Environment

Five Sperm Whales Dead After Stranding On Australian Island

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (NNN-AAP) – Five sperm whales have died, after becoming stranded on an island off Australia’s south coast.…

Flash Floods In Northern Bangladesh Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Stranded, At Least Six Dead

DHAKA, Oct 8 (NNN-BSS) – Days of devastating flash floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, have stranded hundreds…

Rare Asian Elephant Found Dead In Bomb Crater In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Oct 8 (NNN-AKP) – A 30-year-old endangered Asian elephant, weighing three tonnes, has been found dead in a…

Only 10 Percent Of Fish On Coral Reefs Covered By Environmental Protections: Australian Researchers

SYDNEY, Oct 8 (NNN-AAP) – Only 10 percent of fish stock on coral reefs globally, are covered by environmental protections,…

Floods Caused 1.19 Billion USD Damage To Bangladesh’s Eastern Region In Aug

DHAKA, Oct 7 (NNN-BSS) – Floods caused 144.21 billion taka (about 1.19 billion U.S. dollars) in damage to agriculture, infrastructure…

Lightning Strikes Claim Nearly 300 Lives In Bangladesh, So Far, This Year

DHAKA, Oct 6 (NNN-BSS) – Nearly 300 people, mostly rural farmers, have been killed, in lightning strikes in Bangladesh, this…

Colder Winter Expected Across Most Of Mongolia This Year

ULAN BATOR, Oct 5 (NNN-APA) – Most parts of Mongolia are predicted to experience colder temperatures than the long-term average,…

Japan To Search Three More Airports For Unexploded Bombs

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s transport ministry has instructed checks for unexploded shells at three domestic airports, on top…

Three Children Killed, Two Injured In Unexploded Ordnance Blast In N. Afghanistan

SARI PUL, Afghanistan, Oct 5 (NNN-ANA) – Three children have been confirmed dead, and two others were injured, as an…

Indonesia’s Kendal Solar Panel Plant To Begin Operations By End Of The Year

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The construction of a solar panel plant in Kendal, Central Java, has reached 90 percent…