Asia

US, EU ‘deeply concerned’ by reports Myanmar security forces fired on protesters

Demonstrators fill the streets in Yangon WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is “deeply concerned” by reports that Myanmar…

Australia Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations

CANBERRA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, became one of the first Australians to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.…

China, Vietnam Vow To Strengthen Security, Law Enforcement Cooperation

HANOI, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vietnam is willing to enhance pragmatic cooperation between the public security departments of China and…

Vaccine Arrives, Takes Malaysia’s Battle Against Covid-19 To Next Level

SEPANG, Feb 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine to protect Malaysia’s population arrived in the country on a special…

Five Dead, Five Injured In House Fire In Philippine Capital

MANILA, Feb 21 (NNN-PNA) – Five people died, when a six-hour fire destroyed around 300 houses, in Manila’s Tondo district,…

Feature: Displaced Yemenis Eke Out Miserable Living By Scavenging

SANAA, Feb 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – “I am 72 years old. I have been here for more than six years,” said…

Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally, 45% in G7 countries

PARIS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries…

IAEA Chief In Tehran Ahead Of Iran’s Deadline To Withdraw From Additional Protocol

TEHRAN, Feb 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Head of UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, arrived in Tehran yesterday, ahead of Iran’s deadline…

Death Toll From Bus Plunge In Central India Rises To 54

NEW DELHI, Feb 21 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll from a bus plunge in the central Indian state of Madhya…

Military Operation In NW Pakistan Leaves Three Killed: Army

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (NNN-APP) – Two terrorists and a soldier were killed in an exchange of fire, during a military…