Environment

Wild Poliovirus Detected From Environmental Sample In Peshawar

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (NNN-APP) – A sewage sample collected from Pakistan’s north-western Peshawar city, has tested positive for wild poliovirus…

146 Quake-Damaged Schools Renovated In Aleppo: Official

DAMASCUS, Aug 18 (NNN-SANA) – Over 100 schools, ravaged by the massive Feb 6 earthquakes, in Syria’s northern province of…

UAE Launches Campaign To Collect Second-Hand Electronic Devices For Needy Students

DUBAI, Aug 17 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), launched a campaign to collect 10,000 second-hand electronic devices for…

Death Toll In India’s Rain-Hit Himachal Pradesh Rises To 71

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll over the past three days from rain-related incidents in India’s northern…

Tokaido Shinkansen Services Halted Operations Due To Typhoon Lan

TOKYO, Aug 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s busiest bullet train services were suspended for hours yesterday, due to heavy rain, frustrating…

Dry Spell Hits Wild Animals In Sri Lanka’s National Park

COLOMBO, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The waterholes and ponds in a key wildlife park in Sri Lanka have dried up,…

Floods, Landslides Hit Laos, Affecting Thousands Of People

VIENTIANE, Aug 15 (NNN-KPL) – Many parts of Laos have been severely impacted by flooding and landslides, with farmland, residences,…

Typhoon Lan Heads To Western Japan, Holiday Travel Affected

TOKYO, Aug 15 (NNN-NHK) – A powerful typhoon remains on course to make landfall on the Pacific coast of western…

Death Toll In India’s Rain-Hit State Himachal Pradesh Rose To 50

NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in India’s rain-hit northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh rose to…

Over 2,000 Pieces Of War-Era Unexploded Ordnance Found In NE Cambodia School

PHNOM PENH, Aug 14 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) experts, recovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era…