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Myanmar reports 68 new COVID-19 cases

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 carrier's catering, ground-handling units

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

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 in Myanmar

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 for 2022

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 in past week

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 countries

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" in bilateral ties

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

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 digital asset ecosystem

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 more areas of bilateral trade

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: monitor

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 boosting ties with neighbours

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 lingers

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 parties: Iranian spokesman

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: military

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: Dutch police

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 off cliff in NW Türkiye

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

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 proposal

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

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 opening weekend

"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

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 deaths

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 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

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

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.