Asia

UN envoy to make Myanmar diplomatic push

UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s special envoy for Myanmar is to embark on an Asian tour to…

3,000-year-old city lost in sands discovered in Egypt’s Luxor

CAIRO, April 9 (NNN-TASS) — A city that has been lost in sands and was founded more than 3,400 years…

Covid-19: WHO records over 667,000 new daily cases worldwide

GENEVA, April 9 (NNN-TASS) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has exceeded 132.73 million across the globe, growing by…

China launches new satellite for space environment survey

TAIYUAN (China), April 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – China successfully sent an experiment satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch…

US blacklists Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise

Anti-coup protesters run from the military during a demonstration in Yangon WASHINGTON, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury Department on…

Covid-19: AstraZeneca woes grow as Australia, Philippines, African Union curb shots

LONDON, April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia and the Philippines limited use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, while the African…

Singapore, US to explore ways to revive air travel amid Covid-19, including vaccination certificates

SINGAPORE, April 9 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore and the United States will explore ways to revive international air travel safely amid COVID-19,…

Covid-19: Indian firm refunds South Africa for undelivered AstraZeneca vaccine doses

South Africa’s Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize PRETORIA, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Serum Institute of India on Thursday refunded…

Covid-19: Pakistani PM urges D-8 members to push back against vaccine nationalism

Prime Minister Imran Khan ISLAMABAD, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that members of the D-8…

UN calls for countries to sign ban on anti-personnel mines

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants all the world’s countries to sign a treaty banning anti-mines UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES)…