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Singapore PM Calls For Coordinated Global Response Against COVID-19 Pandemic

SINGAPORE, June 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, wrote in a Facebook post today that, a global…

Singapore Reports 291 New COVID-19 Cases, 43,246 In Total

SINGAPORE, June 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 291 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total…

New Zealand Reports Four New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 overnight, said the Ministry of Health, in…

Six-year-old boy dies in Indian Kashmir crossfire

In recent weeks, India has stepped up military operations against rebels in the restive territory SRINAGAR, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Update: India passes 500,000 COVID-19 cases

Medical technician collect a sample from a elderly man at a COVID-19 testing centre in Chennai NEW DELHI, June 27…

M’sian govt stands firm on blocking entry of Rohingya refugees

File photo of former Foreign Minister and currently Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (fourth, right) with United Nations…

Indonesian fishermen rescue nearly 100 Rohingya refugees in Aceh

Locals evacuate Rohingya refugees from a boat at a coast of North Aceh, Indonesia SEUNUDDON (Indonesia), June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Nigeria condemns attack on embassy in Jakarta by its citizens living in Indonesia

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA/JAKARTA, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s government has condemned Thursday’s attack on its embassy in Indonesia’s…

US restricts visas to Chinese officials over Hong Kong

WASHINGTON, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was restricting visas to a number of Chinese officials forinfringing…

Covid-19: India registers over 17,000 daily cases for first time; death toll crosses 15,000-mark

NEW DELHI, June 27 (NNN-PTI) — The highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases went past 17,000 on Friday, pushing India’s…