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US says “hundreds of sanctions” against Iran to remain in place

WASHINGTON, June 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “hundreds of sanctions” against Iran will remain…

Nepal Relaxes Rules On Entry Of Foreign Investment, Exit Of Dividends By Foreign Investors

KATHMANDU, Jun 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s central bank, yesterday, eased the provisions related to entry of foreign direct investment (FDI)…

Japan’s Suga To Attend G7 Summit In Britain: Gov’t Spokesperson

TOKYO, Jun 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, will leave Japan for Britain tomorrow, to attend a summit…

PM Muhyiddin Arrives At National Palace

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyidddin Yassin has arrived at the Istana Negara Wednesday for an audience…

Indian Gov’t Places Fresh Orders For 440 Million COVID-19 Vaccines

NEW DELHI, Jun 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government said yesterday that, it has placed orders to procure 440 million…

Presidential Election Kicks Off In Mongolia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, Jun 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Presidential election kicked off across Mongolia today, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 2.1…

17 Killed, Several Injured In India’s Vehicle Collision

NEW DELHI, Jun 9 (NNN-PTI) – At least 17 people were killed and several others injured, some of them critically,…

S.Korea Adds 619,000 Jobs In May, Jobless Rate At Four Percent

SEOUL, Jun 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea added 619,000 jobs in May, from a year earlier, with jobless rate standing…

Nuclear weapons spending swelled $1.4 bn amid pandemic: report

GENEVA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Even as the pandemic raged and economies around the world were devastated, nuclear-armed countries last…

Covid-19: Global deaths toll reach 3.7 million

PARIS, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,739,777 people since the outbreak emerged in China…