Environment

Madagascar Braces For Another Cyclone: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Madagascar braces for another tropical storm, only 10 days after Cyclone Batsirai killed at…

5.5-Magnitude Quake Hits 58 Km N Of Namuac, Philippines – USGS

HONG KONG, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.5, jolted 58 km north of Namuac, Philippines,…

Leaders Unite On Marine Protection At One Ocean Summit In France

PARIS, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, held a high-level summit, aimed to protect the world’s oceans, with…

Severe Weather Smashes Australia With Flooding, Fires

SYDNEY, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Multiple bushfires have been raging through vast swathes of Western Australia (WA) throughout this week,…

Indonesia Seeks 8.58 Billion USD Investment To Close Coal-Fired Power Plants

JAKARTA, Feb 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is seeking 8.58 billion U.S. dollars in investment, to shut down a number of…

13 Million People Facing Hunger Across Horn Of Africa

GENEVA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The World Food Programme (WFP), yesterday warned that, an estimated 13 million people are facing…

Avalanche Claims 20 Lives In E. Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb 8 (NNN-ANA) – An avalanche has killed 20 people in Dangam district, of the eastern Kunar province in…

IAEA To Visit Crippled Fukushima Plant Ahead Of Japan’s Plan To Dump Toxic Water Into Pacific

TOKYO, Feb 7 (NNN-NHK) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), plans to visit the disaster-hit Fukushima plant next week,…

Tongan PM: Tongans’ Resilience, Strength To Help Overcome Impact Of Volcanic Eruption

SUVA, Feb 4 (NNN-PIN) – The resilience and strength of the Tongan people will help the South Pacific island nation,…

Wild Weather Hits Western Part Of New Zealand’s South Island

WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A local state of emergency was declared for the Westland District, western part of South…