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Covid-19: Spain calls on army to fight virus as WHO signals slowdown

MADRID, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain said it will call in the army to try to help curb the spread…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Moves Up To 3,167,323, Bangladesh’s Death Toll Surpasses 4,000

HONG KONG, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – COVID-19 cases continue to surge in some Asia-Pacific countries as India’s tally moved up…

Two Dead In House Collapse In India’s Madhya Pradesh State

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (NNN-UNI) – A woman and an 11-month-old child died, in a house collapse incident, in India’s…

Aussie Health Supplements Company To Cut Jobs As Profit Plummets 66 Percent

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Australian health supplements company, Blackmores, reported a 66 percent slump in full-year profit and…

Brunei Reports One New Imported COVID-19 Case, 144 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 26 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported one new imported case of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the national tally…

Former Japanese Justice Minister, His Lawmaker Wife Deny Vote Buying In Trial

TOKYO, Aug 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s former Justice Minister, Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife, Anri Kawai, denied charges of…

PNG’s Gold Mine Records 18 New COVID-19 Infections

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An outbreak of COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea (PNG) continued to spread, with the country’s…

Nepali Gov’t Makes Public Int’l Flights Schedule, After Near Six-Month Suspension Due To COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Aug 26 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, made public a one-month schedule for regular…

Covid-19: Cases, deaths slow in most regions – WHO

GENEVA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic is still raging worldwide, but fresh World Health Organization data indicates its…

Four Dead As Torrential Rains Break 36-Year Downpour Record In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (NNN-APP) – Heavy monsoon rains have broken a 36-year-old downpour record in the month of Aug, in…