Environment

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Rattled Southern Philippines

MANILA, Aug 13 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, rattled Maguindanao province, in the southern Philippines this…

Climate Change In New Zealand To Cause Blue, Sperm Whales To Seek Higher Latitudes

WELLINGTON, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A new study showed many areas around New Zealand will become unsuitable for blue and…

Update: Nine Dead, Seven Missing In Heavy Rain In S.Korea

SEOUL, Aug 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – Nine people have been confirmed dead and seven others went missing, as South Korea’s capital,…

Eight Killed, Six Missing In S. Korean Heavy Rains

SEOUL, Aug 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – Eight people were killed and six others went missing, as South Korea’s metropolitan region was…

Wildfires Spread In Mountains Of SE France

PARIS, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Wildfires were still rampaging across south-eastern France yesterday, with several firefighters injured and thousands of…

Chinese Carmaker Launched Electric Car In Indonesia

BEKASI, Indonesia, Aug 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a major Chinese automobile manufacturer, through its local unit, SGMW Motor Indonesia…

Torrential Rain Lashed North-east, Central Japan

TOKYO, Aug 4 (NNN-NHK) – Torrential rain lashed regions in north-east and central Japan overnight through this morning, with local…

5.6-Magnitude Quake Hit Eastern Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 2 (NNN-MNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.6, struck about 18 miles (some 29 km) east…

Myanmar Towns Recorded Hottest July Days In Nearly 70 Years

YANGON, Aug 2 (NNN-MNA) – Three towns in Myanmar experienced the hottest July days in nearly 70 years, according to…

Monsoon Storms Hit Parched U.S. Southwest, Las Vegas Hardest Hit

by Peter Mertz DENVER, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Las Vegas, one of the driest cities in the U.S., got the…