Millions Of Australian Homes At Risk From Rising Sea Levels: Gov’t Report

CANBERRA, Sept 15 (NNN-AAP) – Millions of Australian homes will be at risk from rising sea levels, and heat-related deaths will more than double, if global warming exceeds three degrees Celsius, according to a government report, released today. Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA), which was released today, by…

Egypt Renews Call For Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone

CAIRO, Sept 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, reiterated calls for a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement. Ahead of the 69th Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, scheduled for next week in Vienna, Egypt urged all countries…

97 Killed, Over 4.4 Million Affected By Floods In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (NNN-APP) – At least 97 people have been killed and more than 4.4 million others affected, by recent floods in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), said. According to the PDMA on Friday, floods, triggered by high water levels in the Ravi, Sutlej,…

Six Killed, Four Injured As Stone Quarry Collapsed In India’s West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed and four others injured, two of them critically, after rocks caved in, inside a stone quarry, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, officials said yesterday. The stretch of stone quarry collapsed on Friday, near Bahadurpur village…

Pacific Islands Forum Summit Wraps Up With Message Of Unity, Shared Goals

HONIARA, Sept 13 (NNN-PINA) – The annual summit of the Pacific Islands Forum, wrapped up yesterday, in Honiara, the Solomon Islands, leaving behind a strong message of unity and shared goals. A communiqué released after the meeting stated that, the leaders reached a series of consensus on key issues, such…

Indian Gov’t Signed Loan Agreement With ADB To Promote Tourism In Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), signed a loan agreement of 126.4 million U.S. dollars, to promote sustainable tourism in the northern state of Uttarakhand, officials said yesterday. According to the finance ministry, the project targets Tehri Garhwal district, one of…

Death Toll From Floods In Indonesia Rises To 19

JAKARTA, Sept 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Floods triggered by days of heavy rains have killed at least 19 people, and left 10 others missing, on Indonesia’s Bali Island and in East Nusa Tenggara province. Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Bali office of the National Search and Rescue Agency, said…

Rain Front To Bring Heavy Downpours To Many Parts Of Japan

TOKYO, Sept 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said today that, atmospheric conditions are very unstable in many parts of the country, due to an autumn rain front, with torrential rain already hitting the Shikoku region in western Japan, earlier in the morning. Bands of rain clouds developed over the…

12 Killed As Floods Hit Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 12 people were killed, after flash floods struck Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, and the resort island of Bali, officials said, yesterday. In East Nusa Tenggara, six people were confirmed dead and four others remained missing, said Gasper Losa Manisa, head of the…

China Opposes E3 “Snapback” Move Against Iran, Calls For Greater Diplomatic Efforts

VIENNA, Sept 11 (NNN-APA) – China explicitly opposes the move by France, Britain and Germany (E3), of using the snapback mechanism, to reinstate sanctions on Iran, and calls for further diplomatic efforts on the Iran nuclear issue, a Chinese envoy said, yesterday. Li Song, China’s permanent representative to the IAEA,…
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