Environment

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…

Portugal Faces Worst Drought On Record

LISBON, Jul 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Portugal is experiencing the worst drought, as 67.9 percent of its territory was in severe…

Seven Dead In UAE Floods After Heavy Rains

DUBAI, Jul 30 (NNN-WAM) – Seven people were killed yesterday, in floods in northern and eastern United Arab Emirates (UAE),…

Nepal Bans Production, Import Of Plastic Artificial Flowers

KATHMANDU, Jul 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government has banned the production, import, sale and storage of plastic artificial flower…

Flash Floods Hit Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi, Killing Three, Four Missing

JAKARTA, Jul 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Three people were killed and four others went missing, as flash floods struck Indonesia’s province…

Latest: 357 Killed, Over 400 Injured As Monsoon Rains Continue To Batter Pakistan

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 357 people were killed and over 400 were injured, as…

Iran Welcomes More Diplomacy To Revive Nuclear Deal: FM

TEHRAN, Jul 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said yesterday that, his country “welcomes the continuation of diplomacy…

Philippine Earthquake Revised Down To 7 Magnitude, No Immediate Reports Of Casualties

MANILA, Jul 27 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, revised down to 7, the magnitude, and relocated…