Researchers Detect Alarming Invasion Of Red Sea Corals To Mediterranean

JERUSALEM, Oct 3 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli marine researchers have discovered in the east Mediterranean, a type of coral commonly found in the Red Sea, indicating the migration of an alien species, the University of Haifa (UH) said in a statement yesterday. This type of soft coral, known as Dendronephthya, was…

Over 75 Wildfires Scorch Australia’s New South Wales As Heat, Gusty Winds Return

SYDNEY, Oct 2 (NNN-AAP) – Over 75 wildfires have been reported burning across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), yesterday, with the return of extreme heat and strong winds. NSW Rural Fire Services (RFS), called on local residents to remain vigilant to any fire threat and to follow…

Japanese Court Orders Compensation For Minamata Disease Sufferers

TOKYO, Sept 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Osaka District Court has ordered the central government and other parties to pay compensation to more than 120 plaintiffs. A total of 128 plaintiffs, previously rejected from a special Minamata disease relief programme, as sufferers of the disease, were all recognised as Minamata disease…

Central Greece Battered By Storm Elias

ATHENS, Sept 28 (NNN-AMNA) – Central Greece faced severe weather conditions yesterday, as it was struck by a storm known as “Elias,” which led to extensive flooding in parts of the region. Some affected areas had already endured the consequences of the recent storm “Daniel” just three weeks ago, which…

Laos Warns Of Potential Floods As Tropical Depression Brings More Rain

VIENTIANE, Sept 27 (NNN-KPL) – A tropical depression that has brought heavy downpours to Vietnam’s central region, has now weakened and entered Laos, bringing powerful wind and heavy rain in many provinces of the country. The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, under the Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,…

Indonesia Launches Carbon Exchange To Curb Emissions

JAKARTA, Sept 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday, launched the country’s first carbon exchange, named IDXCarbon, as part of its commitment to reduce gas emissions. The carbon exchange is set to facilitate carbon trading. It will give space to companies or organisations concerned with renewable energy, to sell…

6.6-Magnitude Quake Hit Southern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 26 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, rocked Davao Occidental province, in the southern Philippines today, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 9:39 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 122 km,…

India Launches First Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Sept 26 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, flagged off India’s first green hydrogen fuel cell bus here yesterday. “The fuel cell utilises hydrogen and air, to generate electricity to power the bus, and the only by-product from the bus is…

Australians Warned To Prepare For Looming Natural Disasters

CANBERRA, Sept 25 (NNN-AAP) – Australia is facing possible compounding and cascading natural disasters through summer, the nation’s top emergency management authority, warned. Brendan Moon, Australia’s Coordinator-General for National Emergency Management, told reporters in Canberra today that, Australians should plan for the impacts of a range of disasters in the…

Landmines, Explosives Caused 20 Civilian Casualties In Yemen’s Hodeidah In Aug: UN

SANAA, Sept 25 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) in Yemen, said yesterday that, it recorded 20 civilian casualties in 13 incidents involving landmines and explosive remnants of war in Hodeidah province, during Aug. This marks a significant 122-percent increase from the previous month,…
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