Asia

Covid-19: Bangladesh cases cross 100,000 mark

DHAKA, June 19 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh on Thursday exceeded 100,000 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases as 3,803 more people tested positive…

Ex minister Syed Saddiq under probe over alleged seditious remarks in TV interview

 KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has been called in by…

US Pres Trump signs sanctions law over China treatment of Uighurs

Two women decorate a grave in a Uighur cemetery on the outskirts of Hotan in China’s northwest Xinjiang region WASHINGTON,…

Covid-19: South Asia reels from ‘catastrophic’ surge

ISLAMABAD, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic…

Senior Chinese, US diplomats hold constructive dialogue in Hawaii

HONOLULU, June 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi held a dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland elected to UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly elected on Wednesday four new members of the Security Council…

Racism: US “not above scrutiny”, urges other states to be open on racism – US diplomat

A United Nations Human Rights Council in session GENEVA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is grappling with racial…

Covid-19: Japan to launch clinical trial of vaccine on June 30

TOKYO, June 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A clinical trail of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 developed by a medical startup will…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. INDIA: Official death toll…

Covid-19: Extraordinary China-Africa Summit chairs by Chinese Pres Xi

BEIJING, June 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday chaired the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19…