Philippines Confirms Fourth Polio Case Since Outbreak In Sept

MANILA, Nov 6 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines Department of Health (DOH), confirmed a fourth polio case in the country, saying that another child has tested positive for the disease in the southern Philippines. Health Secretary, Francisco Duque, said in a statement that, the fourth case was recorded in Mindanao in…

UN Seeks 32 Million USD To Bridge Gap In Winter Funding For Displaced Syrians

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – While winter preparations are underway, for about 900,000 Syrians, displaced from their homes by war, there is a gap of 32 million U.S. dollars in funding for it, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. “Some 900,000 people in northwest Syria are expected to benefit…

Two Killed, 15 Injured In Truck Accident In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, Nov 5 (NNN-MNA) – Two people were killed on the spot, with 15 others injured, in a truck accident in Myanmar’s Magway region, according to a release from the Home Affairs Ministry today (Tuesday). The crash took place in Gangaw township, the release said. With 17 people aboard,…

Small Plane Crashes In NE U.S. Cemetery, Pilot Killed

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A small plane, on Monday afternoon, crashed, with debris scattered at a cemetery in New Bedford, the northeastern U.S. state of Massachusetts, authorities said. A witness told NBC10 Boston, the plane was flying very low over nearby homes, then dived and crashed with “a loud…

Two Bodies Retrieved In Dokdo Chopper Crash In S. Korea

DONGHAE, S. Korea, Nov 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Coast Guard transported two bodies, retrieved from the chopper crash near the Dokdo islets, to a hospital morgue, on the closest island of Ulleung in South Korea. A search was underway after a rescue helicopter carrying seven people, including an injured person,…

Man Nabbed On Suspicion Of Murder After Car Crashes Into Pub In England

LONDON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A man was arrested on Sunday, on suspicion of murder, after a car crashed into a pub in Essex, southeast England, which left one dead and three others injured, local police said. A 40-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder, grievous bodily harm with…

Vietnamese PM Directs Ministerial Delegations Go To Britain, As Vietnamese Victims Believed In Truck Deaths

HANOI, Nov 3 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, sent message of condolences to families of victims, and requested sending ministerial working groups immediately to Britain, following news of Essex lorry victims being Vietnamese nationals. Phuc was briefed about the information from the British side, by the Vietnamese…

25 Die Of Cholera Epidemic In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Nov 3 (NNN-SABA) – Around 25 people died of cholera and acute watery diarrhea, in Yemen’s southern port city of Lahj, during the past two months, a medical source said. The source of Lahj’s Health Department, said that, “there is an increase in the death cases in Lahj, as…

Kuwait Launches Beach Cleanup Campaign

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 3 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait launched, on Saturday, a beach cleanup campaign, to enhance people’s environmental awareness. The campaign, themed “Operation Turtle,” was organised by the Kuwait Environment Public Authority (KEPA) and Kuwait Environment Protection Society (KEPS), in cooperation with the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait, in Shuwaikh beach…

Blast On Tanker Kills Three In Russia’s Far East

MOSCOW, Russia, Nov 3 (NNN-TASS) – A mixture of gas and air went off, on board an oil tanker in Nakhodka Bay, in Russia’s Far East, on Saturday, leaving two people dead and another missing. No blaze or fire was observed, and investigators have launched a criminal case over the…
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