Health

World Bank Approves 150 Million USD To Improve Primary Healthcare In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jun 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved 150 million U.S. dollars in financing…

Egypt Cracks Down On Travel Agencies Over Hajj Trip Frauds

CAIRO, Jun 23 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian government is set to ban the operation of 16 travel agencies, for arranging…

Over Three Percent Australian Women Drink High-Risk Levels Of Alcohol

CANBERRA, Jun 21 (NNN-AAP) – A significant number of Australian women regularly drink alcohol at very high-risk levels, research found.…

Death Toll In South India’s Hooch Tragedy Rises To 29

NEW DELHI, Jun 20 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy, rose to…

Philippines Tallies 197 Dengue Deaths Since Jan

MANILA, Jun 16 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines has tallied 197 deaths due to dengue, from Jan to Jun 1, this…

Worker Confirmed Dead After Collapsing At Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant

TOKYO, Jun 15 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), said that, a worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed,…

Fisherman Discovers War-Left U.S. Aerial Bomb MK-82 In Cambodian Capital: Official

PHNOM PENH, Jun 15 (NNN-AKP) – A fisherman found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in a pit lake, on…

WHO Confirms Human Case Of Bird Flu In West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Jun 13 (NNN-PTI) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), has confirmed a human case of bird flu in…

Argentina Sees Over Half Million Dengue Cases This Year

BUENOS AIRES, Jun 11 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentina has detected 504,580 cases of dengue, so far, this year, an outbreak that…

Wildfires In California Cause 52,000 Early Deaths In Decade: Study

SACRAMENTO, Jun 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. state of California saw over 52,000 people die prematurely in a decade, due…