Laos Reported Two Deaths Amid Surge In Dengue Fever Cases
VIENTIANE, Aug 5 (NNN-KPL) – The number of dengue fever cases continues to grow in Laos, with two new deaths…
Philippines Grapples With Rising Leptospirosis Cases, 225 Deaths
MANILA, Aug 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), today expressed concern over the rising number of leptospirosis…
Pakistan Reports Second Polio Case This Year
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (NNN-APP) – A three-year-old boy has been paralysed by wild poliovirus, in the Bannu district of Pakistan’s…
S. Korea’s Heatwave Death Toll Rose to 23
SEOUL, Aug 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – The death toll from this summer’s heatwave in South Korea rose to at least 23,…
Japan’s Average Life Expectancy Falls For Second Straight Year
TOKYO, Jul 29 (NNN-NHK) – The average life expectancy fell for both Japanese men and women for the second consecutive…
Extreme Heat Puts Displaced People In Syria At Risk: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN humanitarians, yesterday warned of the risk for displaced people in North-west Syria, in…
Death Toll Of Dengue Fever Reached 225 In Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jul 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh recorded 2,361 new cases of dengue fever and 10 new deaths yesterday, bringing its…
Iran Lifts COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
TEHRAN, Jul 26 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Health Ministry, yesterday, declared the end to the public health emergency status for…
New Zealand’s Justice Minister Resigns, Charged With Reckless Driving, Resisting Arrest
WELLINGTON, Jul 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s Justice Minister, Kiri Allan, resigned today, on charges of reckless driving and resisting…
Nearly 1,300 Seek Medical Treatment As Sandstorms Hit SE Iran
TEHRAN, Jul 23 (NNN-IRNA) – A total of 1,286 people sought medical treatment, in the south-eastern Iranian province of Sistan…