Environment

Jordan Launched Probe Into Oil Spill Off Southern Coast

AMMAN, Aug 15 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian authorities have launched probe into a vessel, after it allegedly caused an oil spill…

10 Killed, 26 Injured In Rains Across Pakistan In 24 Hours

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNNAPP) – At least 10 people were killed and 26 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash…

11 More Indian Wetlands Added To Ramsar Int’l Wetland List

NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (NNN-PTI) – India added 11 more wetlands to the list of the Ramsar wetlands of international…

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…