Environment

World Bank Approves 300 Million USD For Bangladesh Gas Distribution System

DHAKA, Jul 30 (NNN-BSS) – The World Bank has approved 300 million U.S. dollars, to help Bangladesh improve the efficiency…

Earthquake Strikes Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake, hit Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, last night, the country’s meteorology,…

Blistering Weather Continues In Wide Areas Of Japan

TOKYO, Jul 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said, a blistering heat wave continued to grip much of Japan today,…

Saudi Arabia Launches Project To Plant 50 Million Mangrove Trees By 2030

RIYADH, Jul 29 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia has launched a project, to plant 50 million mangrove trees along its Red…

Aussie State To Ban Gas In New Homes From 2024

BRISBANE, Jul 29 (NNN-AAP) – The state government of Victoria, Australia, yesterday announced its decision to stop gas connections in…

Yemen Welcomes New Saudi Aid For Safer Tanker Salvage Operations

RIYADH, Jul 29 (NNN-SPA) – The Yemeni government has expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia, for its additional eight-million-U.S. dollar-assistance, in…

Six killed, 12 missing as record rainfall ravaged India’s Telangana

NEW DELHI, Jul 28 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed and 12 others washed away, after record-breaking rainfall…

Intense Heat Continues In Wide Areas Of Japan

TOKYO, Jul 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said, scorching heat continues to grip the country today, with the number…

Indonesia’s Merapi Volcano Erupts, Hot Lava Slides 1.8 Km Away

JAKARTA, Jul 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Hot lava slid 1.8 km from the crater of Indonesia’s Merapi volcano, which erupted repeatedly…

Firefighters Battle Raging Wildfires In Syria’s Latakia Amid Harsh Heatwave

DAMASCUS, Jul 27 (NNN-SANA) – Fire crews yesterday battled numerous blazes, amid a heatwave and have controlled most of them,…