Environment

Roundup: Hurricane Idalia Forces Evacuations, Flight Cancellations In Florida

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tropical Storm Idalia, strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane yesterday afternoon, as it was…

Indonesia Gears Up To Combat Air Pollution Ahead Of ASEAN Summit

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has geared up to combat air pollution, ahead of the 43rd summit of the…

7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Aug 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off South Kalimantan province in central Indonesia, early today, but did…

UNICEF Delivers Medical Supplies Amid Escalating Dengue Outbreak Among Bangladesh’s Children

DHAKA, Aug 28 (NNN-BSS) – With more than 21,000 cases of dengue reported among children under the age of 15…

Saola Intensifies Into Super Typhoon, Affects Philippines

MANILA, Aug 27 (NNN-PNA) – Saola intensified into a super typhoon at dawn today, threatening to dump heavy rain and…

Tornadoes Killed Five In U.S. State Of Michigan

CHICAGO, Aug 27 (Xinhua) — Seven severe tornadoes tore across five counties in the U.S. Midwestern state of Michigan on…

Chinese-Built Solar Plant Boosting Kenya’s Clean Energy Aspirations

NAIROBI, Aug 27 (NNN-KBC) – Some 14 km from Garissa town, located in north-eastern Kenya, sits one of the country’s…

ASEAN Aim To Promote Interconnectivity In Energy

JAKARTA, Aug 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), declared yesterday, to push for…

Japan Started Releasing Fukushima Nuke Wastewater Into Ocean Amid Protest, Opposition

TOKYO, Aug 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the…

Waste water discharged from nuclear power plant, Japan to monitor outcome closely

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-Bernama) — Japan began discharging the treated water from the Fukushima Daaiichi nuclear power…