Environment

Homes Destroyed As Bushfires Threaten Towns In Western Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 25 (NNN-AAP) – Homes have been destroyed and thousands of people said, it is too late to evacuate,…

Rainy Season Kills 18 People, Affects 50,000 Families In Bolivia

LA PAZ, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Eighteen people have been killed and over 50,000 families across eight of Bolivia’s nine…

Feature: Chinese-Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth Secrets Of Ancient Temple In Luxor

by Ahmed Shafiq LUXOR, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The winter sunlight slanted across the ancient stones of the Montu Temple,…

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Hit Southern Philippines

MANILA, Jan 23 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, struck Zamboanga del Norte province, in the…

New Wildfire In Los Angeles Grows Over 500 Acres

LOS ANGELES, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – A fast-moving brush fire erupted in U.S. Los Angeles County, yesterday morning, expanding over…

Japan’s Bird Flu Cases Surge This Month

TOKYO, Jan 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreaks, with approximately five million chickens and…

Thai Cabinet Approves Carbon Tax To Curb Emissions

BANGKOK, Jan 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s cabinet, yesterday, approved a plan to impose a carbon tax on petroleum products, as…

Death Toll In Indonesia’s Central Java Landslides Rose To 18

JAKARTA, Jan 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from landslides that struck Pekalongan region, in Indonesia’s Central Java province, yesterday,…

Survey Confirms Presence Of Many Rare Species In Cambodia’s Virachey National Park

PHNOM PENH, Jan 22 (NNN-AKP) – A comprehensive survey discovered the presence of a vast array of threatened species in…

Heatwave Warning Issued For Nearly Half Of Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 21 (NNN-AAP) – Forecasters have issued a heatwave warning lasting several days for almost half of Australia, with…