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New Zealand Opposition Leader Resigns Weeks Before General Election

WELLINGTON, July 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s opposition party leader, Todd Muller, resigned today, after less than two months in…

Latest: Singapore Reports 322 New COVID-19 Cases, 97 Percent Linked To Known Clusters

SINGAPORE, July 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 322 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total…

Sri Lanka To Hold Parliamentary Elections On Aug 5

COLOMBO, July 14 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary elections on Aug 5, the country’s National…

Covid-19: WHO reports record daily increase of 230,000 cases globally

GENEVA, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday (July…

Prominent Afghan Journalist Dies Of COVID-19

KABUL, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A prominent Afghan journalist died of COVID-19 on Sunday, an independent media safety group protecting…

India Reports Highest Single Day Spike Of 28,701 COVID-19 Cases, Total Nearing 880,000

NEW DELHI, July 13 (NNN-UNI) – India’s federal health ministry, this morning said, 500 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides…

Indonesian Military Conducts Drill Near Border With Malaysia

JAKARTA, July 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Navy and Air Force carried out a military exercise near the country’s border…

Four Soldiers, Four Terrorists Killed In Clash In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan army, said that, four soldiers and four terrorists were killed, in a clash in…

Russian jets intercept US spy plane over Sea of Japan

MOSCOW, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian fighter jets chased away an RC-135 reconnaissance plane belonging to the US Air Force…

COVID-19 Cases In Philippines Reach 56,259 With 2,124 Newly-Reported Cases

MANILA, July 13 (NNN-PNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 56,259, after the Department of…