Environment

Flooding Killed Six, Injured Five In Afghanistan’s Helmand

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb 26 (NNN-BNA) – At least six people have been killed and five others were injured, in…

At Least Five Dead In Fire At Addiction Rehabilitation Centre In Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least five people died and six others were poisoned by carbon monoxide yesterday,…

Pakistan Reports Third Polio Case This Year

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported a new case of polio, in the country’s southern Sindh province, bringing the…

Two Toddlers Killed In Rocket-Propelled Grenade Explosion In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (NNN-AKP) – Two toddlers were killed, in a rocket-propelled grenade explosion, in north-west Cambodia’s Siem Reap…

Tropical Cyclone Rae To Enter Fiji Waters

SUVA, Feb 4 (NNN-FBC) – Tropical Cyclone Rae, started to enter Fiji waters from last night. The Fiji Meteorological Service…

Heavy Snowfall Continues In Parts Of Japan

TOKYO, Feb 23 (NNN-NHK) – A powerful cold air mass has brought heavy snowfall across Japan, particularly on the Sea…

Eight Workers Trapped, Many Injured As Tunnel Collapsed In India’s Telangana

NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight workers were trapped and many others injured yesterday, after a portion…

Court Rules Against Suspension Of Nuclear Plant Operations In South-Western Japan

TOKYO, Feb 22 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese court, yesterday, rejected a request by thousands of residents, to suspend operations of…

Mongolia To Host UNCCD COP17, Advancing Global Action Against Desertification

BERLIN, Feb 22 (NNN-DPA) – The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the government of Mongolia, signed an…

Intense Cold Spell Hits Wide Areas Of Japan

TOKYO, Feb 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said, a strong cold air mass and a winter pressure pattern, brought…