13 Syrian Soldiers Killed In Daesh Gas Field Attack

DAMASCUS, Dec 21 (NNN-SANA) – Daesh militants attacked a gas field in central Syria’s Homs province, killing 13 Syrian soldiers, a war monitor reported. The Daesh militants launched the attack on Thursday night, on the gas field in the desert region, in the eastern countryside of Homs, killing 13 soldiers…

Malaria outbreak kills 19 in Myanmar last year

YANGON, Dec 19 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 19 people died of malaria in Myanmar last year, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports today (Thursday). In 2018, 76,518 malaria infection cases were registered in Myanmar, showing a sharp drop of mortality rate, compared to past years. The national…

Landslide In Metro Construction Site Kills Four In Uzbekistan

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four workers were killed by a landslide, in the open section of a construction site of Yunusabad metro line in Tashkent, Uzbek Emergency ministry said. Earlier in the day, the ministry said, continued rainfall has caused a collapse of 250 cubic metres of soil…

Fiji Records 23 Confirmed Cases Of Measles, 94 Percent Vaccinated

SUVA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fiji recorded 23 confirmed cases of measles by today (Wednesday), according to the update from the Ministry of Health. The latest cases are a 13-month-old toddler and a 20-year-old from Saumakia Village in Naitasiri, one of Fiji’s 14 provinces on Viti Levu, the main island.…

22 Wounded In Bomb Attack In Afghanistan: Official

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 22 people were wounded, in a bomb attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, today (Tuesday), a provincial health official confirmed. The incident triggered panic among the patients, but none of the wounded suffered life-threatening wounds. In the meantime, Adil Shah…

Coal Mine, Power Station Under Threat From Bush-fire As Australia’s East Coast Faces Extreme Heatwave

SYDNEY, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fire authorities in Australia are locked in a desperate battle to save a coal mine and a power station today (Tuesday), that have come under threat from a massive bush-fire northwest of Sydney, which local media dubbed the “mega-blaze.” Already burning through 400,000 hectares of…

Lebanon Eyes New Guinness World Record For Biggest Plastic Bottles Christmas Tree

BEIRUT, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Lebanon’s municipality of Chekka, lightened a Christmas tree on Monday night, which is expected to win the Guinness World Record for being the largest model made from plastic bottles. The tree, which is 28.5 metres tall, made with 129,000 plastic bottles, was built in 20…

Fiji Measles Vaccination Programme Moves To Rural Communities

SUVA, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Health teams in Fiji are reaching out to all rural communities, during the mass measles vaccination campaign, which has so far cost more than two million Fijian dollars (around 900,000 U.S. dollars). There are now 21 confirmed cases of measles in Fiji, and Health Minister,…

Update: Philippines Quake Kills One Child, Injures Several

DAVAO, Dec 16 (NNN-PNA) – The strong earthquake which struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killed a child, damaged buildings and caused several injuries, officials said. The magnitude 6.8 quake centred 61 km southwest of Davao in Mindanao, at a depth of 28.2 km, the U.S. Geological…

Bus Crash Kills At Least 14 In Central Nepal

KATHMANDU, Dec 15 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – At least 14 passengers were killed, while 16 others were injured, in a bus crash at Sindhupalchowk district, in central Nepal, on Sunday morning, authorities confirmed. Ganesh Khanal, spokesperson at district police office Sindhupalchowk, said, “12 passengers died on the spot, while two breathed their…
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