Environment

Australian Government Welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef Report

CANBERRA, Jun 25 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government welcomed UNESCO’s recommendation that, the Great Barrier Reef remain, off the World…

Brunei Financial Institutions Participate In River Clean-up

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 24 (NNN-ANN) – Thirteen financial institutions in Brunei Darussalam, participated in a river cleanup initiative and…

Water Levels Of Major Rivers In Mongolia Exceed Warning Threshold

ULAN BATOR, Jun 23 (NNN-APA) – Water levels of major rivers across Mongolia have exceeded the warning threshold, due to…

4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Jolted Japan’s Fukushima

TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, today, struck, off the north-eastern Japanese prefecture…

World Bank Approves 145 Million USD In Credit For Water Security Improvement Project In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jun 23 (NNN-AKP) – The World Bank has approved 145 million U.S. dollars in credit, to support a…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jun 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia’s eastern Highland Papua province, this morning, without generating large…

35 Pakistani Pilgrims Died During Hajj In Saudi Arabia: Ministry

ISLAMABAD, Jun 21 (NNN-APP) – At least 35 Pakistani citizens died, while performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan’s Ministry…

Roundup: Millions Stranded As Floods Ravage Parts Of NE Bangladesh

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Jun 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The floods in parts of Bangladesh’s north-eastern Sylhet region, due to the onrush…

New Zealand Scientists Tagging Sharks To Monitor Climate Change

WELLINGTON, Jun 21 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand scientists are studying sharks, in the southernmost part of the country, to understand…

India’s Assam Flood Situation Worsens As Death Toll Rises To 31

NEW DELHI, Jun 19 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing flood situation in India’s north-eastern state of Assam continues to worsen, and…