Health

Over 375,000 Afghans Displaced Due To Fighting So Far This Year: UN Agency

KABUL, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 375,000 Afghans were internally displaced so far in 2019, the United Nations Office…

Australian Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian volunteer firefighter was arrested on Tuesday, and charged with deliberately starting seven fires,…

Kuwait Performs First Successful Heart Transplant: Minister

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Nov 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait has successfully conducted the country’s first heart transplant surgery, Kuwaiti Minister of…

Iran Seizes Over 62 Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs In Eight Months

TEHRAN, Nov 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s border security forces, have seized over 62 tonnes of different kinds of illicit drugs,…

Mekong River Commission Approves Five-Year Strategy To Fight Drought

PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (NNN-AKP) – Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council, approved here, a drought management…

Japanese PM Vows To Fight Discrimination Against Leprosy

TOKYO, Nov 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, vowed to fight discriminatory practices against former leprosy patients, through…

Lebanon’s Health Minister Urges For Regular Exchange Rate For Import Of Medical Equipment

BEIRUT, Nov 27 (NNN-NNA) – Caretaker Health Minister, Jamil Jabak, urged the central bank governor, to secure U.S. currency, at…

Iraqi Forces Kill Five Daesh Militants In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition, killed, on Monday, five Daesh militants, including a group…

Kuwait Holds Workshop On Elimination Of Violence Against Women

KUWAIT, Nov 26 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Human Rights Society (KHRS), organised a workshop on Monday, to mark the International Day…

Italian births down 18,000 in 2018

ROME, Nov 25 (NNN-ANSA) — The birth rate in Italy dropped in 2018, with a total of 439,747 new babies…