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Covid-19: New Zealand reports one more death

WELLINGTON, April 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — New Zealand reported one more death of COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 13 in…

Afghanistan: 6 wounded as car bombing hits governor’s vehicle

KHOST (Afghanistan), April 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Six persons were injured as a car bombing targeted the vehicle of a provincial…

Virgin Australia slumps into voluntary administration

Ticket revenue had dried up amid coronavirus travel bans SYDNEY, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered voluntary…

Covid-19: WHO insists it hid nothing, sounded alarm from start

GENEVA, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization insisted that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right…

Covid-19: India reports another big one-day virus spike as lockdown eased

NEW DELHI, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India recorded another big single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Tuesday morning as the…

COVID-19: MCO leaves Langkawi’s famous Chenang beach eerily quiet

LANGKAWI: An aerial shot of the Kilim Karst Geo-Forestpark, a popular destination in the island for those looking for eco-tourism…

Update: Oil plunges below US$5 with traders fleeing expiring contract; some US buyers offering $2 per barrel

Oil plunged below $5 a barrel as the coronavirus pandemic ravages global economies LONDON, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil plunged…

Covid-19: Japan cases surge over 10,000 with hospitals stretched

TOKYO: File photo of people wearing masks when attending a memorial ceremony earlier in March this year at the Hibiya…

Covid-19: Global death toll rise to 165,216 at 1100 GMT Monday

PARIS, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from thenovel coronavirus pandemic rose to 165,216 on Monday, according to…

Five Terrorists, One Soldier Killed In Clashes In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 20 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistan army said today that, five terrorists and a soldier were killed, in clashes…