US government no longer commemorating World AIDS Day

WASSHINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day this year as it has done for decades in the past. The commemoration has been marked every Dec 1 since 1988. The day is meant to raise awareness of efforts to fight the deadly disease and…

Groundbreaking HIV prevention shots to begin in Africa: UNITAID

        JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia were to begin on Monday administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world’s highest HIV burden. Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk…

Drug Seized, Trafficker Detained In Western Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 1 (NNN-BNA) – Police seized three kg of illegal drugs and took into custody its owner, in the western Afghanistan Nimroz province on Saturday, spokesman for the provincial police office, Mawlawi Gul Mohammad Qudrat said, yesterday. The alleged drug smuggler, according to the official, was attempting to take…

Sri Lanka’s Major Reservoirs Remain Structurally Safe: Irrigation Chief

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lanka’s Irrigation Department, yesterday said, recent adverse weather has not damaged any major reservoir under its authority, even as flooding continues in surrounding areas. Director General of the Irrigation Department, Ajith Gunasekara, said, engineers had opened spill gates across all major reservoirs as rainfall…

120 Parties Apply To Contest Nepal’s Parliament Election

KATHMANDU, Dec 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 120 political parties are aspiring to contest Nepal’s House of Representatives elections, scheduled for Mar 5, 2026, according to the Election Commission of Nepal. Out of 143 registered parties, 120 have applied to take part in the polls, which will elect 275…

Iran, Saudi Arabia Discussed Ties, Urge Regional Cooperation For Peace

TEHRAN, Dec 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Senior diplomats from Iran and Saudi Arabia, yesterday, discussed bilateral ties and stressed the need for regional cooperation, to safeguard peace, in light of the Israeli offensive in the region. During their meeting in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Deputy Foreign…

Explosion Sparks Major Fire At Nippon Steel’s Factory In Hokkaido

TOKYO, Dec 1 (NNN-NHK) – An explosion occurred at a factory in Muroran city, in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, today, triggering a large fire and scattering concrete debris across the site. According to the local fire department, residents near the North Japan Works of Nippon Steel in Muroran, called emergency services…

Sri Lankan President Pledges Full State Support For Recovery From “Worst” Natural Disaster

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, yesterday, described the ongoing extreme weather crisis as the worst natural disaster the country has ever faced, pledging full state support for recovery from the catastrophe. In a special address to the nation, the president said, the government carries…

Death Toll From Floods, Landslides In Indonesia Rises To 442

JAKARTA, Dec 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has risen to 442, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), said yesterday. BNPB Chief, Suharyanto, said at a press briefing that, North Sumatra recorded the highest number of casualties. “The…

AirAsia Net Profit Plunges 57.61 Percent On Year To 168 Million USD

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Malaysia-based Capital A, the owner of low-cost airline AirAsia, saw its net profit tumble 57.61 percent, year-on-year, to 695.38 million ringgit (168.41 million U.S. dollars) in the third quarter ended Sept 30, dragged by foreign exchange losses. The firm said in a bourse filing…
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