FAO Warns Renewed Desert Locust Infestation In Ethiopia, Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Jun 5 (NNN-ENA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), yesterday warned, swarms of desert locusts…
Sri Lanka Halts Towing Burnt X Press Pearl Ship
COLOMBO, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan Navy, yesterday said that, operations to tow the burnt X Press Pearl…
Sri Lanka Monitors Oil Spill From Burning Vessel
COLOMBO, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities said yesterday, it is monitoring an oil spill from a burning foreign…
Sri Lanka Probes Environmental Impact From Container Ship Fire
COLOMBO, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), launched an investigation on possible environmental impact, from…
S. Korean Fishermen, Civic Activists Conduct Rally, Litigation Against Japan’s Dumping Decision
SEOUL, May 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean fishermen and civic activists, conducted maritime rallies and litigation against Japan’s decision to…
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Erupts, Spewing Ash Up To 1,000 Metres
JAKARTA, Apr 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Sinabung volcano in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, erupted with a thick column of ash 1,000…
Feature: Climate Change Threatens Lebanon’s Cedar Forests
by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Lebanese have always taken pride in their cedar tree, or Cedrus…
Mongolians Battle Steppe Fire In Eastern Region
ULAN BATOR, Apr 19 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Around 160 people, including firefighters and residents, have been fighting to contain a steppe…
S.Korea Voices Strong Regret Over Japan’s Decision To Dump Radioactive Water Into Sea
SEOUL, Apr 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea expressed strong regret, yesterday, over Japan’s decision to dump radioactive wastewater from the…
Japan To Dump Fukushima Contaminated Water Into Sea Amid Domestic, Int’l Opposition
TOKYO, Apr 13 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, said today that, his government decides to discharge contaminated radioactive…