Environment

6.0-Magnitude Quake Hits 10 Km ENE Of Aras-Asan, Philippines – USGS

MANILA, Oct 12 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, jolted 10 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines, at…

Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Hit Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 10 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5, struck Davao Oriental province in the southern…

Hundreds Take Refuge As Powerful Typhoon Batters Tokyo’s Izu Islands

TOKYO, Oct 10 (NNN-NHK) – Powerful Typhoon Halong, passed the Izu island chain, south of Tokyo yesterday, prompting Japan’s weather…

Typhoon Matmo Leaves Eight Dead In Vietnam

HANOI, Oct 9 (NNN-VNA) – Heavy rains and floods, triggered by Typhoon Matmo, left eight people dead and five others…

Death Toll Hits 61 In Nepal’s Rain-Induced Disasters

KATHMANDU, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from rain-sparked disasters in Nepal has reached 51, a government agency said,…

Urgent: 6.7-Magnitude Quake Hit 21 Km W Of Lae, Papua New Guinea – USGS

LAE, Papua New Guinea, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.7, jolted 21 km west of…

18 Dead As Landslide Hit A Bus In North India

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least 18 persons died and several others were injured, in India’s northern hilly…

Australian-Led Study Shows Bacteria Can Survive Space Launch, Re-Entry

MELBOURNE, Oct 7 (NNN-AAP) – An Australian-led rocket test, shows bacteria, crucial for human health, can survive the extreme forces…

43 Confirmed Dead In Rain-Induced Disasters In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 43 people have been confirmed dead, in disasters sparked by monsoon rains…

Bangladesh’s Dengue Fever Death Toll This Year Rises To 212

DHAKA, Oct 6 (NNN-BSS) – Dengue fever claimed nine lives in Bangladesh yesterday, marking the country’s highest single-day death toll…