Environment

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocked Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jul 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted, off Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province, last night, without generating giant waves,…

Pakistanis Warned Of Torrential Monsoon Rains, Flooding

ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), has urged citizens and tourists yesterday, to take precautionary measures,…

Emergency Control Zones Set Up As Second Sydney Farm Reports Bird Flu

SYDNEY, Jul 18 (NNN-AAP) – Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has spread to a second farm in Sydney’s…

Cambodian PM Says Landmines, ERWs Still Pose Risk To Over One Million People

PHNOM PENH, Jul 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, said today that, more than one million people in…

Four Dead, Several Trapped After Landslide In South India

NEW DELHI, Jul 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least four persons died and several others were feared trapped, after a landslide…

Wildfires Ravage 685,500 Hectares Of Land In Mongolia This Year

ULAN BATOR, Jul 18 (NNN-APA) – A total of 90 forest and steppe fires have been reported across Mongolia, since…

Mongolia’s Khar-Us Lake Added To UNESCO World Network Of Biosphere Reserves

ULAN BATOR, Jul 17 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s Khar-Us Lake National Park, has been added to the World Network of Biosphere…

Heavy Rain Watch Issued Across S. Korea’s Metropolitan Area

SEOUL, Jul 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – A heavy rain watch was issued across South Korea’s metropolitan area, which was battered by…

4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Struck Near Tokyo

TOKYO, Jul 17 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2, yesterday struck Japan’s prefecture of Ibaraki, just…

Cambodia Restoring Angkor Wat Ground Floor’s Southern Central Stairs, Naga Balustrade

PHNOM PENH, Jul 17 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists, have been restoring the southern central stairs and…