Asia

Sri Lanka Re-opens Schools In Western Province For Higher Grades

COLOMBO, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities re-opened schools in the Western Province yesterday, for senior grades, after shutting…

Bangladesh Official Urges Chinese Businesses To Invest More

DHAKA, Jan 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh Planning Minister, MA Mannan, asked Chinese businesses to invest more in Bangladesh for mutual…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,667,736, Philippines’ Total Cases Near 515,000

HONG KONG, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Asia-Pacific countries as India reported 13,203 new…

Afghanistan Reports 36 new COVID-19 Cases, Tally At 54,595

KABUL, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghanistan reported 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, raising its national tally to 54,595, including…

Climate change: 480,000 killed by extreme weather this century

A flooded area of Buzi, central Mozambique, after the passage of cyclone Idai. PARIS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost half a…

Police Gives Nod To Protesting Farmers’ Tractor Rally In Indian Capital On Republic Day

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian police allowed protesting farmers to stage a tractor rally in the capital…

Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Just Reported 22 Km Northeast Of Rotorua, New Zealand

ROTORUA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey (GeoNet), reported a magnitude 5.1quake in New Zealand near…

Australia Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine For Use

CANBERRA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s medical regulator has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country.…

Bushfire Continues To Threaten South Australian Towns

CANBERRA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Firefighters in South Australia (SA) are continuing to fight a bushfire that poses a significant…

Five Terrorists Killed In NW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (NNN-APP) – Five terrorists were killed by security forces, in Pakistan’s north-western tribal district of North Waziristan…