WHO declares Monkeypox a global health emergency for the second time in two years
GENEVA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has once again classified mpox (monkeypox) as a global health emergency, marking…
India Adds Three Wetlands To Ramsar Sites List, Taking Tally To 85
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-PTI) – India has added three more wetlands to the list of Wetlands of International Importance,…
Indonesia To Close Steam Power Plant To Reduce Jakarta’s Air Pollution
JAKARTA, Aug 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will close the Suralaya Steam Power Plant in Cilegon, Banten province, as part of…
Chinese Envoy Urges U.S. To Push Israel To Stop Military Operations In Gaza
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy urged the United States, to take “sincere and responsible actions,” to…
Afghan Deputy PM Calls For Investment, Reconstruction
KABUL, Aug 15 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government’s Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, called…
Kiribati Voters Went To Polls For Parliamentary Election
SYDNEY, Aug 15 (NNN-AAP) – Voters in Kiribati, yesterday, went to cast their ballots for the first round of voting,…
One-Third Of Australian Students Fail To Meet Literacy, Numeracy Expectations
CANBERRA, Aug 14 (NNN-AAP) – One-third of Australian school students are not meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations, national standardised…
UN Calls For Action Over Indonesia’s High Maternal Mortality Rates
JAKARTA, Aug 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), raised concerns about Indonesia’s alarming postpartum maternal mortality rate,…
Judgment Day For Thailand PM Srettha Thavisin As Court To Rule On Dismissal Case
BANGKOK, Aug 14 (NNN-REUTERS) – Thailand’s constitutional court is set to decide the fate of prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, in…
Kenya hosts high-level China-Africa forum to fast-track agricultural transformation
NAIROBI, Aug 14 (NNN-KBC) — Experts from China and Africa convened for a meeting in Kenya’s capital Nairobi for a…