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Malaysia extends ban on entry of Indian, Indonesian, Philippine citizens due to COVID-19 pandemic

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2020

Malaysia has extended the ban on entry of citizens of India, Indonesia and the Philippines from entering the country to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The...

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Islamabad High Court asks Nawaz Sharif to surrender to authorities by Sept 10

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2020

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before the court and surrender to the authorities by September 10 or face legal...

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Coronavirus infection in Nepal enters community transmission phase

ION correspondentSeptember 2, 2020

With growing cases of Covid-19 cases in Nepal, 12 districts in the country have entered the phase of community transmission, the Ministry of Health and Population said on Tuesday....

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First ever direct flight between Israel and UAE lands in Abu Dhabi

ION correspondentSeptember 1, 2020

The first commercial direct flight between Israel and the UAE landed in Abu Dhabi on Monday after the two countries announced normalisation of relations. The El Al airliner made...

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Rohingya relocation to Bhashan Char island likely to start after monsoon

ION correspondentAugust 25, 2020

The Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Masud Bin Momen on Monday said that the government is planning to start the process of relocating Rohingya refugees from the crowded camps of...

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Sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in South Korea

ION correspondentAugust 25, 2020

Garnering worldwide praise until recently for being a role model country in its tackling of the corona pandemic, South Korea is now staring at a resurgence of sorts. The...

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ITER, The Way, An International Energy Production Consortium. Nuclear Fusion Produced Energy. First Time In The World.

ION correspondentAugust 22, 2020September 3, 2020

ITER (“The Way” in Latin) is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today. In southern France, 35 nations are collaborating to build the world’s largest...

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Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet sworn in, Parliament to convene on August 20

ION correspondentAugust 13, 2020

In all 26 new ministers were sworn into Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet on Wednesday after the country recently held a Parliamentary election which saw the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna...

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Russia to begin COVID-19 vaccine production within two weeks

ION correspondentAugust 13, 2020

Russia’s health minister Mikhail Murashko on Wednesday said that the country will start the production of its COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks “First of all, the production facilities in...

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Kamala Harris to run for Vice-President

ION correspondentAugust 12, 2020

Joe Biden named California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket...