Environment
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Australia for accountability for international crimes against Rohingya
Oct 2, 2018Australia has supported a resolution to pursue accountability for serious international crimes committed against Rohingyas in Rakhine state of Myanamr last year. During the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva... -
Two dead after typhoon batters Japan
Oct 1, 2018Two people have been killed in a powerful typhoon that battered Japan over the weekend, officials said Monday, as the storm’s aftermath brought travel chaos to Tokyo’s morning commute. By Monday morning, Typhoon Trami had cleared... -
Powerful Typhoon Trami lashed Japan’s mainland
Sep 30, 2018A powerful typhoon lashed Japan’s mainland on Sunday after injuring dozens on outlying islands, bringing transport grinding to a halt and triggering warnings of fierce winds, torrential rain, landslides and floods. Typhoon Trami has already snarled... -
134m people in Bangladesh to get affected because of Climate change
Sep 29, 2018Nearly half of South Asia’s population, including more than three-quarters of Bangladesh’s people, is at risk of declining living standards due to rising temperature and erratic rainfall caused by climate change, says a new World Bank... -
Death toll jumps to 384 after tsunami, quake in Indonesia
Sep 29, 2018The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi jumped to 384 on Saturday, authorities said, with many of those killed swept away by giant waves as they played on the... -
Rising temperature affects living standards of 134 Million people in Bangladesh
Sep 26, 2018Nearly half of South Asia’s population, including more than three-quarters of Bangladesh’s population, is at risk of declining living standards due to rising temperature and erratic rainfall from climate change, says a new World Bank Report.... -
Death toll jumps to 22 in Philippine monsoon landslide
Sep 21, 2018The death toll from a monsoon landslide in the central Philippines has risen to 22, officials said Friday, as rescuers dug through the night in a frantic search for survivors of the latest tragedy in the... -
Why Wilmington, North Carolina cut off from the rest of the state following Hurricane Florence?
Sep 17, 2018The coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina, has been cut off from the rest of the state because of heavy floods following Hurricane Florence. Officials say all roads in and out are now impassable and have... -
Typhoon Mangkhut lashes China’s most populous province
Sep 16, 2018Typhoon Mangkhut is lashing China’s most populous province, bringing winds of up to 100 mph (162 kph). Guangdong is on its highest alert for the storm, which also hit Hong Kong, where it swayed skyscrapers and... -
Hurricane Florence made landfall on the US East Coast
Sep 14, 2018Hurricane Florence has made landfall on the US East Coast, bringing with it winds, heavy rains and warnings of “catastrophic” floods. The centre of the storm struck Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina, with gales of up...
