Sudan Cholera Cases Up 70 Percent With 160 Deaths
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 (NNN-SUNA) – UN humanitarians yesterday reported a 70 percent surge in cholera cases, in strife-torn Sudan,…
Death Toll Rises To Five, Airport Shut As Rains Play Havoc In South India
NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in India’s southern city of Chennai rose to five, amid heavy…
New Zealand’s Sustained Predator Control Pays Off For Threatened Kiwi Birds
WELLINGTON, Dec 4 (NNN-RNZ) – Surveying of brown kiwi in New Zealand’s Eastern Coromandel has shown a 10 percent increase…
Japan Confirms Season’s Fourth Bird Flu Outbreak
TOKYO, Dec 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, at a poultry farm in…
Climate Change To Incur Up To 20 Percent Loss To Pakistan’s GDP By 2050: World Bank
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP), is expected to decrease by a minimum of 18 to…
6.9-Magnitude Quake Rocks Southern Philippines, Tsunami Warning Issued
MANILA, Dec 3 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, rocked Surigao del Sur province, in…
Air Pollution In Mongolia’s Capital Draws Public Concern
ULAN BATOR, Dec 2 (NNN-APA) – Air pollution in Mongolia’s capital has drawn increasing public concern, as its air quality…
Sri Lanka Issues Red Alert For Strong Winds, Rough Seas
COLOMBO, Dec 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s meteorology department, issued a red alert yesterday, for strong winds and rough seas,…
Malaysia Passes Anti-Smoking Bill Aimed At Protecting Minors
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s lower house of parliament, yesterday, passed an anti-smoking bill, aimed at protecting minors…
Rooftop Solar Panels Generate 483 Million Electricity Units In Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rooftop solar panels have generated 483 million units of electricity to Sri Lanka’s national grid,…