Health

Flu Outbreak Kills 56 In Iran In Two Months

TEHRAN, Dec 3 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 56 people have died from flu in Iran, over the past two months,…

Two Injured In Jakarta Explosion Caused By Smoke Grenade

JAKARTA, Dec 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – A blast in the centre of Indonesia’s capital, that injured two military personnel, was caused…

Samoa’s Measles Death Toll Rises To 55

SUVA, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Samoa’s Ministry of Health confirmed today (Tuesday), two more deaths in the island nation’s measles…

Drought-Stricken Australia Endures Driest Spring In 120 Years

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia clocked its driest spring in 120 years of recorded history, the country’s Bureau of…

12 Feared Killed As Rains Lash India’s Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (NNN-PTI) – Rain lashed many parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry, with the North-East monsoon,…

People With Disabilities In Gaza Mark Int’l Day Of Disabled Persons

by Sanaa Kamal GAZA, Palestine, Dec 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Dozens of people with disabilities, on Sunday, participated in a wheelchair…

HIV/AIDS Kill More Than 1,300 Cambodians In 2018, Down 48 Percent In Nine Years

PHNOM PENH, Dec 1 (NNN-AKP) – HIV/AIDS killed more than 1,300 people in Cambodia in 2018, down 48 percent from…

Explosion Kills, Wounds 13 In Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec 1 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 13 civilians were killed and wounded, in an explosion that rocked a…

Jordan Thwarts Attempt To Smuggle Narcotics

AMMAN, Dec 1 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics from Syria on the Jordan-Syria border, according to…

Sri Lanka, UNODC Discuss Maritime Crime Prevention

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka, aiming to prevent maritime crime and drug trafficking in local waters, conveyed its…