Philippine Population Up To Over 109 Million In 2020
MANILA, Jul 8 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine population climbed to over 109 million in 2020, according to data released by the…
Maldives To Ease Restrictions Amid Lower Daily COVID-19 Cases
MALE, Jul 8 (NNN-PSM) – Maldives will lift an ongoing curfew and ease restrictions, aimed at curbing the spread of…
Asia-Pacific Countries Remain On High Alert As Record High COVID-19 Cases Reported
HONG KONG, Jul 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Asia-Pacific kept on high alert yesterday, as Indonesia and South Korea confirmed record high…
Iran To Produce Advanced Nuclear Fuel Using 20-Percent Enriched Uranium
TEHRAN, Jul 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in late Jun, of its plans to…
US military withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 90% complete: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Afghan authorities vowed to retake all the districts lost to the Taliban as the pullout of…
Heavy Rain Forecasted On Sea Of Japan Coast, JMA Issues Flood Warning
TOKYO, Jul 7 (NNN-NHK) – The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), issued a warning of flood and landslide, for the Sea…
5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits South Of Fiji Islands — USGS
HONG KONG, Jul 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.7, jolted south of the Fiji Islands, at…
Taliban Attack On Afghanistan’s Northern Taluqan City Repulsed, 15 Militants Killed
TALUQAN, Jul 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Taliban militants’ attack on Taluqan city, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, has been…
Philippine Volcano Near Manila Billows “Greyish Plume”
MANILA, Jul 7 (NNN-PNA) – A “short-lived” phreatomagmatic eruption occurred, at the main crater of the restive Taal volcano, south…
Australia’s Sydney Extends Lockdown As Daily Cases Fail To Drop
SYDNEY, Jul 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As Sydney continued to record community transmissions of COVID-19, the New South Wales (NSW) government…