Kabul, (UNI) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health on Monday launched a nationwide anti-polio campaign in the war-ravaged country. During the four-day campaign, 11 million children under five will receive doses of the anti-polio vaccine for immunization as part of the country’s efforts to eradicate the crippling disease among children, it said in a press release….
Washington, (UNI) The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced Monday that it had reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year contract, likely ending a strike that has lasted nearly five months. “The WGA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement. This was made possible…
Washington, (UNI) The OSIRIS-REx space capsule, carrying a sample of the Bennu asteroid, landed in the US state of Utah on Sunday, NASA said. Asteroid Bennu, previously known as 1999 RQ36, was discovered in 1999. Bennu is considered a near-Earth asteroid. It comes close to our planet every six years. NASA said that Bennu was…
Dhaka, (UNI) More than 900 people have died of dengue fever, out of 187,725 cases reported across Bangladesh so far this year, health department figures showed on Sunday. According to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health, the 909 deaths in total included 316 in September, 342…
Canberra, (UNI) Australia’s Prime Minister (PM) has announced funding to build a new hydrogen hub in South Australia (SA), according to an official statement. Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Peter Malinauskas, the Premier of SA, on Monday committed a combined 100 million Australian dollars (64.2 million U.S. dollars) in funding to develop the Port Bonython…
Cairo, (UNI) Egypt will hold its presidential election in December, and doors are open for candidate nomination from Oct. 5 to Oct. 14, the National Election Authority (NEA) announced on Monday. The election process will take place on Dec. 10, 11, and 12, and Egyptians living abroad will cast their votes on Dec. 1, 2,…
Mumbai (UNI) Shaheen Akhtar has achieved the historic milestone of being the first Indian woman to serve as an Officiating Referee (International Technical Official) at the 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China. Shaheen’s participation in the Asian Games as an Officiating Referee has coincided with her appointment as a member of the…
Hangzhou, (UNI) Indian women defeated Sri Lanka by 9 runs in the final of the 2023 Asian Games to give India their second gold medal. Electing to bat first, India could manage 116/7 in the stipulated 20 overs. Shafali Verma (9) lost her wicket early as she was stumped by Anushka Sanjeewani off Sugandika Kumari….
Hangzhou, (UNI) Former world champion Rudrankksh Patil along with Olympians Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Divyansh Singh Panwar bagged India’s first gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 in the men’s 10m air rifle team event in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China, on Monday. Tomar went on to win a bronze medal in the…
Hangzhou, (UNI) Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar edged over compatriot Rudrankksh Patil to win the men’s 10m air rifle bronze medal at the Asian Games 2023. The 21-year-old Aishwary scored 228.8 points on his way to finishing third. Rudrankksh, meanwhile, finished fourth with 208.7 points after the shoot-off. China’s Sheng Lihao broke the Asian,…
