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Covid-19: Mexican president says will get Russian vaccine if effective

MEXICO CITY, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would be among the first…

Laos To Face Sharp Decline In Remittances Due To COVID-19

VIENTIANE, Aug 18 (NNN-KPL) – Remittances in Laos are projected to decline by about 50 percent in 2020, as a…

US: White House advisor Kushner urges Saudi to normalise ties with Israel

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House advisor Jared Kushner said it would be…

Thai Authorities Discover Three Dead Bodies Of Insurgents In Rice Field

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thai authorities found bodies of three suspected insurgents in a rice field, in Thailand’s restive…

Thailand Not Immune To Second Wave Of Infections: Health Experts

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Despite Thailand passing a record 80 days free from locally acquired infections of COVID-19, Thai…

Metro Manila Reverts To More Relaxed COVID-19 Restrictions

MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – Restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila and the four…

Japan’s Abe Leaves Tokyo Hospital After 7-Hour Checkup, Rumours Still Swirl About Health

TOKYO, Aug 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, left hospital in Tokyo yesterday evening, after a seven-hour checkup,…

6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Central Philippines

MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, shook Masbate province, in the central…

COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 50,000 In India

NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (NNN-UNI) – The total COVID-19 deaths surpassed 50,000, reaching 50,921, in India on Monday, said federal…

S. Korea’s WTO DG candidate Yoo says focus should be on rebuilding multilateral trading system

File photo of South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee, who is running to be the next director general of the…