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India Sees New Record Of 184,372 COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

NEW DELHI, Apr 14 (NNN-PTI) – A total of 184,372 new COVID-19 cases, and 1,027 deaths, due to the pandemic,…

Singapore’s GDP Grows 0.2 Per Cent In Q1 2021 — MTI’s Advance Estimates

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, April 14 (NNN-Bernama) — The Singapore economy grew by 0.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis…

Malaysia’s Immunitee Health Passport Successfully Verifies First Live Passenger In Singapore

SINGAPORE, April 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Immunitee, a Malaysian health passport public-blockchain based app, has successfully completed its first live passenger…

Indonesian Police Arrest Six Suspected Terrorists Linked To Makassar Cathedral Bombing

JAKARTA, Apr 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian police’s Densus 88 counter-terrorism squad, yesterday, arrested six suspected terrorists in South Sulawesi,…

Indonesia Reports 5,702 New COVID-19 Cases, 126 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Apr 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,702 within one day to 1,577,526, with the…

Australian States Warn Poison Risk After Wild Mushrooms Boom

SYDNEY, Apr 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – With recent rain creating ideal conditions for mushrooms to pop up in the wild, health…

Five People Killed In Bus Fire In North-Eastern Thailand

BANGKOK, Apr 14 (NNN-TNA) – Five people were killed in a blaze, aboard a double-decker bus, in north-eastern Thailand, early…

Fighting In Afghanistan Continues Amid Calls For Cease-Fire In Ramadan

KABUL, Apr 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fighting in Afghanistan continued with heavy casualties reported since Monday, amid repeated calls for observance…

S.Korea Adds 314,000 Jobs In March, Jobless Rate At 4.3 Percent

SEOUL, Apr 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea added 314,000 jobs in Mar, from a year earlier, marking a first increase…

Pres Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by Sept 11

WASHINGTON, April 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — President Joe Biden will announce the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by Sept 11…