Environment

Hurricane Helene Death Toll Tops 100 In U.S.

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States has posted more than 100 deaths, related to Hurricane Helene, according…

Latest: 170 Dead In Nepal’s Floods, Landslides

KATHMANDU, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s hydropower plants and irrigation facilities were badly damaged, in floods and landslides triggered by…

Landslides, Floods Killed 66 In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Landslides and floods, induced by incessant rainfalls in Nepal, left 66 people dead and 60…

Landslide In Indonesia’s Gold Mine Leaves 12 Dead, 11 Injured

JAKARTA, Sept 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – As many as 12 miners were killed and 11 others injured, following a landslide at…

Two Dead In Wall Collapse In Central India

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (NNN-PTI) – Two persons, including a woman, died, and one other woman was injured, after a…

ADB Approves 37.5 Million USD Grant To Nauru

MANILA, Sept 27 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), today said, it has approved a grant of 37.5 million…

Japan Starts Ninth Ocean Discharge Of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater, Despite Opposition

TOKYO, Sept 26 (NNN-NHK) – Despite persistent opposition at home and abroad, Japan today started its ninth round of release…

Rainfall Death Toll Rises To 11 In Japan’s Ishikawa

TOKYO, Sept 26 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll from the record-breaking rainfall, in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture last weekend, has risen…

Indonesia’s Semeru Volcano Erupted 10 Times Yesterday

JAKARTA, Sept 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Semeru volcano in East Java province erupted 10 times yesterday, spewing ash up to…

Bangladesh Bans Polythene Bags At Superstores

DHAKA, Sept 25 (NNN-BSS) – Polythene and polypropylene bags will be banned at all supermarkets from Oct 1, and in…