China-Egypt Cultural Exchange Event Held To Promote Heritage Protection

CAIRO, Jul 5 (NNN-MENA) – The shared heritage of the Chinese and Egyptian civilisations, fostered through trade, via the ancient Silk Road, was highlighted in an international cultural exchange event held here in Egypt’s capital, late on Wednesday. Under the theme of “Shared Heritage, Shared Future,” the event gathered cultural…

Singaporean Authority Cracked E-Cigarettes Distribution Network

SINGAPORE, Jul 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA), seized over 350,000 e-cigarettes and components, worth more than six million Singapore dollars (4.4 million U.S. dollars) in operations from Jun 14 to Jun 18, it said yesterday. Two men and two women are assisting with investigations. HSA noted that,…

West Nile Fever Claims 11 Lives In Israel

JERUSALEM, Jul 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported three additional deaths from West Nile fever yesterday, raising the total fatality count in the ongoing outbreak to 11. According to the Ministry of Health, 153 people have been diagnosed with the virus since May, the highest annual infections of…

India’s Health Ministry Issues Advisory To States On Zika Virus Cases From Maharashtra

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, yesterday, issued an advisory to all states in the country, in view of Zika virus cases, being reported from Maharashtra. The ministry urged the states to keep constant vigilance through screening of pregnant women for the virus, and monitoring the…

Unexploded Ordnance Poses Big Threat To People In Gaza: UN Body

GAZA, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Unexploded ordnance poses a massive threat to people in the Gaza Strip, as more people return to areas that have been bombarded or seen heavy fighting, a UN refugee agency said. “Children rummaging through rubble face terrible risks every day. Nowhere is safe in Gaza,”…

Poppy Lands Demolished In N. Afghanistan

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Jul 3 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan Counter-narcotics police, have demolished a total of 1,699 acres of poppy lands in north Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, said a statement by the provincial police, yesterday. The illegal harvest has been wiped out in the province’s Khash, Argo, and Darayem districts, over the past…

ASEAN Discussed Improving Regional Disease Preparedness

VIENTIANE, Jul 3 (NNN-KPL) – Representatives from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are meeting, to share scaled-up and intensified national disease prevention, preparedness, detection and response measures. They gathered in the Lao capital, Vientiane, for the 18th ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on Health Development (SOMHD)…

Six Killed, 25 Injured In Rain-Related Incidents In Pakistan’s Balochistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 1 (NNN-APP) – At least six people were killed, and 25 others injured, in rain-related incidents over the past five days, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, officials from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Balochistan said yesterday. The recent spell of heavy rains triggered landslides, blocking major…

Wildfires Erupted In W. Türkiye, Neighbourhood Evacuated

ISTANBUL, Jun 30 (NNN-TRT) – Wildfires broke out yesterday, in three locations across Türkiye’s western province of Izmir, prompting evacuations of a number of residential homes. The fires originated in the districts of Menderes, Selcuk, and Cesme. Firefighters are combating the blaze under challenging windy conditions, using both aerial and…

Five Killed In Mudslide In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Jun 30 (NNN-KNA) – Five people have died as a result of a mudflow in southern Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reported, yesterday. Heavy rainfall in the Nookat region of Osh Oblast, on Friday, triggered mudflows, damaging two bridges, electric poles, and flooding…
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