ISLAMABAD — Pakistan continues to see a rise in dengue instances amid the latest outbreak as a result of ongoing floods within the South Asian nation.
The Pakistani authorities has launched an anti-dengue marketing campaign together with elevating public consciousness in response to the alarmingly excessive stage of instances within the nation, and has taken particular measures on the dengue hotspots so as to curb the unfold of the illness. (Pakistan-Dengue Cases)
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WELLINGTON — One third of residents in New Zealand’s largest metropolis Auckland are pondering of leaving town within the subsequent 5 years as a consequence of more and more excessive price of residing, visitors congestion, and lowering sense of security.
According to a survey achieved by the native media Stuff, folks residing in Auckland are “the most unhappy region of the country,” with solely two in 5 respondents saying they had been pleased residing there. (New Zealand-Auckland-High Cost of Living)
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CANBERRA — The Australian authorities on Monday prolonged funding for coronavirus testing and protocols in high-risk settings.
Health and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler mentioned the federal authorities would spend an extra 1.4 billion Australian {dollars} (941 million U.S. {dollars}) over the subsequent three months on stopping the unfold of COVID-19 in aged and incapacity care and hospitals. (Australia-Coronavirus-Funding)
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TOKYO — Two folks had been reported useless and one other lacking on Monday after highly effective hurricane Nanmadol landed in Japan’s southwestern area of Kyushu, bringing rain and gales, native media reported.
In Fukuoka Prefecture, a person who was believed to be on his method to discover shelter from the hurricane was discovered collapsed and later confirmed useless. Another man was declared useless after being pulled out of a automotive submerged in flooded farmland in Miyazaki Prefecture, in keeping with native authorities. (Japan-Typhoon)
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Four folks together with two youngsters had been injured after a blast shocked the Zhari district in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Monday, provincial administration spokesman Hajji Zahid mentioned.
The blast passed off round midday in Sanzari village of the Zhari district, injuring 4 folks together with two youngsters, the official added with out offering extra particulars. (Afghanistan-Blast)
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KABUL — The final Afghan prisoner launched from the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp was handed over to Afghanistan’s Taliban-run caretaker administration on Monday, the state-run Bakhtar news company reported.
After the U.S.-led army invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the occupying troops had arrested a whole lot of Afghans on cost of cooperation with terrorist networks and held them for years within the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention camp. (Afghanistan-Guantanamo Bay)