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Over One Million Health Volunteers Deployed In Thailand To Prepare For Second Wave Of COVID-19 Infections

BANGKOK, Sept 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health said, it will deploy 1.2 million public health volunteers across…

US Pres Trump vows to block any TikTok deal that allows Chinese control

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok was thrown into doubt…

Update: Two Killed, 20 Wounded As Floods Hit Indonesian Capital

JAKARTA, Sept 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Floods and landslides that struck Jakarta and its surrounding areas, have left two people…

US announces ‘UN’ sanctions on Iran, Venezuela’s Pres Maduro

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was imposing sanctions on Iran’s…

Road Accident Kills Seven In Pakistan’s Punjab Province

ISLAMABAD, Sept 22 (NNN-PPI) – A road accident in Pakistan’s east Punjab province, left seven people killed and over a…

Philippines To Draw On Libya’s Experience To Fight Daesh

TRIPOLI, Sept 22 (NNN-PNA) – Charge d’Affaires of the Philippines to Libya, Elmer G. Cato, yesterday expressed his country’s desire,…

New York police officer of Tibetan ethnicity charged with spying for China

Tensions between the United States and China have soared since US President Donald Trump took office NEW YORK, Sept 22…

Three Missing, 20 Wounded As Floods Hit Indonesian Capital

JAKARTA, Sept 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Flash floods and landslides struck Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, and its surrounding areas, leaving three people…

COVID-19 Death Toll Touches 100 Mark In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 22 (NNN-MNA) – The COVID-19 deaths touched the 100 mark in Myanmar with two new deaths, according to…

Covid-19: Over 60 wealthy nations join WHO’s vaccine plan

GENEVA, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries’ access…