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Thai Court Finds Three Ministers Guilty Of Involvement In 2014’s Anti-Government Protests

BANGKOK, Feb 25 (NNN-TNA) – Three current Thai Cabinet ministers lost their posts yesterday, due to their court verdicts for…

COVID-19 Cases Decline For Sixth Straight Week Worldwide But More Contagious Strains Spreading Rapidly: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, decreased for the sixth week in a row,…

Dominican Republic Receives China’s Sinovac Vaccine

SANTO DOMINGO, Feb 25 (NNN-IRIN) – The Dominican Republic received a shipment of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac…

FLASH: At Least Five Killed, About 70 Missing After Landslides In Indonesia’s Gold Mine

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five bodies have been retrieved and about 70 others were reported missing, from the gold…

Thailand Receives First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines From China’s Sinovac

BANGKOK, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines that Thailand ordered from China’s Sinovac Biotech arrived in…

Covid-19: Novel coronavirus strains continue to spread worldwide, WHO says

GENEVA, Feb 24 (NNN-TASS) — A more contagious coronavirus strain VOC 202012/01 that was initially detected in the UK, has…

Halal chicken dispute blocks Brazil/Indonesia free trade talks

BRASILIA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil should only begin free trade talks with Indonesia if it adopts recommendations made by…

China, Singapore Conduct Joint Naval Drill

BEIJING, Feb 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Naval forces of China and Singapore are scheduled to conduct a joint drill, in waters…

Maldives President Seeks Parliamentary Approval To Join Int’l Conservation Body

MALE, Feb 24 (NNN-PSM) – Maldivian President, Ibrahim Solih, is seeking the approval of Parliament, to join the International Union…

Cambodia Sees Significant Drop In Landmine, Munition Casualties In Last 24 Years: PM

PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia saw a drop, in the number of casualties from landmines and explosive remnants…