New Zealand: Prime Minister Ardern kicks off election campaign after taming virus
AUCKLAND, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand Prime Minister JacindaArdern kicked off her Labour Party’s election campaign Saturday riding high…
Army officer, 5 militants killed in clashes in western Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — An Afghan national army officer and five militants were killed during clashes in Afghanistan’s western…
US blacklists Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, other officials
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive…
Afghan grand assembly gathers to decide fate of Taliban prisoners
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a consultative grand assembly, known as Loya Jirga, in Kabul KABUL, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: UK ‘will not hesitate’ to add nations to quarantine list
LONDON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The UK “will not hesitate” to add more countries to its travel quarantine list in order to protect public…
Update: 18 dead after Air India plane breaks in two at Calicut
The plane reportedly overshot the runway upon landing amid heavy rain KERALA (India), Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An Air India Express plane…
China wants ‘unpredictable’ Trump to lose election as Russia supports him: US intelligence
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has boosted its efforts to influence the US presidential election in November and wants…
TikTok threatens legal action in US over Pres Trump order
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Video-sharing app TikTok threatened to take legal action in US courts against Pres Donald Trump’s…
Covid-19: Deaths in Latin America hit global high
Coronavirus has killed thousands around the world MEXICO CITY, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe…
Covid-19: Indian serum institute to make 100m virus vaccine doses
GENEVA, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccinedoses could be made available for poorer countries by 2021…