Environment

Iconic Rock Formation In Malaysia’s Sarawak State Destroyed By Big Waves

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The iconic rock formation of Bako National Park, in the northern Borneo state of…

U.S. Gov’t Oil Drilling Plan Sued By Green Groups, Oil Companies

SACRAMENTO, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Environmental groups and oil companies, filed two separate legal challenges at almost the same time,…

Mongolia Issues Warning Of Heavy Snow, Blizzards

ULAN BATOR, Feb 12 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring, yesterday issued a warning of snow,…

Philippines Landslide Death Toll Rises To 54

MANILA, Feb 12 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 54, the…

4.7-Magnitude Quake Rocked Japan’s Noto Region

TOKYO, Feb 11 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, jolted Japan’s Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture,…

Update: Death Toll Climbs To 35 In Tuesday’s Landslide In Philippines, With 77 Still Missing

MANILA, Feb 11 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll in a massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro…

Philippines’ Tuesday Landslide Death Toll Climbs To 27, With 89 Still Missing

MANILA, Feb 10 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll in a landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province…

Laos Vows To Work With ASEAN To Enhance Biosafety

VIENTIANE, Feb 10 (NNN-KPL) – Laos’ Ministry of Health, pledged to work with other ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian…

Death Toll In Southern Philippine Landslide Rises To 11, With 110 Missing

MANILA, Feb 9 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll in the massive landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro…

5.5 Tonnes Of Radioactive Water Leaked From Fukushima Nuclear Plant: Media

TOKYO, Feb 8 (NNN-NHK) – Approximately 5.5 tonnes of water, containing radioactive materials, leaked, at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power…