Health

50 Kids Taken Ill In India After Chameleon Found In School’s Midday Meal

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (NNN-PTI) – At least 50 school children aged 6-8 fell ill, in India’s eastern state of…

Nipah Virus Alert Issued In Kerala

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (NNN-PTI) – An alert for Nipah virus has been issued in parts of India’s Kerala, after…

UK Upgrades Heat-Health Alert To Amber

LONDON, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Kingdom (UK) upgraded the heat-health warning from yellow to amber on Tuesday, for…

Authorities Begin Culling Pigs As African Swine Fever Hits India’s Assam

NEW DELHI, Sept 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s north-eastern state of Assam, began culling infected pigs yesterday, following the outbreak of…

Poliovirus Sample Found In Sewage Water Of Pakistan’s Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD, Sept 3 (NNN-APP) – Poliovirus was detected in the sewage water, in Pakistan’s east Rawalpindi district, during a sampling…

African Swine Fever Killed Over 50 Pigs In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 1 (NNN-MNA) – Over 50 pigs have died from the African swine fever in Tachilek township of eastern…

Indonesian President Threatens To Shut Polluting Factories

JAKARTA, Aug 31 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, threatened to impose sanctions on factories that refuse to install pollution…

Two Years On, Afghanistan Still Beset With U.S.-Inflicted War Traumas

BEIJING, Aug 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two years have passed since U.S.-led coalition forces fled Afghanistan helter-skelter, but the war-inflicted traumas…

Unknown Gunmen Kidnapped Two Foreign Aid Workers In Central Yemen

ADEN, Aug 29 (NNN-SABA) – Unknown gunmen kidnapped two foreigners working with the international charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in…

Indonesia Gears Up To Combat Air Pollution Ahead Of ASEAN Summit

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has geared up to combat air pollution, ahead of the 43rd summit of the…