New Zealand Triples Marine Protection Area, Banning Bottom-Contact Fishing
WELLINGTON, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The New Zealand government has nearly tripled the marine protection areas in the Hauraki Gulf,…
Dengue Cases In Laos Spike Amid Continuous Rainfall
VIENTIANE, Aug 9 (NNN-KPL) – Health authorities in Laos reported a significant increase in dengue fever cases across the country,…
Typhoon Khanun Forecast To Strike S. Korea This Week
SEOUL, Aug 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – Typhoon Khanun is forecast to strike South Korea later this week, the weather services said…
New Zealand Accelerates Wind, Solar Energy Projects
WELLINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand is accelerating its shift to clean renewable energy, with fast-track referral of three…
Sri Lanka To Estimate Damage Caused By Drought To Agriculture
COLOMBO, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera, today instructed the Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board,…
Three Bodies Recovered, Search Underway For 17 Missing In India’s Uttarakhand Landslide
NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, yesterday said, rescuers have recovered three…
Thousands Evacuated As Floods Hit S. Myanmar
YANGON, Aug 6 (NNN-MNA) – Thousands of people were evacuated, as continuous heavy rain and swollen rivers caused floodings in…
90,000 Sri Lankans Affected By Droughts
COLOMBO, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – About 90,000 people in four provinces of Sri Lanka had been affected by droughts, the…
Two Killed Due To Electrocution After Flash Flood Hit Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two people were killed and one injured, due to electrocution, after a flash flood…
Storm In Slovenia Causes Damage Exceeding 500 Million Euros: PM
LJUBLJANA, Aug 6 (NNN-STA) – The storm and record rainfall that hit Slovenia on Friday, have affected two-thirds of the…