UAE’s Masdar launched 750-million-USD green bond
DUBAI, Jul 20 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s clean-energy producer, Masdar, announced yesterday, the completion of a 750-million-U.S.…
Wildfires Continue To Rage Near Athens
ATHENS, Jul 19 (NNN-AMNA) – Hundreds of Greek firefighters continued for a second day yesterday, to battle two major wildfires…
WHO Calls For Urgent Action As Deaths From Extreme Heat Surge In Europe
COPENHAGEN, Jul 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 60,000 deaths in Europe last year, due to extreme heat, a top World Health…
Anoa Calf Born In Indonesia’s North Sulawesi
JAKARTA, Jul 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – A lowland anoa calf has been born at a breeding facility in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi,…
Death Toll From S. Korea’s Heavy Rain Rises To 40, Nine Missing
SEOUL, Jul 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – The death toll from heavy rain in recent days in South Korea rose to 40,…
UN Hands Over Vessel To Houthis As Oil Transfer Of Decaying Tanker Set To Start
HODEIDAH, Jul 18 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations delivered a replacement vessel to Yemen’s Houthi group, yesterday, as part of…
Saudi Arabia, Japan Cooperate On Clean Energy
RIYADH, Jul 18 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia and Japan signed an initiative to promote their cooperation on clean energy. The…
Japan Renews Heatstroke Alerts As Temperature Nears Record
TOKYO, Jul 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday continued to issue heatstroke alerts, with near-record high temperatures boiling many parts of…
Australia’s Crocodile Islands Listed As Protected Area
CANBERRA, Jul 17 (NNN-AAP) – Twenty islands and their surrounding waters, off Australia’s north coast, have been listed as a…
UN Ship Arrives At Yemen’s Port To Transfer Crude Oil From Abandoned Tanker
SANAA, Jul 17 (NNN-SABA) – The UN replacement ship arrived in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah yesterday, in…