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International Table Tennis Tournament Opens In Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam, April 13 (NNN-VNA) – An international table tennis tournament kicked off on Friday, in Vietnam’s northern Hai Duong…

Australian PM Announces 30-Million-USD Funding Boost For Youth Suicide Prevention

CANBERRA, Australia, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced a funding boost for the nation’s youth suicide…

Indonesian Agency Reports 20 Aftershocks Following C. Sulawesi’s 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), reported about 20 aftershocks after a powerful…

Cambodian Migrants Begin To Leave Capital For Hometowns For Traditional New Year

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, April 13 (NNN-AKP) – Tens of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers began to leave the capital, Phnom…

India election: Young women in AMU want secular govt

Women taking selfie outside the AMU women’s college in Aligarh. The college has around 3000 women who are first time…

New Private TV Channel Launched In Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, April 13 (NNN-MNA) – A new private TV channel, Channel-K, was launched in Myanmar’s commercial centre of Yangon…

Saudi Arabia, UAE To Provide Aid For Flood Victims In Iran

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced on Friday, a joint…

Taliban announces launch of annual offensive in Afghanistan

KABUL, April 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Afghan Taliban militants on Friday announced the start of their yearly rebel offensive in…

UN, Iranian Red Crescent jointly aid victims of flood

UNITED NATIONS, April 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations and the Iranian Red Crescent (IRC) society are working to provide…

Philippines: News site asks top court to scrap Pres Duterte’s ban on its reporters

MANILA, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A news website, bitterly opposed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, petitioned the Supreme Court to…