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Nepal announces relief measures for enterprises, individuals affected...
Kathmandu (Nepal), August 15: Nepal's central bank on Friday announced a set of relief measures for enterprises and individuals affected...

Afghan president seeks to end fighting, Taliban advance...
Kabul (Afghanistan), August 15: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday that he wanted to end the intensified fighting...

UK Reportedly Plans to Evacuate Ambassador From Afghanistan,...
London (UK), August 15: The United Kingdom will evacuate its ambassador from Afghanistan and end its diplomatic presence in the...

New COVID-19 cases dip to 1,800s amid worry...
Seoul (South Korea), August 15: South Korea's daily new coronavirus fell back to the 1,800s Sunday due to fewer tests...

S. Korea will complete 2nd dose of COVID-19...
Seoul (South Korea), August 15: President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that South Korea will complete the second dose of COVID-19...

UN chief calls on Taliban to halt offensive...
United Nations, August 15: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on Taliban militants to immediately halt their offensive...

Biden increases troops deployment to Afghanistan amid Taliban...
Washington (US), August 15: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that he had authorized the deployment of roughly 5,000...

Ghana names 30-man squad for World Cup qualifiers
Accra (Ghana) August 15: Coach of Ghana's national football team Charles Akonnor on Friday named a 30-man provisional list for...

Iran says eastern borders secure amid Taliban advancements...
Beijing (China) August 15: Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, said Friday that all Iran's...

UK defense secretary says U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan...
Washington DC (USA) August 15: British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace on Friday said the U.S. decision to pull its...

U.S. FDA approves 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccines...
Washington DC (USA) August 15: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized a third dose of COVID-19...

New York state Assembly to suspend impeachment investigation...
New York (USA) August 15: The New York state Assembly will suspend its impeachment investigation against New York Governor...

China's military aircraft to debut in International Army...
Beijing (China) August 15: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force has sent a fleet of military aircraft to...

China decries Japanese defense minister's visit to Yasukuni...
Beijing (China) August 15: China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday expressed strong opposition to the Japanese defense minister's visit...

China pledges to continue science-based COVID-19 origin tracing
Beijing (China) August 15: China pledged on Friday to continue its participation in science-based COVID-19 origin-tracing, urging the WHO Secretariat...

Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 other...
Manila (Philippines), August 13: The Philippines has extended its travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other...

US FDA Allows Emergency Use of 3rd Dose...
Washington (US), August 13: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of a third dose...

S. Korea, U.S. join hands to bolster multilateralism
Seoul (South Korea), August 13: South Korea and the United States on Friday agreed to join forces in reinforcing multilateralism...

New COVID-19 cases feared to plateau in 2,000s,...
Seoul (South Korea), August 13: South Korea's new coronavirus infections stayed at around 2,000 for the third day in a...

Iranian officials slam "disrespectful" social media post of...
Tehran (Iran), August 13: Iranian officials criticized a photo of British and Russian ambassadors posted on Wednesday by the Russian...

U.S. sending troops to Kabul airport to support...
Washington (US), August 13: The United States said on Thursday that it will deploy thousands of troops to Kabul airport...

Significant progress has been made in Somalia's political...
United Nations, August 13: The top UN envoy in Somalia, James Swan, on Thursday told the Security Council that significant...

News Analysis: IPCC report strengthens calls for Australia...
Sydney (Australia), August 13: As a latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlighted the importance for...

Moon vows continued efforts to ease medical costs...
Seoul (South Korea), August 12: President Moon Jae-in said Thursday his liberal administration's policy of lowering medical costs for South...

New cases still hover around 2,000; 4th wave...
Seoul (South Korea), August 12: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 2,000 on Thursday, but the peak...

WHO to test three new drugs for COVID-19...
Geneva (Switzerland), August 12: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced that it will test three new drugs for...

UN chief condemns attacks against civilians in Mali
United Nations, August 12: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned the attacks against civilians on Sunday in...