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UN agency hopes to reach 11.1 mln people in Afghanistan with aid

Fragile Afghan health system receives ventilators, defibrillators, oxygen regulators, test kits, other items from Turkey UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (NNN-Xinhua)…

China, US should resume timely communication on trade: China advisers

The coronavirus pandemic has worsened already poor relations between Beijing and Washington BEIJING, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and the…

Covid-19: Iran says cases top 180,000

Iranians, wearing protective face masks and gloves without observing social distancing, walk in the streets of the capital Tehran TEHRAN,…

Pres Trump sanctions war crimes court to silence investigations into US misconduct in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order to sanction top officials on an international court…

Workshop Collapse Kills Three, Injures Some 20 In Northern Vietnam

HANOI, June 11 (NNN-VNA) – Whirlwind has caused a wood workshop in Vietnam’s northern Vinh Phuc province to collapse, killing…

DPRK Accuses U.S. Of Interference In Inter-Korean Relations

PYONGYANG, June 11 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), warned the United States today, not to interfere…

Covid-19: UN General Assembly will be virtual for the first time

UNITED NATIONS, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — This year’s UN General Assembly will be held virtually for the first time in…

S.Korea’s Auto Export More Than Halves In May

SEOUL, June 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s automotive export, more than halved last month, as the COVID-19 outbreak weakened global…

Laos Announces Initial Victory Over COVID-19

VIENTIANE, June 11 (NNN-KPL) — Lao government announced an initial victory in the battle against COVID-19, after all 19 patients…

Bat Attack Damages Mango Crop In Pakistan’s Multan

ISLAMABAD, June 11 (NNN-APP) – A group of fruit-eating bats attacked mango orchards in several villages of Pakistan’s east Multan…