Environment

Nepali Teams Collect Over 33 Tonnes Of Wastes On Four Mountains

KATHMANDU, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Teams led by Nepal Army, collected over 33 tonnes of wastes, including human skeletons, from…

Wildfire Rages In Southern Athens, Homes Evacuated

ATHENS, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A major wildfire broke out yesterday afternoon, in the southern coastal part of Athens, prompting…

UN Environment Meeting Calls For Urgent Action For Healthy Earth

STOCKHOLM, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – A United Nations (UN) environment meeting, which kicked off here yesterday, has called for urgent…

S. Korea, Japan Hold Talks On Survey Near Disputed Islets, Dumping Of Nuclear Waste Water

SEOUL, Jun 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – Diplomats from South Korea and Japan, held working-level talks here yesterday, to discuss bilateral relations,…

Turkey, UAE Pledge To Boost Cooperation, Sign Trade Agreement

ISTANBUL, May 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), pledged yesterday, to boost their cooperation in a…

Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan’s Takhar, Kunduz Provinces

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, May 25 (NNN-ANA) – A relatively powerful earthquake jolted Afghanistan’s Takhar and Kunduz provinces last night, locals said.…

Aussie state of New South Wales to ban single-use plastic bags

SYDNEY, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), is gearing up to institute its total…

Mongolia Launches Smartphone App On Rare Species Of Wild Fauna, Flora

ULAN BATOR, May 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia yesterday launched a smartphone app, to provide information about its rare and endangered…

Death Toll From Floods In India’s Assam State Rises To 14

NEW DELHI, May 22 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll from floods hitting India’s north-eastern state of Assam has risen to…

Mine Museum Showcases Peril Of War In Afghanistan

KABUL, May 19 (NNN-ANA) – The OMAR Mine Museum, in the Afghan capital Kabul, displays a variety of landmines and…