Health

Japan Quarantines 3,700 On Cruise Ship Over Coronavirus

TOKYO, Feb 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testing passengers on Tuesday (Feb…

Newly-Built Hospital In Wuhan Accepts Patients Infected With Coronavirus

WUHAN, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The newly-built hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, began…

Australia Launches Investigation After Dozens Of Koalas Found Dead In Land-Clearing

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An investigation has been launched, after a distressing land-clearing incident left around 40 koalas dead…

Hong Kong Medical Workers Strike To Demand Total Border Closure

HONG KONG, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Standing at the picket line, just 200 metres from her hospital entrance, Kaddy Chan…

First UN-Supervised Medical Flight Leaves Yemen

SANAA, Feb 4 (NNN-SABA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), announced that, the first flight carrying Yemeni patients in critical…

Mortar Shell Kills Seven People In Pakistan’s Bajaur

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – Officials in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal district said, a mortar shell fired from the Afghan side…

UN Envoy Arrives In Yemen To Facilitate Humanitarian Medical Air Bridge

SANAA, Feb 3 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived in the rebel-held capital Sanaa,…

Dozens Suffocate As Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians Protesting US-Touted Plan

HEBRON, Palestine, Feb 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinians suffocated yesterday evening, during the continuous confrontations that broke out, since…

Nearly 110 Million Square Metres Of Land Cleared Of Mines In Angola

CAXITO, Angola, Feb 2 (NNN-ANGOP) – More than 109.8 million square metres of land across Angola’s northern Bengo province, has…

New Zealand’s Former PM Mike Moore Dies At 71

WELLINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealanders are mourning former Prime Minister, Mike Moore, who passed away on Sunday (today).…