Health

At Least Five Dead In Fire At Addiction Rehabilitation Centre In Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least five people died and six others were poisoned by carbon monoxide yesterday,…

Pakistan Reports Third Polio Case This Year

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported a new case of polio, in the country’s southern Sindh province, bringing the…

Two Toddlers Killed In Rocket-Propelled Grenade Explosion In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (NNN-AKP) – Two toddlers were killed, in a rocket-propelled grenade explosion, in north-west Cambodia’s Siem Reap…

Afghan Defence Ministry Turns Ex-U.S. Military Base Into Hospital

KABUL, Feb 21 (NNN-BNA) – The Afghan interim government’s National Defence Ministry, turned a former key U.S. military base, known…

Humanitarian Needs In Gaza Overwhelming: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said, yesterday,…

Wild Poliovirus Detected In Eight Districts Of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (NNN-APP) – Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), has been detected in environmental samples collected from eight districts…

Dengue Outbreak Declared In Philippine Capital

MANILA, Feb 15 (NNN-PNA) – The mayor of Quezon City, the most populous city in the capital region of the…

Indonesia’s Free Health Check Programme Reaches 65,000 Participants: Deputy Health Minister

JAKARTA, Feb 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – As many as 65,000 people have benefited from the recently launched Free Health Check programme,…

Over 825,000 Displaced Syrians Return To Their Homes: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 825,000 displaced people in Syria have returned to their homes since Dec,…

Jordan King Rejects Displacement Of Palestinians In Meeting With Trump

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-PETRA) – Visiting Jordanian King, Abdullah II, yesterday, rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians…