Environment

Nearly 48,000 Flee Israel’s Gaza City Ground Offensive In Last Two Days: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nearly 48,000 Palestinians have fled southward, in the last two days, from the Israeli…

Roundup: Northern Gaza Offensive Causes “Appalling Impact” On Civilians – UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The latest Israeli attacks in northern Gaza, reportedly killing or injuring dozens, are having…

Indonesia Seals Factory Over Radioactive Contamination Allegations

JAKARTA, Sept 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has sealed PT Peter Metal Technology (PMT)’s factory, in Cikande industrial area…

New Zealand Imposes Emergency Fishing Ban To Protect Endangered Yellow-Eyed Penguins

WELLINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand has imposed an emergency ban on set net fishing, around Otago Peninsula, to…

Millions Of Australian Homes At Risk From Rising Sea Levels: Gov’t Report

CANBERRA, Sept 15 (NNN-AAP) – Millions of Australian homes will be at risk from rising sea levels, and heat-related deaths…

Egypt Renews Call For Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone

CAIRO, Sept 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, reiterated calls for a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, the Egyptian Foreign…

97 Killed, Over 4.4 Million Affected By Floods In Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (NNN-APP) – At least 97 people have been killed and more than 4.4 million others affected, by…

Six Killed, Four Injured As Stone Quarry Collapsed In India’s West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed and four others injured, two of them critically,…

Pacific Islands Forum Summit Wraps Up With Message Of Unity, Shared Goals

HONIARA, Sept 13 (NNN-PINA) – The annual summit of the Pacific Islands Forum, wrapped up yesterday, in Honiara, the Solomon…

Indian Gov’t Signed Loan Agreement With ADB To Promote Tourism In Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), signed a loan agreement of…