Health

WHO Urges For International Support As Ebola Cases Near 1,000 In D. R. Congo

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), called for urgent global support to deal with the…

Cancer Awareness To Be Raised In Fijian Schools

SUVA, Fiji, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Fijian government will include cancer into school curriculum, to increase awareness on the…

UN Says Australia Offers 6.1 Million USD To Provide Clean Water In Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 20 (NNN-NINA) – Australia offered 6.1 million U.S. dollars, to improve access to clean water and sanitation…

UN Stops Distribution Of Blended Food In Uganda After Recipients Fall Sick

KAMPALA, Uganda, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN World Food Programme (WFP), announced that it has stopped the distribution of blended…

India’s Pharmaceutical Market Faces Retail Chain Onslaught

MUMBAI, India, March 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s pharmaceutical market is witnessing a threat of declining revenue growth rate, from the…

117 Children Die In Battered Camp In North-eastern Syria: Watchdog

DAMASCUS, Syria, March 16 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 117 children died, in a battered camp in north-eastern Syria, over…

90 Suffocate From Gas Leak In Eastern Iraq: Health Ministry

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 16 (NNN-NINA) – About 90 people suffocated from the leak of chlorine gas, in Iraq’s eastern city…

Authorities In Malaysia’s Johor State Close Down 13 Schools Over Chemical Pollution

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Authorities in Malaysia’s southern Johor state announced that, 13 schools will be indefinitely…

Jerusalem – Cannabis Constituency? Israeli Election Rivals Warm To Pot

JERUSALEM, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Marijuana has become an election issue in Israel, now that an upstart far-right party that…

IOM Appeals For 207 Million USD To Continue Its Assistance To Syrians

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said that it is appealing to the international…