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Myanmar Resumed Hot Air Balloon Festival After Two-Year Hiatus

PYIN OO LWIN, Myanmar, Nov 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar held a five-day hot air balloon festival, in Pyin Oo Lwin,…

UNESCO Called For Continued Support For Lebanon

BEIRUT, Nov 8 (NNN-NNA) – An official with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), yesterday, called for…

53 People Drowned In India’s Bihar During Four-Day Hindu Festival

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 (NNN-PTI) – At least 53 people drowned, in India’s eastern state of Bihar, during the four-day…

Brunei’s Sultan Congratulated Local Chinese School’s 100th Anniversary

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, attended a ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of…

Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist In U.S. Outpatient COVID-19 Treatment

WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Racial and ethnic disparities persisted, in outpatient COVID-19 treatment in the United States, according to…

Fire Damages Over 177 Ancient Monoliths On Chile’s Easter Island, Says UNESCO

SANTIAGO, Oct 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A forest fire on Chile’s Easter Island early this month, damaged at least 177…

Japan’s Economic Minister To Step Down Over Links To Unification Church

TOKYO, Oct 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Economic Revitalisation Minister, Daishiro Yamagiwa, has decided to resign, following a series of revelations…

Frankfurt Book Fair Concluded With 90,000 Trade Visitors

FRANKFURT, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 74th Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest of its kind in the world, concluded yesterday,…

Laos To Resume That Luang Festival To Boost Economic Recovery

VIENTIANE, Oct 22 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government is scheduled to resume the annual That Luang Festival, so as to…

9,065 Families Voluntarily Moved Out Of Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Area So Far: PM

SIEM REAP, Oct 21 (NNN-AKP) – At least 9,065 families, living in illegal structures in the 401-square-km Angkor Archaeological Park,…