Environment

UK Gov’t Forms Task Force To Clean Gum-Stained England Streets

LONDON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A multi-million-dollar task force, backed by major chewing gum producers, is to carry out a…

India’s Bihar, Assam Reeling Under Floods

NEW DELHI, Aug 29 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian states of Bihar and Assam are currently reeling under floods, which have…

6.0 Magnitude Quake Jolts Indonesia’s Easternmost Province Of Papua, No Casualty Reported

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0, rocked Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua yesterday, but…

Maldives Demands 6.5 Million USD For Reef Damaged By Cargo Ship

MALE, Aug 29 (NNN-IPS) – Maldives’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has demanded 100 million Maldivian rufiyaa (6.5 million U.S. dollars)…

Huawei To Help Pakistani Gov’t Develop World’s Largest Riverfront Smart City

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (NNN-APP) – Chinese tech giant, Huawei, and Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province’s urban development project, Ravi Urban Development…

Aussie Gov’t Approves Plans For Rocket Launch In SA Despite Local Concerns

CANBERRA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government has granted approval for rockets to be launched from South Australia (SA)…

Selective Breeding Could Produce Heat-Tolerant Corals: Australian Marine Researchers

SYDNEY, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Marine scientists saw a ray of hope for the world’s endangered coral reef systems, which…

5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Aug 23 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – A 5.4 magnitude earthquake, hit the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul early this morning,…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2, struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture this morning, according…

Turkey’s Flash Floods Death Toll Rises To 77

ANKARA, Aug 18 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The death toll of Turkey’s devastating flash floods rose to 77 yesterday, as emergency crews…