Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit Passes Away At Age 93

BANGKOK, Oct 25 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, passed away yesterday, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced. The bureau stated in an official announcement that, a team of doctors, who have been overseeing and providing treatment for the Queen Mother’s health at the…

WHO Sounds Alarm Over “Sharp Increases” In HIV Cases In Philippines, Fiji, Papua New Guinea

MANILA, Oct 24 (NNN-PNA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), in the Western Pacific region, has raised alarm about the “sharp increases” in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, in the Philippines, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea in recent years, “with implications for national and regional security.” At Wednesday’s meeting in…

Mongolia’s Measles Cases Surpass 13,000

ULAN BATOR, Oct 22 (NNN-APA) – The total number of measles cases in Mongolia has increased to 13,532, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), said today. Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries has reached 13,514. Currently, seven people remained in hospital, the NCCD said in a statement. The…

Over 40,000 Dengue Cases Reported In Sri Lanka So Far This Year

COLOMBO, Oct 22 (NNN-LNW) – Over 40,000 dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka, from Jan 1 to yesterday, said the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). A total of 40,633 dengue cases have been reported, Community Medical Specialist, Prashila Samaraweera said, adding that, a majority of the cases have…

Australia Sees Worst Recorded Flu Season This Year

MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (NNN-AAP) – Australia recorded its worst flu season on record, with more than 410,000 laboratory-confirmed cases reported so far this year, peak body data showed. The tally has surpassed last year’s record of 365,000 cases, according to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australia’s leading…

Pakistan Vaccinates Nearly 44 Million Children In Nationwide Polio Campaign

ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan has successfully concluded its fourth nationwide anti-polio campaign of 2025, vaccinating more than 43.9 million children under the age of five, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said, yesterday. The immunisation drive was conducted from Oct 13 to 19, covering all provinces and regions…

Hamas Said Rafah Closure To Delay Handover Of Israeli Hostage Remains; Palestinian Death Toll: 68,116

GAZA, Oct 19 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas said yesterday that, the Israeli regime’s continued closure of the Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, will “delay recovery operations and the handover of bodies of Israeli hostages.” Inhumane Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to keep the crossing closed until…

Feature: Gaza’s Mothers, Doctors Keep Hope Alive Amid Conflict, Ruin

GAZA, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – At dawn, obstetrician-gynecologist, Somaya Shomer, walks briskly towards al-Awda field hospital, in al-Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. Balancing her duties as a physician and a mother of three, she helps women give birth amid war and devastation. “In my previous pregnancies, I enjoyed every…

Five Hospitalised Following Chemical Leaks At Post Offices In North-East Australia

SYDNEY, Oct 17 (NNN-AAP) – Five people have been hospitalised, after being exposed to an unidentified chemical, at two post offices, in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland, today. Emergency services were called to reports of fumes and an odour, at an Australia Post location, in the rural town of…

Toddler In Western Cambodia Becomes 16th Victim Of Bird Flu This Year

PHNOM PENH, Oct 17 (NNN-AKP) – A three-year-old girl from western Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province, has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, raising the number of cases to 16 so far, this year, the Ministry of Health said in a statement late yesterday. A laboratory result from the National…
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