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Myanmar reports 68 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], August 30:Myanmar confirmed 68 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 615,030,...
Sri Lanka to sell 49 pct of national...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30: The Sri Lankan government is planning to sell 49 percent of the shares of state-owned...
Indonesia extends zero export levy on palm oil
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 30: Indonesia has extended its zero-levy policy for palm oil exports until October 31, the Coordinating Ministry...
9 dead, 5 critically injured in truck accident...
Yangon [Myanmar], August 30: Nine people were killed and five others critically injured on Sunday in a collision between a...
Cambodia to recruit over 3,000 new health employees...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 30: Cambodia's health ministry on Monday announced the recruitment of 3,324 additional health workers for 2022,...
Brunei records daily average of 205 COVID-19 cases...
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], August 30: Brunei logged a daily average of 205 new COVID-19 cases in the past week...
Indonesia launches QR code for payments among ASEAN...
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 30: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday launched the international Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) that...
China, Philippines agree to usher in "golden age"...
Manila [Philippines], August 30: China and the Philippines agreed to usher in a "golden age" in bilateral ties and work...
S.Korea reports 115,638 new COVID-19 cases
Seoul [South Korea], August 30: South Korea reported 115,638 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours...
Monetary Authority Singapore vows to build innovative, responsible...
Singapore, August 30: The vision of building an innovative and responsible digital asset ecosystem in Singapore is a core part...
Iran says rial-ruble pair to be used in...
Tehran [Iran], August 29:Iranian central bank chief said Sunday that Tehran and Moscow will expand the use of national currencies...
Israel hit 64 targets in Syria in 2022:...
Damascus [Syria], August 29: Israel has hit 64 military targets in Syria by far this year, killing 45 servicemen and...
Iran says enhancing regional cooperation 2nd step in...
Tehran [Iran], August 29: A senior Iranian diplomat said that enhancing multilateral and regional cooperation is the country's second step...
Jordan on health, power grid alerts as heatwave...
Amman [Jordan], August 29: Jordan's Health Ministry on Sunday warned of high temperatures as a dry heatwave will continue to...
Reviving 2015 nuclear deal in interests of all...
Tehran [Iran], August 29: An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday that Iran is serious about achieving an agreement...
6 IS militants killed in operations in Iraq:...
Baghdad [Iraq], August 29:Iraqi forces on Sunday killed six Islamic State (IS) militants in separate military operations in the north...
Death toll rises to 6 in truck accident:...
The Hague [Netherlands], August 29: Six people have died after a truck drove off a dike and plowed into a...
3 killed, 37 wounded as tour bus drops...
Istanbul [Turkey], August 29:A tour bus rolling off a cliff in Türkiye'snorthwestern province of Bursa left at least 3 dead...
France detects bird flu at duck farm
Paris [France], August 29: The highly pathogenic bird flu, avian influenza, has been detected in a duck farm in France's...
Iran continues reviewing U.S. response over nuclear deal...
Tehran [Iran], August 29: Tehran's ongoing "precise examination" of the U.S. response to its viewpoints on the European Union (EU)...
6 injured in shooting at Los Angeles bar
Los Angeles [US], August 29: Six people were injured after a man opened fire inside a crowded bar in the...
"The Invitation" tops North American box office on...
Los Angeles [US], August 29: Sony Pictures' horror film "The Invitation" led ticket sales at the North American box office...
Vietnam reports 1,705 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 29: Vietnam recorded 1,705 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 492 from Saturday, according to its...
Philippines logs 2,318 new COVID-19 cases, 54 more...
Manila [Philippines], August 29: The Philippines reported 2,318 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in...
Singapore reports 1,448 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, August 29: Singapore reported 1,448 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,832,780.
Myanmar reports 33 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], August 29: Myanmar confirmed 33 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally...
Strong dust storm hits western Mongolian province
Khovd [Mongolia],August 29: An intense dust storm hit the western Mongolian province of Khovd on Sunday, causing poor road visibility.