18 Out Of 20 Monkey Pox Cases In Ho Chi Minh City Test Positive For HIV

HANOI, Oct 24 (NNN-VNA) – Eighteen out of 20 monkey pox cases in Ho Chi Minh City, in southern Vietnam, tested positive for HIV, the local Department of Health was cited as saying, yesterday. All 20 cases are being treated at the city’s National Hospital of Tropical Diseases. Two cases…

Cambodian PM Opens Largest Public Hospital In The Country

PHNOM PENH, Oct 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, today, inaugurated the largest public hospital in the northwestern outskirts of the capital, Phnom Penh, aiming at improving the quality of medical care services to the public. “The Techo Santepheap National Hospital is the biggest hospital in Cambodia, so…

Reception Held In Tokyo To Mark 45th Anniversary Of China-Japan Peace, Friendship Treaty

TOKYO, Oct 24 (NNN-NHK) – A reception, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, was held yesterday in Tokyo, with over 1,000 people from Japanese political and economic circles and friendly organisations attending. Chinese Ambassador to Japan, Wu Jianghao, delivered a speech…

Hamas Releases Two Israeli Hostages For ‘Humanitarian Reasons’

GAZA, Oct 24 (NNN-WAFA) – Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said yesterday in a statement that, it has released two more hostages for “humanitarian reasons.” The brigades said, the release was achieved through “Egyptian-Qatar mediation” and identified the two released as Nurit Yitzhak and Yochved Lifshitz, both Israeli…

Egypt Announces New Round Of Tripartite Negotiations On Nile Dam

CAIRO, Oct 24 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, announced yesterday, the launch of a new tripartite round of ministerial negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). In a statement, the ministry said, the new round kicked off in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, yesterday morning,…

Over One Million Stimulant Tablets, 33 Kg Of Heroin Seized In Western Myanmar

YANGON, Oct 24 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police have seized 1.02 million stimulant tablets, and 33 kg of heroin, in western Myanmar’s Sagaing region, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police searched a vehicle in Kalay township of Sagaing region, on…

Indian Capital Gov’t Identifies More Pollution Hotspots, Orders Using Dust Suppressants

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – Local government of the Indian capital territory, yesterday said, it has identified eight more pollution hotspots, in addition to the already existing 13. Delhi Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, said, special teams will be deployed across the city to check pollution sources. Rai said, the…

India To Resume Canada Visas, If Diplomats Safe: FM

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said, India would resume issuing visas to Canadians, if it saw progress in the safety of its diplomats. “Our diplomats (in Canada) are not safe. So, if we see progress there, I would like very much to resume…

Iranian, Egyptian FMs Urge Immediate End To Attacks On Palestinians

TEHRAN, Oct 24 (NNN-IRNA/MENA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, highlighted the necessity to immediately stop the attacks on Palestinians and send humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. In a phone conversation on Sunday night, the two foreign ministers also voiced their strong opposition…

Feature: Bloodshed In Gaza Takes Shocking Toll On Children, Deeply Traumatised Survivors

GAZA, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Abdul Rahaman, a Palestinian child, survivor of an Israeli airstrike that killed the rest of his family members, has become numb to anything around, since he was sent to al-Shifaa hospital a couple of days ago, said his aunt, Wafaa, in the war-torn Gaza Strip.…