Kamerhe Elected Speaker Of DR Congo Lower House

KINSHASA, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vital Kamerhe, deputy prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was yesterday elected president of the National Assembly, the country’s lower house of parliament. Kamerhe won 371 of the 407 votes cast. According to the Congolese army, Kamerhe was one of the…

U.S. Confirms Another Human H5 Bird Flu Case Tied To Dairy Cow Outbreak

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, (H5 bird flu) virus infection in the United States, has been identified, U.S. health authorities said yesterday. The case, identified in the state of Michigan, is the second associated with an ongoing multistate…

Driver Dies, Children Injured After School Bus Crashed In Australia

SYDNEY, May 23 (NNN-AAP) – A male driver of a school bus died yesterday, with several children injured, after the vehicle hit a tree in the Australian state of Victoria. Police said in a statement that, emergency services are currently working on the site of the fatal bus crash in…

Philippines Tallies 55 New HIV Cases Daily

MANILA, May 23 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines tallies at least 55 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases daily, one of the highest in the world, Philippines Health Secretary, Teodoro Herbosa said, yesterday. At a news conference, Herbosa said, the cases are higher among teenagers, with the youngest infected being 15…

Cambodia Arrested Three Foreigners For Drug Trafficking, Seizing Over 25 Kg Of Narcotics

PHNOM PENH, May 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police have arrested a gang of three Vietnamese nationals, for possessing, trafficking and manufacturing drugs, seizing more than 25 kg of narcotics, the Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said, in a news release, yesterday. The suspects, including a woman, aged between 30 and 41…

One Dead Due To Weather-Related Disasters In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person died in Sri Lanka, due to disasters triggered by the adverse weather conditions, currently affecting the country, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), said yesterday. The DMC said, 68,079 people from 17,230 families remain affected by disasters, such as floods, tree falls and strong…

20 People From Turbulence-Hit Flight Stay In Intensive Care: Thai Hospital

BANGKOK, May 23 (NNN-TNA) – Twenty people from the Singapore airliner that experienced severe turbulence and made an emergency landing in Bangkok remained in intensive care units, a Thai hospital said, last night. According to a statement from Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, 104 people on the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from…

Bomb Threat To Home Ministry Office In India Turns Out To Be Hoax

NEW DELHI, May 23 (NNN-PTI) – A bomb threat turned out to be a hoax, after an intensive sanitisation and search operation in and outside the home ministry office in the Indian capital, New Delhi, officials said, yesterday. According to the police, an email was received yesterday by the federal…

Death Toll Rises To 11 As Minibus Plunged Into The Nile

CAIRO, May 23 (NNN-MENA) – The death toll of a passenger minibus falling into the Nile River in Egypt on Tuesday, has risen to 11, Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar, a spokesman of the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, said. “Eleven dead bodies have been picked up so far, and rescue work…

Maldives Police Urge Public To Avoid Travelling To Uninhabited Islands Due To Monsoon Rains

MALÉ, May 23 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives Police Service, yesterday, urged the public not to travel to uninhabited islands and sandbanks for picnics, or go swimming in the sea, as severe monsoon rains persist across the country. The Maldives Metrological Service issued alerts on the same day, warning of heavy…