Asia

Indonesia Begins Vaccinating Pregnant Women, Breastfeeding Mothers, Children

JAKARTA, Jun 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia launched COVID-19 vaccination programme for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children aged 12 to…

Australia On “High Alert” Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks: Health Minister

CANBERRA, Jun 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Health Minister, Greg Hunt, declared that, the country is on “high alert” with coronavirus…

Bangladesh Extends Closure Of Education Institutions As COVID-19 Cases Surpass 900,000

DHAKA, Jun 30 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government extended the ongoing closure of educational institutions for another month, in light…

Iran Not In A Hurry To Revive Nuclear Deal Under Current Administration

TEHRAN, Jun 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s current administration is not in a rush to push for negotiations, to revive the…

Chinese Nationals In Bangladesh Receive Second Sinopharm Vaccine Doses Under China’s “Spring Sprout” Programme

DHAKA, Jun 30 (NNN-BSS) – Chinese nationals in Bangladesh, yesterday received the second Sinopharm vaccine doses, under China’s “Spring Sprout”…

Uzbekistan To Boost Copper Production

TASHKENT, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan plans to increase annual copper production from the current 148,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes…

Malaysia To Revise 2021 GDP Growth Forecast Downwards

PUTRAJAYA, June 29 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast for 2021 will be revised downwards, taking into account…

Covid-19: Pakistan fears another coronavirus wave may hit next month

ISLAMABAD, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan on Monday reported its lowest daily coronavirus-related death toll during the third wave of…

Bangladesh opens probe into deadly Dhaka building explosion

Officials inspect the site of the Dhaka blast that killed at least seven people DHAKA, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bangladeshi…

Covid-19: US announces USD 41 million additional assistance to India

 WASHINGTON, June 29 (NNN-PTI) — The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to…