Health

Australia’s New South Wales In Heat Alert With 42,000 Runners To Attend Sydney Marathon

SYDNEY, Sept 16 (NNN-AAP) – An early season heat alert has been issued, in the Australian state of New South…

Japan’s Centenarians Hit Record High Of 92,139

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – The number of centenarians in Japan totalled 92,139, hitting a record high for the 53rd…

Western Australia In Statewide Alert After New Measles Case Confirmed

SYDNEY, Sept 15 (NNN-AAP) – The health department in Western Australia (WA), has sent out statewide measles warning, after a…

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…