

JAKARTA, Jul 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 40 villages have been struck by floods, triggered by incessant rains since yesterday…

Suicide Rate In Philippines Up By 57.3 Percent In 2020

MANILA, Jul 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippines reported a 57.3 percent increase in suicide rate in 2020, from 2019, according to…

Macron, Merkel hold video talks with China’s Xi

  PARIS, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed issues ranging from climate…

77 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghan Air Force Airstrikes: Gov’t

KABUL, Jul 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 77 Taliban militants were killed, as Afghan Air Force increases airstrikes across the…

Japan’s Household Spending Increases In May Amid Recovery From COVID-19 Slump

TOKYO, Jul 6 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s household spending in May soared 11.6 percent, compared to a year earlier, after jumping…