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Vaccinated Australians To Have Greater Int’l Travel Freedom: Minister

CANBERRA, Apr 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government flagged greater freedom, for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Stuart…

India Records Over 260,000 Daily COVID-19 Cases, Tally At 14,788,109

NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (NNN-PTI) – A total of 261,500 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the past…

Bangladesh’s Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 100 For 2nd Consecutive Day

DHAKA, Apr 18 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh recorded 101 more deaths from COVID-19 yesterday, the second day in a row that…

US, China commit to climate cooperation ahead of key summit

WASHINGTON, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China are “committed to cooperating” on the pressing issue of climate…

Over 50 Killed In Afghanistan In 24 Hours Amid U.S. Preparation To Withdraw Troops

KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 50 people, majority of them armed insurgents, were killed over the past 24…

Cambodia Receives Another Batch Of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine

PHNOM PENH, Apr 18 (NNN-AKP) – A second batch of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine that Cambodia purchased from China, arrived…

Indonesia Reports 5,041 New COVID-19 Cases, 132 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Apr 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,041 within one day, to 1,599,763, with the…

India’s Sports Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal junior sports minister, Kiren Rijiju, yesterday tested positive for COVID-19. Rijiju took…

COVID-19 Drugs, Facilities Depleting In Delhi At Fast Pace: Chief Minister

NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (NNN-PTI) – The stocks of oxygen and drugs are depleting at a fast pace, in India’s…

Chinese Envoy Urges Parties To Iran Nuke Deal To Immediately Start Negotiating Sanction-Lifting Formula

VIENNA, Apr 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy urged all parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive…