Indonesia Welcomes Birth Of Giant Panda Cub

JAKARTA, Dec 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia announced the birth of a giant panda cub, at Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI)’s conservation facility in Bogor, West Java Province, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to protect endangered species. According to a TSI statement today, the cub was born on Nov…

Firefighter Killed By Falling Tree Amid Eastern Australian Bushfire

SYDNEY, Dec 8 (NNN-AAP) – A firefighter died, after being crushed by a tree, while fighting a bushfire in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), last night. Authorities said today that, emergency services were called to reports that a man had been struck by a tree, on…

Western Mongolia Likely To Experience Harsh Winter

ULAN BATOR, Dec 7 (NNN-APA) – Western provinces, such as Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, and Khovd, in Mongolia, are likely to experience the extreme wintry weather “dzud” this winter, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said, yesterday. “A recent risk assessment of the dzud showed that, nearly 20 percent…

Australian Authority Downgrades Two Bush Fires In New South Wales

SYDNEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AAP) – New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, has downgraded the alert levels for bush fires on the NSW Central Coast and in the Upper Hunter region, both from Emergency Warning to…

Australian Authority Declares Total Fire Bans In Nine Areas Including Greater Sydney Region

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (NNN-AAP) – New South Wales Rural Fire Services (NSW RFS), the lead combat agency for bush fires in the Australian state of NSW, declared this morning that, a total fire ban is in place for the Greater Sydney Region and eight other areas for the day. “Today,…

Latest: Death Toll Rises to 607 in Sri Lanka’s Worst Natural Disaster in Two Decades

COLOMBO, Dec 6 (NNN-LNW) – The death toll from adverse weather, caused by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to 607, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC), said, yesterday. Another 214 people remain missing, while more than two million people from 586,464 families have been affected nationwide, said the DMC, adding that,…

Vietnam Targets 100 Percent Household Waste Sorting Nationwide By 2030

HANOI, Dec 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam aims to ensure that all household waste nationwide is sorted by 2030, as part of efforts to protect the environment, under a government resolution issued Wednesday, it was reported yesterday. The plan targets the establishment of waste collection points that meet technical requirements for…

Monsoon Causes 80.2 Million USD In Damage To Infrastructure: Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The north-east monsoon and flooding has caused some 330 million ringgit (80.2 million U.S. dollars) in damage to public infrastructure, according to the Malaysian Ministry of Works. This is not expected to be the final amount and further damage could occur, due to adverse…

Japan Began 17th Ocean Discharge Of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater

TOKYO, Dec 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday began the 17th round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, into the ocean. The discharge operation, which started yesterday, is scheduled to run through Dec 22, and will release an estimated 7,800 tonnes of wastewater, according…

E. Australian State Issued Health Warning Over Mosquito-Borne Viruses

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (NNN-AAP) – Health authorities in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), today, issued a warning over potentially deadly mosquito-borne viruses. The NSW Department of Health said in a statement, two mosquito-borne viruses that can cause brain swelling have been detected earlier than expected, in…
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