Environment

Feature: Egyptian Volunteers Mark World Clean-up Day By Removing Nile River Plastic Waste

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Sept 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A group of volunteers took a boat on the Nile, equipped with…

UN Security Council Called For Donations For Yemen Oil Tanker Rescue

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 13 (NNN-YPA) – Members of the Security Council, yesterday, made an unusual plea, to help avoid a…

At Least Four Dead After Strong Earthquake Hit PNG

SYDNEY, Sept 12 (NNN-AAP) – There have been at least four people killed and several others seriously injured, after a…

Egypt Among Most Affected Countries By Climate Change: Minister

CAIRO, Sept 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Suweilam, said yesterday that, Egypt is one…

7.6-Magnitude Quake Hit Papua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY (Papua New Guinea), Sept 11 (NNN-PIN) – A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Papua New Guinea today, with…

6.2-Magnitude Quake Struck Off Eastern Indonesia, No Potential For Tsunami

JAKARTA, Sept 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – A earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua this morning,…

Nine Killed In Lightning Strike In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 9 (NNN-BSS) – At least nine people were killed yesterday, by a massive lightning strike in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj…

More Wildfires In California Prompted More Evacuations

LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A wildfire sparked Tuesday, displayed “extreme” fire behaviour Wednesday, prompting mandatory evacuations, including in…

Floods In Australia’s East Caused Surge In Household Expenses Nationwide

SYDNEY, Sept 8 (NNN-AAP) – The series of floods that devastated Australia’s eastern states earlier this year, cost billions of…

Two Killed, One Injured As Raging Southern California Wildfire Continues To Grow

LOS ANGELES, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A wildfire in Southern California that killed two people and injured a third, has…