725kg Heroin Cargo Seized In Southern Iran: Police

TEHRAN, Oct 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian police seized 725 kg of heroin in a cargo, in the southern province of Hormuzgan, the IRIB News Agency reported. The packaged heroin is the heaviest of its kind seized over the past 10 years in Hormuzgan Province, Gholamreza Jafari, the provincial police commander,…

Suicide Risk Increasingly Common Among New Zealand Doctors

WELLINGTON, Oct 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Burnout, depression and anxiety, are increasingly common among New Zealand doctors, which impair their ability to perform at home and at work, a common contributor to suicide risk, New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) said. Burnout has been documented to affect 45 percent, in a consultant…

At Least 13 Died In Southern Philippine Flash Flood

MANILA, Oct 28 (NNN-PNA) – At least 13 people died today, and many others were missing, after a strong overnight downpour flooded a number of towns in Maguindanao province, in southern Philippines, a local official said. Citing initial report, Nasrullah Imam, head of the Maguindanao provincial disaster risk reduction and…

Cambodia Launched Longan Exports To China

PHNOM PENH, Oct 28 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, yesterday, launched longan exportation to China, marking another fruitful cooperation in the agricultural sector between the two countries. Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Dith Tina, and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, Wang Wentian, attended the launching ceremony here. Speaking at the event,…

Another Palestinian Killed In West Bank Clashes: Medics

RAMALLAH, Oct 28 (NNN-WAFA) – One more Palestinian was killed and two others seriously injured, in clashes today with Israeli soldiers, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics said. Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said that, a 47-year-old man was shot dead, when Israeli soldiers opened fire…

13 African Countries Reported 6,883 Monkeypox Cases In 2022: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 28 (NNN-ENA) – Some 13 African countries have reported 6,883 monkeypox cases since the start of 2022, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed yesterday. According to data released by the Africa CDC, 173 deaths, and a case fatality ratio of 2.5 percent,…

Putin Says More Countries Choose Not To Succumb To U.S. Pressure

MOSCOW, Oct 28 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said yesterday that, various countries around the world are choosing not to succumb to Washington’s demands, despite pressure. “Previously, only a few countries could afford to argue with America, and this seemed almost like a sensation,” Putin said, at the plenary…

Japan’s Unemployment Rate Rose To 2.6 Percent In Sept

TOKYO, Oct 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s unemployment rate rose in Sept, from the previous month, the government said in a report, today. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the unemployment rate in Japan stood at 2.6 percent in Sept, rising from 2.5 percent recorded in Aug. Separately,…

India’s Central Bank To Hold Special Panel Meeting On Inflation

MUMBAI, Oct 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s central bank has called for a special meeting of its monetary policy committee on Nov 3, to prepare a report on inflation, a statement by the Reserve Bank of India said yesterday. India failed to meet the inflation target, with its inflation above the…

EU To Provide Albania With 80 Million Euros To Tackle Energy Crisis

TIRANA, Oct 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Union (EU) will provide 80 million euros (79.7 million U.S. dollars) in grants to Albania, to tackle energy crisis, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said here yesterday. According to Von der Leyen, the energy support package will be part of the…