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Pakistani Gov’t Presents Budget For FY21 Amid COVID-Triggered Economic Woes

ISLAMABAD, June 13 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani government, on Friday, unveiled its budget for the fiscal 2020-21, amid economic slowdown…

Racism: International Cricket Council to use ‘common sense’ if players protest at Floyd death

DUBAI (UAE), June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cricket’s world body has said it will take a “common sense approach” to on-field…

International Criminal Court slams US sanctions move

THE HAGUE, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) hit back at a decision by US President Donald…

India, Bangladesh See Record Spikes In Daily Increase, Japan Enacts Extra Budget To Cushion COVID-19 Impact

HONG KONG, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – India and Bangladesh saw record daily spikes of COVID-19 cases on Friday, as some…

China, ASEAN To Boost Digital Economy Cooperation In 2020

BEIJING, June 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will carry out cooperation in digital…

Thousands more evacuated from site of Indian oil well blast

Environmentalists have warned of the danger of a catastrophe at the site of an Indian oil well explosion TINSUKIA (India),…

UN agency hopes to reach 11.1 mln people in Afghanistan with aid

Fragile Afghan health system receives ventilators, defibrillators, oxygen regulators, test kits, other items from Turkey UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (NNN-Xinhua)…

China, US should resume timely communication on trade: China advisers

The coronavirus pandemic has worsened already poor relations between Beijing and Washington BEIJING, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and the…

Covid-19: Iran says cases top 180,000

Iranians, wearing protective face masks and gloves without observing social distancing, walk in the streets of the capital Tehran TEHRAN,…

Pres Trump sanctions war crimes court to silence investigations into US misconduct in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order to sanction top officials on an international court…