WINDHOEK: The Cancer Association of Namibia ( CAN ) has launched its annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign for October , emphasising the need for early detection and prevention . CAN CEO Rolf Hansen told Nampa on Monday said Namibia faces significan…

Bangladeshi authorities held a fair here on Sunday to promote eco-friendly alternatives to polythene, as polythene and polypropylene bags will be banned at all supermarkets from Oct. 1 and in other markets from Nov. 1 in the South Asian country.

The…

The Bolivian government declared a national disaster Monday due to raging wildfires that have destroyed more than 7 million hectares of forest and grassland in the eastern region of Santa Cruz alone.

The measure seeks to “protect the environment, th…

The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has “neutralized” Lokman Ismail, a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), in an operation in northern Iraq, Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.

Ismail, a Syrian national codenamed “Si…

The NBA announced on Monday that NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), passed away the same day from brain cancer at the age of 58.

“Dikembe Mutombo was s…

Major Chinese cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have adjusted their real estate policies, with a slew of measures unveiled to boost local property markets.

The city of Guangzhou in south China’s Guangdong Province has lifted restrictions on…