Health

Samoa’s Measles Death Toll Rises To 55

SUVA, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Samoa’s Ministry of Health confirmed today (Tuesday), two more deaths in the island nation’s measles…

Drought-Stricken Australia Endures Driest Spring In 120 Years

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia clocked its driest spring in 120 years of recorded history, the country’s Bureau of…

12 Feared Killed As Rains Lash India’s Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (NNN-PTI) – Rain lashed many parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry, with the North-East monsoon,…

People With Disabilities In Gaza Mark Int’l Day Of Disabled Persons

by Sanaa Kamal GAZA, Palestine, Dec 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Dozens of people with disabilities, on Sunday, participated in a wheelchair…

HIV/AIDS Kill More Than 1,300 Cambodians In 2018, Down 48 Percent In Nine Years

PHNOM PENH, Dec 1 (NNN-AKP) – HIV/AIDS killed more than 1,300 people in Cambodia in 2018, down 48 percent from…

Explosion Kills, Wounds 13 In Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec 1 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 13 civilians were killed and wounded, in an explosion that rocked a…

Jordan Thwarts Attempt To Smuggle Narcotics

AMMAN, Dec 1 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics from Syria on the Jordan-Syria border, according to…

Sri Lanka, UNODC Discuss Maritime Crime Prevention

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka, aiming to prevent maritime crime and drug trafficking in local waters, conveyed its…

New Zealand To Expect More Heat This Summer

WELLINGTON, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealanders can expect more above average temperatures this summer, across the country, according to…

Measles Death Toll Rises To 44 In Samoa With Mass Vaccination Campaign Going On

SUVA, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Samoa’s Ministry of Health confirmed today (Saturday), that two more deaths have been recorded in…