Roundup: Over 50 People Die Of Heatstroke In India

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 50 people died of heatstroke, in different parts of India, particularly eastern, central and northern areas, over the past few days, as an intense heat wave swept across most parts of the country, said local media and government officials,…

Man Dies Of Heatstroke In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, May 31 (NNN-PTI) – A man from India’s eastern state of Bihar, died at a hospital in the national capital Delhi, after suffering a heatstroke, officials said yesterday. The 40-year-old man hailing from Bihar’s Darbhanga was admitted to government-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, late Monday night. According to…

Heat Wave Killed Six In Rajasthan As Mercury Soared To 49 Degrees Celsius

NEW DELHI, May 29 (NNN-PTI) – Six people were killed due to a prevailing severe heat wave in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, officials said, yesterday. The deaths were reported at a time when the mercury soared to 49 degrees Celsius in the state. Almost all the places in…

S. Korea’s Army Trainee Dies After Collapsing During Discipline Training

SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – One trainee soldier of the South Korean army has died, two days after collapsing during a so-called discipline training, it was reported yesterday. Of the six recruits who underwent the discipline training, at an army unit in the country’s eastern Gangwon province, one fell down…

At Least Seven Newborns Killed In Delhi Fire Incidents

NEW DELHI, May 26 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven newborns died and five others were injured, when a fire broke out inside a baby care centre in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area, late last night, confirmed a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official, today. One of the injured was said to…

Scores Of Palestinians Killed, Injured As Israel Bombs Aid Truck In Central Gaza

GAZA, May 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 12 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting an aid distribution centre in central Gaza, Palestinian security and medical sources said, yesterday. Security sources told Xinhua that an Israeli aircraft targeted the centre in the east of Deir al-Balah city with a…

Over One-Third Of Children’s Food In Philippines Are Sugary: Study

MANILA, May 24 (NNN-PNA) – The number of overweight children in the Philippines has tripled since 2003, due to sugary children’s foods, according to a study by UNICEF and the Consortium for Improving Complementary Foods in Southeast Asia, released yesterday. The study finds that over one-third of commercially produced packaged…

Diarrhoea Outbreak In India’s Assam Killed 11

NEW DELHI, May 24 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 people were killed, due to a Diarrhoea outbreak, in the north-eastern state of Assam, local media reports said, yesterday. The victims were identified as workers of a tea estate in Tinsukia district, about 512 km north-east of Dispur, the capital city…

U.S. Confirms Another Human H5 Bird Flu Case Tied To Dairy Cow Outbreak

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, (H5 bird flu) virus infection in the United States, has been identified, U.S. health authorities said yesterday. The case, identified in the state of Michigan, is the second associated with an ongoing multistate…

Philippines Tallies 55 New HIV Cases Daily

MANILA, May 23 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines tallies at least 55 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases daily, one of the highest in the world, Philippines Health Secretary, Teodoro Herbosa said, yesterday. At a news conference, Herbosa said, the cases are higher among teenagers, with the youngest infected being 15…
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