Environment

Philippines Grapples With Leptospirosis, Dengue Surge: President

MANILA, Aug 24 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, yesterday said, his country has been experiencing a surge in…

UN Warns Delayed Humanitarian Pause In Gaza Could Fuel Polio Outbreak Among Palestinian Children

GAZA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip, increases the risk of polio spreading among…

Landslides Claimed 10 Lives In India’s Tripura State

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 persons died, in landslides in India’s north-eastern state of Tripura, a…

S. Korea’s Capital City Records Longest Tropical Nights

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s capital, Seoul, recorded its longest tropical nights this year, with the capital city’s…

Typhoon No. 10 Heads Northwest Towards Japan’s Kyushu, Tokai Regions

TOKYO, Aug 23 (NNN-NHK) – Typhoon No. 10 has formed, near the Mariana islands in the Pacific Ocean, and is…

Flash Floods Killed 10 In Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – Ten people have been killed, due to flash floods across Afghanistan recently, an official from…

Indonesia Ready To Export Electricity To Singapore

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government said yesterday that, the country is ready to begin supplying electricity to…

Restoration Work Underway At Millennium-Old Brick Tower In Cambodia’s Angkor Complex

PHNOM PENH, Aug 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists, have begun to restore the Phnom Bakheng temple’s…

Roundup: Millions Stranded As Floods Hit Bangladesh’s Greater SE Noakhali Region

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The floods in the greater Noakhali region in south-eastern Bangladesh, have affected millions…

53 Taken To Hospital For Suspected Heatstroke In Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug 20 (NNN-NHK) – Fifty-three people in Tokyo, suspected of suffering heatstroke were sent to the hospital as of…