Environment

6.3-Magnitude Quake Hit Vanuatu

SUVA, Jan 24 (NNN-PINA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.3, jolted 43 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, at…

Mongolians Take Measures To Protect Wildlife From Harsh Winter

ULAN BATOR, Jan 23 (NNN-APA) – Mongolians are taking measures, to help wild animals survive the extreme wintry weather, the…

Heavy Rains Bring Transport, Businesses To Standstill In Tanzania’s Commercial Hub

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 22 (NNN-IRIN) – Heavy rains, beginning on Saturday night, brought transport and businesses to a standstill…

Thick Blanket Of Fog In Pakistan’s Capital Affects Routine Life

ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (NNN-APP) – A thick blanket of fog, in Pakistan’s federal capital, Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi,…

Rescuers Recovered Last Body In Southern Philippine Landslide

MANILA, Jan 21 (NNN-PNA) – Rescuers yesterday recovered the body of the last missing man, buried in Thursday’s rain-induced landslide,…

Rapid Rise In Dengue Mosquitoes Reported In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The population of mosquitoes in Sri Lanka that transmit the dengue virus has increased by…

Emergency Situation Declared For Flooding In Northern Australia

CANBERRA, Jan 19 (NNN-AAP) – An emergency situation has been declared and remote communities evacuated, in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT),…

New Zealand Saw Record Annual Migrant Arrivals, Departures

WELLINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand saw 249,500 migrant arrivals and 122,100 migrant departures, in the one year to…

6.4-Magnitude Quake Hit Tonga

SUVA, Jan 19 (NNN-PINA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4, jolted 125 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga, at…

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupted Three Times In One Hour

JAKARTA, Jan 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, on the Indonesian island of Flores, erupted three times within an…