Environment

Pakistan Confirms Detection Of Wild Poliovirus In Environmental Sample

ISLAMABAD, May 14 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani health ministry, confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus in an environmental sample, from…

New Zealand To Spend One Billion NZD On Flood, Cyclone Recovery

WELLINGTON, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The New Zealand government, today unveiled a one-billion-New Zealand dollar budget package, that focuses on…

Myanmar Town Recorded Highest Single-Day Rainfall In Nearly 60 Years

YANGON, May 14 (NNN-MNA) – A town in central Myanmar, experienced its heaviest single-day rainfall in 58 years yesterday, according…

Flooding, Landslides Killed 438 Villagers In Eastern DR Congo

KINSHASA, May 12 (NNN-IRIN) – Flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…

7.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Tonga: USGS

HONG KONG, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4, jolted Tonga at 16:02:00 GMT yesterday, the…

Sri Lanka issued red warning over strong winds, rough seas

COLOMBO, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology, yesterday, issued a red warning for fishing boats, over strong…

Cambodia Renewed Calls For End To Bushmeat Consumption

KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia, May 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia, yesterday, renewed calls for consumers to boycott bushmeat, in order to protect…

Low-Pressure Area Over Bay Of Bengal Likely To Intensify Into Cyclone

NEW DELHI, May 10 (NNN-PTI) – The India Meteorological Department (IMD), said yesterday that, the cyclonic circulation, which developed two…

New Zealand’s Largest City Declares State Of Emergency Following Floods, Heavy Rain

WELLINGTON, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s Auckland, declared local state of emergency, following floods and torrential downpours today. Traffic…

Cyclonic Storm Forecasted In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A low-level atmospheric disturbance, that developed over the south-east Bay of Bengal area, will gradually…