Tokyo observes season’s 1st snow, 15 days earlier than average year
TOKYO, Dec 20 (NNN-NHK) – The first snowfall of the season fell in central Tokyo, yesterday, 15 days earlier than…
Feature: Air Pollution Poses Deadly Threat To Kabul Residents
KABUL, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – As the winter settles in, thick, hazardous smog from burning coal, rubber, and other substandard…
UAE Firm To Build 850-Mln-USD Solar Power Project In Upper Egypt
CAIRO, Dec 19 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian cabinet granted, yesterday, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based renewable energy company, the “Golden…
Vanuatu Asks For Int’l Assistance After Massive Quake: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The situation in Vanuatu remains concerning, after a massive earthquake struck the country, and…
Gas Station Explosion In Uzbekistan Killed One, Injured Four
TASHKENT, Dec 18 (NNN-UzA) – One person was killed and four others injured yesterday, in a gas station explosion, in…
Traffic Accidents Kill Over 1,600 People In Myanmar In 10 Months
YANGON, Dec 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 3,234 traffic accidents, resulting in 1,676 deaths and 4,706 injuries, from Jan to…
Tsunami Warning Cleared After 7.3-Magnitude Quake Hit Vanuatu
SUVA, Dec 17 (NNN-PINA) – A tsunami warning has been cleared, after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu. The quake hit…
15 Missing, Two Rescued After Fishing Ship Sank Off Eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Dec 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – Fifteen people have been missing and two others have survived, after a fishing ship sank,…
Japan Seeks Renewable Energy As Main Power Source By Fiscal 2040
TOKYO, Dec 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan plans for the first time to make solar, wind and other types of renewable…
Millions Of Australians Warned To Prepare For Severe Heat, Possible Fires
SYDNEY, Dec 16 (NNN-AAP) – Millions of people in south-east Australia have been warned to prepare for severe heat and…