A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off southwest of Jayapura, Indonesia, at 6.09 am Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Department. The epicentre of the quake was
Namibian Churches Called To Order For Noise Pollution SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA, May 30 (BERNAMA-NNN-NAMPA) -- Churches in Namibia's coastal towns which are reoported to have caused noise pollution have been
NAIROBI, May 24 (BERNAMA- NNN-PRENSA LATINA)--Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the greatest biological diversity on the planet, holding 60 to 70 percent of all known life on Earth, according
BANGKOK, April 28 (Bernama) -- Authorities in Thailand have urged the public to stay indoors and drink more water to cope with the hot weather as the country faces its longest heatwave in the past 65 years,
Pacific nations face the triple burden of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases and associated wider health impacts as climate change proves to be the most significant health threat of the 21st
The natural resources and environment ministry plans to amend the Environment Quality Act 1974 to give it more bite to act against environment polluters. Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Air pollution is responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi as it is the fifth leading cause of death in India, a report by India's Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said. Press
Agricultural expansion is the chief contributing factor to the deforestation of Brazilian ecosystems and has accelerated in recent years, according to an official study released here. The study, prepared
The rate of poverty in Sarawak dropped to below one per cent (0.9%) last year, said Malaysia's chief statistician Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Hasan. The poverty rate reduction in 2012 was 2.4 per cent, he
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Haze at an unhealthy level was recorded as at 11 am today in Seri Manjung, Perak, according to the portal of the Department of Environment. It said that the Air Pollutants
