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Brunei, Chinese Mainland Resume Direct Flights After COVID-19 Situation Under Control

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 9 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei resumed direct flights with Hangzhou, China on Tuesday, marking its first direct…

Singapore Reports 132 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 132 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total…

Survivors Of Air India Plane Crash To Be Tested For Covid-19

NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (NNN-UNI) – All survivors of the Air India Express plane, that crashed in the southern Indian…

Chikungunya Virus Hits 15 Provinces In Cambodia, Affecting Over 2,000 People

PHNOM PENH, Aug 9 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia said, the Chikungunya virus outbreak (CHIKV) spread to 15 provinces, affecting 2,047 people,…

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Release Statement On 53rd Anniversary

HANOI, Aug 9 (NNN-VNA) – Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), released a statement on Saturday,…

President-Elect Of UN General Assembly To Visit Pakistan From Today: Foreign Ministry

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (NNN-APP) – The president-elect of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, will visit…

Indonesian President To Impose Sanctions On COVID-19 Protocol Violations

By Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, ordered heads of regional administrations, to set up…

COVID-19 cases in Americas surpass 10 mln: WHO

GENEVA, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Americas has crossed the 10 million…

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…