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Iran’s FM Says U.S. Has “No Right” To Restore Sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said, in a letter to the rotating chairman of…

13 of 15-member UN Security Council oppose US push for Iran sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States was further isolated over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on…

Roundup: Iraq Faces Risk Of Health Infrastructure Collapse; COVID-19 Cases In Israel Exceed 100,000

CAIRO, Aug 22 (NNN-MENA) – An Iraqi official yesterday warned of the collapse of the country’s health infrastructure, as the…

Update: India’s COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 55,000, Total Cases Near Three Million

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 2,975,701, and death toll due to the pandemic in…

Nepal Reports Record High Fatality From COVID-19 As Cases Surpass 30,000 Mark

KATHMANDU, Aug 22 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Nepali government, confirmed the record-high single day fatality of 11 deaths due to COVID-19,…

Japan Continues To Be Scorched By Heatwave As Fatalities Rise

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), yesterday said, wide swathes of the nation continued to be gripped…

Covid-19: Pandemic could be over within two years – WHO head Tedros

Dr Tedros said globalisation had allowed the virus to spread more quickly GENEVA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of…

Foreign Visitors To Japan Plummets 99.9 Percent In July Amid Pandemic

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan in July, plummeted by 99.9 percent from a…

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reached 419 In Myanmar With Increasing Local Transmissions

YANGON, Aug 22 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases reached 419 in Myanmar yesterday, with increasing number of local…

Singapore Reports 117 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 117 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed…