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Covid-19: US fatalities on rise with more than 1,000 deaths in 24 hours causing Pres Trump “more angry with China”

WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 1,199 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, as…

Mongolia Reports No New COVID-19 Cases, One More Recovery

ULAN BATOR, July 1 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia conducted a total of 406 tests for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours…

S.Korea’s Exports Decline 10.9 Percent In June

SEOUL, July 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s exports declined 10.9 percent in June from a year earlier, keeping a double-digit…

Foreign Tourist Arrivals To Plunge 80 Percent This Year Due To COVID-19: Thailand Tourism Council

BANGKOK, July 1 (NNN-TNA) – The Tourism Council of Thailand said, it expects to see only an estimated eight million…

Nepali Airline Signs Cooperation Agreement With Huawei Cloud To Promote Smart Aviation

KATHMANDU, July 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Himalaya Airlines and Huawei Cloud, a Chinese multinational technology company, have signed a memorandum…

Nigeria: Pres Buhari launches massive gas pipeline project

‘Two Chinese companies will build the 614km gas pipeline’ ABUJA, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has launched…

ASEAN, Australia Vow To Work With WHO To Enhance Collective Response To COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, July 1 (NNN-AKP) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, on Tuesday, vowed to work…

Iranian fleet ‘illegally fishing in Somalia’: government

The Iranian fleet is operating in Somalia and Yemen MOGADISHU, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fleet of Iranian fishing vessels…

Bangladesh Passes 67-Billion-USD Budget For Next Fiscal Year

DHAKA, July 1 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladesh parliament, on Tuesday, passed a record 5.68-trillion-Taka (nearly 67 billion U.S. dollars) national…

Pakistani Army Appoints First Female Lieutenant General

ISLAMABAD, July 1 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani army has appointed the first female lieutenant general in the country’s history, a…