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Uzbekistan Celebrates 580th Anniversary Of Famous Poet And Thinker Alisher Navoi

TASHKENT, Feb 10 (NNN-CAN) – Uzbekistan yesterday held events across the country, to mark the 580th anniversary of the birth…

Uzbekistan Introduces Visa Free Regime For Tourists From China, Arab Countries

TASHKENT, Feb 10 (NNN-CAN) – Uzbekistan will introduce a ten-day visa free regime for tourists from China, including its special…

Pakistani FM Apprises Chilean Counterpart Of Rescue Operation For Missing Mountaineer

ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, held a telephone conversation with his Chilean counterpart, Andres…

Indonesia Reports 8,700 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 213 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 8,700 within one day, to 1,174,779, with the…

Afghan Forces Exert Pressure On Militants In Nangarhar Killing Scores In Days

JALALABAD, Feb 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Scores of militants were killed over the past five days, in eastern Nangarhar province, as…

Indonesia To Be Lower-Middle-Income Country Due To Pandemic: Minister

JAKARTA, Feb 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia was projected to be a lower-middle-income country, as its economic growth in 2020 contracted…

Protests Continue In Myanmar Despite Ban On Gatherings

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Protests continued to be held in Yangon and other cities in Myanmar today, despite a…

Four Killed As Unknown Armed Men Open Fire On Car In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed, as unknown armed men sprayed bullets, on a car of government…

Taliban Key Commander Among Six Killed In N. Afghanistan

MAIMANA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six militants, including a Taliban key commander, have been confirmed dead, as government forces, backed…

“Lucky” Koala Rescued From South Australian Freeway Amid Traffic Chaos

CANBERRA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A “lucky” koala has been rescued after a dash across a South Australian freeway caused…