Asia

Japan To Extend Emergency To End Of Month, Expand Coverage

TOKYO, May 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will extend the COVID-19 state of emergency, currently in effect in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto…

Additional Batch Of China’s Sinovac Vaccine Arrives In Philippines

MANILA, May 7 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines received an additional batch of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine from China, this morning,…

UN honors 336 personnel killed in line of duty last year

A funeral ceremony in memory of two UN peacekeepers, Lt-Colonel Carlos Moises Guillen Alfaro of El Salvador and Colonel Savy…

S. Korea Reports 525 More COVID-19 Cases, 126,044 In Total

SEOUL, May 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 525 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours…

Top US general says no attack against US forces in Afghanistan since drawdown started

The Pentagon has said the US is ready to respond to attacks as it withdraws troops 4 May 2021 WASHINGTON,…

Australia PM Says India Travel Ban To End On May 15

CANBERRA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, confirmed today that, the ban on travel from India would…

Nuclear deal possible if Iran makes “political decision”: US official

The latest meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission was held in Vienna, Austria WASHINGTON, May…

Drought Causes Fall In New Zealand Sheep Numbers

WELLINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of sheep fell by three percent in the year ending June, 2020, with…

Nepali Officials Not Aware Of Mountaineers Infected With COVID-19

KATHMANDU, May 7 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepali tourism officials, rejected claims about foreign climbers being infected with COVID-19, in their attempts…

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Erupts, Ashes Thrown 2,000 Metres From Peak

JAKARTA, May 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Sinabung in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, erupted yesterday, with a thick ash column spewed towards…