Health

5.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, struck Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the…

UN Remains Deeply Concerned About Safety Of Four Million Civilians In Syria

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (NNN-SANA) – A UN spokesman said, the organisation remains deeply concerned about safety of over four…

S. Korea remains watchful of economic fallout from Wuhan coronavirus cases

SEOUL, Jan 28 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korea said Tuesday it would spare no efforts to tackle with potential economic fallout…

Plane Crashes In Afghanistan’s Eastern Ghazni Province

KABUL, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A passenger plane crashed, in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province on Monday, with dozens killed or…

Afghanistan Launches Polio Vaccination Targeting 9.1 Million Children

KABUL, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan Public Health Ministry, launched a nationwide campaign today (Monday) to give polio vaccination…

Over One Million Bangladeshi Capital Dwellers To Get Cholera Vaccine

DHAKA, Jan 27 (NNN-BSS) – More than one million people in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka will receive the oral…

Wuhan Virus: China Death Toll Spikes To 80, Over 2,700 Cases Confirmed

BEIJING, Jan 27 (NNN-ASIAONE) – China said today (Monday), the death toll from the deadly viral outbreak spiked to 80,…

One Killed, Two Missing As Boat Capsizes In Waters Off Indonesia’s Sumatra

JAKARTA, Jan 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – One person was killed and two others went missing, after a boat carrying 11 people…

29 Killed, 42 Rescued In Eastern Turkey Earthquake

ISTANBUL, Jan 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The death toll from an earthquake that jolted eastern Turkey on Friday, has risen to…

More Than 2,000 Now Infected With Coronavirus; 56 Dead In China

SHANGHAI, Jan 26 (NNN-TOL) – More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with coronavirus, the vast majority of them…