Asia

Laos Conducts Over 100,000 Tests For COVID-19

VIENTIANE, Jan 26 (NNN-KPL) – Laos conducted 102,017 tests for COVID-19 since Jan, 2020, with 44 of them positive and…

Covid-19: World lost equivalent of 255 mn jobs in 2020, says UN

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations…

Covid-19: Rich and poor vaccine divide worsening, warns WHO

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations is worsening by the day, the…

China, India Hold Ninth Round Of Corps Commander Level Meeting

BEIJING, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 9th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held on the Chinese side…

Indian Army Pilot Dies In Chopper Crash

KATHUA, Jan 26 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Army Dhruv chopper, crash-landed at Lakhanpur in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir, in…

Beachgoers Warned To Keep Water Safety As Heatwave Sweeps Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Beach lovers were warned to keep safe in the sea, as heatwave continued to sweep…

10 Trapped As Landslides Hit Coal Mine In Indonesia’s South Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Ten miners are trapped underground, as landslides struck a coal mine in South Kalimantan province…

Iran To Stop IAEA Additional Protocol Inspections, If Nuke Parties Do Not Implement Commitments

TEHRAN, Jan 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, if the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…

Bhutan Conducts Mass Testing In Capital To Ease Lockdown

THIMPHU, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another mass testing for COVID-19 is underway in Thimphu city, Bhutan, since yesterday. This screening…

Japan’s At-Home COVID-19 Deaths Rise, As Self-Quarantine Numbers Soar

TOKYO, Jan 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) said, almost 200 people across the country, who had contracted…