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H1N1 Influenza Death Toll Reaches 116 In 10 Months In Myanmar

YANGON, Oct 19 (NNN-MNA) – The death toll of influenza A (H1N1), reached 116, in Myanmar’s regions and states as…

China-Funded High-Voltage Power Line Handed Over To Mongolia

MANDALGOVI, Mongolia, Oct 19 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – A completed China-funded 330 kV power transmission and transformation project in southern Mongolia,…

Iranian, Turkish FMs Discuss Latest Developments In Syria Over The Phone

TEHRAN, Oct 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, discussed the latest developments in Syria, with his Turkish…

UN Chief Condemns Mosque Attack In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned Friday’s attack inside a mosque, in eastern Afghanistan,…

China Eastern Airlines To Resume Direct Flights Between Shanghai, Colombo

COLOMBO, Oct 19 (NNN-SL NEWS) – China Eastern Airlines, on Friday said, it will resume its direct flights between Shanghai…

New Zealand introduces armed patrols after mosques shooting

WELLINGTON, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand police on Friday announced the introduction of armed patrols in response to the Christchurch…

First Singaporean jailed for financing terrorism

SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (NNN-CNA) — A 35-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to 30 months’ jail for financing terrorism after he…

Jokowi To Announce New Cabinet After Swearing-In On Sunday

JAKARTA, Oct 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will announce his new Cabinet after he is sworn-in as…

Malaysia’s Upin & Ipin : Keris Siamang Tunggal Listed For 2020 Oscar

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian popular animated film Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal produced by Les’ Copaque…

Death toll from Philippine earthquake rises to 5

MANILA, Oct 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck North Cotabato province in southern Philippines on Wednesday has climbed to…