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Australian Scientists Team Up With Mining Giant To Study “Clean” Coral Reef

CANBERRA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national science agency, formed a partnership with mining giant BHP, to study the Ningaloo…

Bangladesh Reports Over 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases, 32 New Deaths

DHAKA, Aug 17 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths yesterday, making the…

Singapore Reports 86 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 86 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed…

New Zealand Election To Be Delayed To Oct 17 Due To COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, confirmed today that the general election will be held…

Iran’s Top General Urges UAE To Reconsider Normalisation With Israel

TEHRAN, Aug 17 (NNN-IRNA) – The chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…

France asks Afghanistan not to free Taliban convicted of killing French citizens

Live NEWS/ASIA France asks Afghans not to free Taliban who killed its citizens PARIS/KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France has…

21 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghanistan Clashes

KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 21 Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded, in two Afghan provinces…

Rains Trigger Flood In India’s Telangana State

NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rains triggered flooding in several areas of the southern Indian state of Telangana,…

18 Killed, 21 Missing In Massive Nepal Landslide

KATHMANDU, Aug 16 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Personnel from Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army, along with local people, continued…

Mauritius braces for split of oil-oozing ship off coast

PORT LOUIS, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters…