Environment

Indonesia, Kenya Signed Articles Of Agreement For Strengthening Climate Financing

JAKARTA, Oct 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and Kenya signed the Articles of Agreement for the G20 Global Blended Finance Alliance…

Sudan Records Over 2,500 Dengue Fever Cases: Ministry

KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan recorded 2,520 dengue fever cases, including 13 deaths, in five states, the Health Ministry…

Six Missing After Avalanche In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Oct 17 (NNN-KNA) – A search is underway for six people who went missing, after an avalanche in southern…

Japan Discovers Unexploded Wartime Bombs Near Miyako Airport

TOKYO, Oct 17 (NNN-NHK) – Two 250-kilogram bombs were discovered near Miyako Airport, in Okinawa this month, local media reported…

Debris That Forced Closure Of Sydney Beaches Identified As “Tar Balls”

SYDNEY, Oct 17 (NNN-AAP) – Thousands of mysterious black balls of debris that washed ashore and forced the closure of…

Philippines Calls For More Investments, Inclusivity In Disaster Reduction

MANILA, Oct 16 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, yesterday stressed the need to increase investments, develop financing mechanisms,…

Steppe Fire Destroys 75,000 Hectares Of Land In Eastern Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Oct 15 (NNN-APA) – A steppe fire has devastated at least 75,000 hectares of land, in the eastern…

Egyptian President Urges Political Commitment, Partnership In Water Resources Management

CAIRO, Oct 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, said yesterday that, safeguarding water, especially the Nile River, requires unwavering…

Sri Lankan President Urges Officials To Provide Relief To People Hit By Adverse Weather

COLOMBO, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, instructed officials to provide immediate relief to people affected…

Concerns Over Threat Of New Zealand Navy Ship Sinking On Ecosystem

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-RNZ) – The sinking of a New Zealand navy ship near the southern coast of Upolu in…