Environment

Sri Lankan President Launches National Tree-Planting Programme For Children

COLOMBO, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, launched a national tree-planting programme, to encourage children to be…

Pakistan Kicks Off Urban Tree Plantation Drive To Curb Pollution

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, yesterday, launched a countrywide spring tree plantation drive, in urban…

Floods In Southern Thailand Claim Three Lives

PATTANI (Thailand), Jan 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Severe floods following heavy rain in four provinces in southern Thailand — Narathiwat, Pattani,…

PM Muhyiddin Launches 100 Million Tree-Planting Campaign

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 5 (Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin Tuesday planted a Merbau tree in the garden of Seri Perdana,…

Iran Says Seizure Of South Korean Oil Tanker “Normal” Procedure Over “Technical Matter”

TEHRAN, Jan 5 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran said that, the seizure of a South Korean oil tanker by Iran’s Islamic Revolution…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning

TOKYO, Dec 30 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture today, the weather…

Jordan Declares Its First Marine Reserve In Red Sea

AMMAN, Dec 14 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, yesterday announced its first marine reserve in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba,…

More Than 60,000 Koalas Impacted By Devastating Bushfire In Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The animals impacted by Australia’s “black summer” blazes, included over 60,000 koalas, according to a…

Fire Sweeps Across Popular Australian Tourist Island

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Residents and visitors on Australia’s Fraser Island, have been told to prepare for the worst,…

China To Ban All Imports Of Solid Waste From 2021

BEIJING, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – China will ban all imports of solid waste from Jan 1, 2021, authorities said. The…