Health

Mine Blast Killed Two Children In E. Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Apr 11 (NNN-ANA) – Two children were killed as a mine, left over from past wars, went off…

Vietnam To Ramp Up Vaccination Amid High Risk Of Importing Wild Polio Virus

HANOI, Apr 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam is accelerating efforts to vaccinate children against polio, amid a global surge in a…

India’s Health Ministry Calls For Vigilance Amid Spike In COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Apr 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry has advised states to stay alert, amid a spike in…

Footage Of Sri Lankan Woman Who Died In Detention In Japan Made Public

TOKYO, Apr 7 (NNN-NHK) – Security camera footage, showing a Sri Lankan woman, complaining of declining health before her death,…

African Swine Fever Infection Surges In Philippines

MANILA, Apr 7 (NNN-PNA) – African swine fever infection in the Philippines, has surged since last year, according to the…

Myanmar Extends COVID-19 Restrictions Until End Of This Month

YANGON, Apr 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar announced the extension of COVID-19 preventive measures until end of this month (Apr 30),…

Nearly 60,000 Syrian Refugees In Türkiye Returned Home After Quake

ANKARA, Mar 28 (NNN-SANA) – Nearly 60,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their homeland, after the Feb earthquakes devastated their…

Thailand’s Northern Provinces Report Unsafe Levels Of Air Pollution

BANGKOK, Mar 28 (NNN-TNA) – Air pollution continued to plague Thailand’s northern provinces, with air pollution in some regions reaching…

Major Incident Declared In S. England After Fluid Leak

LONDON, Mar 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A major incident has been declared, after around 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into…

U.S. Nuclear Power Plant In Central Minnesota Taken Offline After New Leak Incident

WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – A nuclear power plant in the U.S. state of Minnesota was taken offline this week,…