World Population Day: Around 800 women die “needlessly” every day in pregnancy, childbirth – UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, July 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — Around 800 women die “needlessly” across the world every day in pregnancy and childbirth,…
Dust in the air eased slightly in 2023: UN
GENEVA, July 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations said…
Covid still kills 1,700 a week: WHO
GENEVA, July 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health…
Chinese Construction Giant Wins Major Development Contract In Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Jul 12 (NNN-SPA) – China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), a Chinese state-owned construction giant, secured a major contract…
UN General Assembly designates 2025-2034 “decade of combating sand/dust storms”
UNITED NATIONS, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly designated 2025-2034 as the “United Nations Decade on Combating Sand…
11 Dead, Six Hurt In Northern Philippines Road Crash
MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – A passenger bus collided with a pickup truck, along a highway in Cagayan province, in…
Philippines Raises Quake Magnitude To 7.1 From 6.5
MANILA, Jul 11 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, revised the magnitude of the offshore earthquake that…
Four Security Personnel, Three Terrorists Killed In Clash In NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jul 11 (NNN-APP) – Four security personnel and three terrorists were killed in a clash, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber…
22 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh
NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (NNN-PTI) – At least 22 people were killed in rain-related incidents during the past 24 hours,…
Russia: Pres Putin to attend 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, July 11 (NNN-TASS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the 10th jubilee BRICS Parliamentary Forum, which opens…