Australia Faces Rising Dementia Burden With Over One Million Cases By 2065

CANBERRA, Sept 12 (NNN-AAP) – More than one million Australians are projected to have dementia by 2065, a government report said, today. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s updated Dementia in Australia report, the number is expected to more than double from about 425,000 people in 2024,…

At Least 40 Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Army In Gaza Yesterday; Death Toll: 64,605

GAZA, Sept 10 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 40 Palestinians were murdered by the barbarous Israeli army, in various areas of the Gaza Strip, since dawn yesterday, the Gaza-based Civil Defence, said. The authority’s spokesperson, Mahmoud Basal, said that, about 25 people remain missing under the rubble, after a residential house…

11 New Dengue Cases Reported In Pakistan’s Capital

ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad, reported 11 new dengue cases, during the last 24 hours, officials said, yesterday. A total of seven cases were detected in rural areas, while four were reported from urban localities. Surveillance and inspections were continuing across the federal capital, to…

50 More Palestinians Murdered As Israeli Army Continues To Intensify Attacks On Gaza City; Death Toll: 64,455 Palestinians

GAZA, Sept 8 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 50 more Palestinians were murdered across the Gaza Strip, by the marauding Israeli army yesterday, it was officially reported. According to the report, 46 of the victims were in the northern part of the enclave. Since dawn yesterday, the Barbaric Israeli army has…

Gaza City Has Become “City Of Fear, Flight And Funerals”: UN Official

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Gaza City, the last refuge for families in the northern Gaza Strip, is fast becoming a place where childhood cannot survive, Tess Ingram, UNICEF Communication Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, said, yesterday. “It is a city of fear, flight…

Australian Scientists Discover New Bat-Borne Virus

CANBERRA, Sept 4 (NNN-AAP) – Australian scientists have identified a new virus in flying foxes, marking a significant step in tracking emerging infectious diseases. The virus, named Salt Gully virus, was detected in bat urine samples, collected in the Australian state of Queensland, and belongs to the henipavirus family, which…

13 Killed, 31 Injured In Blast In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 3 (NNN-APP) – At least 13 people were killed and 31 others injured, when a blast went off, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, yesterday, health and police officials said. Confirming the casualties, Waseem Baig, media coordinator of the provincial health ministry, said that, the death toll might further…

Egypt Condemns Israel’s Continued Military Offensives In Gaza; Death Toll: 63,557 Palestinians

CAIRO, Sept 2 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned the ongoing Israeli military offensives in Gaza, as a persistent violation of international humanitarian law. Israel’s “military expansion” contradicts intensive global mediation efforts, including the joint effort by Egypt and Qatar, to halt the war through a new ceasefire…

South African Minister Expresses Concern Over Spreading Foot-And-Mouth Disease

CAPE TOWN, Sept 2 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, yesterday voiced concern, about the country’s spreading foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). “At present, there are 274 unresolved outbreaks across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Free State, North West, and Mpumalanga provinces. Positive cases have been confirmed in all cattle farming systems,…

33 Killed, Over Two Million Affected In Pakistan’s Punjab Floods

ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (NNN-APP) – At least 33 people were killed, and over two million were affected, as torrential rain triggered severe floods in parts of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, since the start of the week, said an official yesterday. Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General, Irfan Ali Kathia,…
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