Asia

Covid-19: WHO reports record daily increase in global cases, up over 228,000

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Chief of World Health Organization(WHO) GENEVA, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization reported a record…

Thailand Intensifies Border Control With Myanmar Amid Concerns Of COVID-19

BANGKOK, July 11 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Immigration Bureau said, it dispatched hundreds of officers to patrol the porous areas…

5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, July 11 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2, rattled Davao del Sur province, in the…

Covid-19: WHO pair head to China for virus origin scoping mission

GENEVA, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An epidemiologist and an animal health specialist from the World Health Organization flew to China…

CPEC To Bring Peace, Prosperity For Pakistan’s Balochistan Province: Political Representatives

ISLAMABAD, July 11 (NNN-APP) – Political representatives, said that, the projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will bring peace,…

Ruling PAP Party Wins Singapore’s General Election

SINGAPORE, July 11 (NNN-CNA) – The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) won 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats in Singapore’s…

COVID-19 in Indonesia: 72,347 positive cases, 3,469 deaths

By Mohd Shukri Ishak JAKARTA, July 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Indonesia has risen to 72,347 including…

Sec of State Pompeo says “very hopeful” to continue US-DPRK dialogue

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the…

Covid-19: ADB strengthens partnership with WHO to help Asia combat pandemic

MANILA, July 10 (NNN-BSS) –– The Asian Development Bank (ADB) strengthened its partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), recognizing…

New virus cases in S. Korea fall below 50; imported infections persist

SEOUL, July 10 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korea’s new daily virus cases fell below 50 on Friday, but imported cases and…