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Aussie National Airline Slashes 6,000 Jobs Amid COVID-19 Grounding

SYDNEY, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national airline, Qantas, revealed today, it will slash 6,000 jobs, in a bid to…

ICC member states rally round court in the face of US action

THE HAGUE, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Member states of the International Criminal Court – including 13 from Africa – have…

Thai Police Seize Large Piles Of War Weapons In Western Province

BANGKOK, June 25 (NNN-TNA) – Thai National police chief, Pol. Gen. Chakthip Chaijinda, confirmed that, a large pile of military…

China Donates Third Batch Of Medical Aid To Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, June 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – China, on Wednesday, donated its third batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka, to help…

China-Europe Freight Trains In Full Swing Despite Pandemic Gloom

XIAMEN, June 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the transport hub of China-Europe freight trains in the eastern Chinese city of Xiamen,…

Covid-19: Death toll nears half a million as cases surge in US, Latin America

WASHINGTON, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus cases are surgingacross large parts of the United States and in Latin America,according to…

Mongolia’s Ruling Party Wins Landslide Victory In Parliamentary Elections

ULAN BATOR, June 25 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – The ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP), won a landslide victory in the regular parliamentary…

Indonesian peacekeeper killed in eastern DR Congo: UN

An Indonesian engineering unit and Tanzanian battalion from the UN Mission in DRC, MONUSCO, inspect a bridge in Beni BENI…

India Reports Biggest Single Day Spike With 15,968 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, June 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s health ministry this morning reported 465 new deaths and 15,968 new COVID-19 cases…

Mongolia Starts Parliamentary Elections Amid Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, June 24 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolians go to the polls today (Wednesday), for the regular parliamentary elections, amid the…