The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 45 million U.S. dollar loan to help strengthen quality health care in 16 districts across 10 provinces in Laos.
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More than 50 out of the 75 rare diseases’ drugs approved for marketing in China have been incorporated into the catalog of medicines covered by medical insurance.
Singapore will hold polls for the presidential election on Sept. 1, Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui made the announcement on Tuesday after three candidates filed nomination documents.
Libyan Interior Minister, Emad al-Tarabelsi, on Tuesday announced that 486 illegal migrants had been deported to their countries of origin.
A committee of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education says it is working on a plan to re-open universities for female students, local media reported on Monday.
Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online-betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister said.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has separately summoned the Danish and Swedish charges d’affaires in Tehran over the recurrent “desecration” of the Quran in the two Nordic countries.
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has overseen the launch of strategic cruise missiles as part of a drill, state-controlled media reported on Monday.
The leader of the mutineers who seized power in Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said on Saturday that his country does not want war, but will be ready to defend itself if necessary.
The mountains and deserts of Southern California are expected to see the highest risk for dangerous, even deadly, flash flooding from heavy rain due to Hurricane Hilary from Saturday through Monday, according to a climate scientist.