Environment
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Switching to organic food can reduce pesticide levels in urine
Jan 6, 2017News Hour: Traces of pesticides in urine have been found to decrease significantly among people, particularly children, who moved from a conventional to an organic diet. The findings come from a study involving two Japanese families,... -
Eight coastal community radio will share coastal airwaves in Bangladesh
Jan 4, 2017News Hour: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) under the support of Free Press Unlimited organized a day-long strategic workshop titled ‘Community Radio for the Future: Multi-Platform Presence, Multi-Generation Reach, Editorial Independence & Serving... -
5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan’s east coast
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan’s east coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a shallow depth of 11 kilometres (6.8 miles), 244 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, just... -
6.2-magnitude earthquake felt in Bali, Indonesia
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Friday, a correspondent said, but there was no tsunami alert and no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake hit... -
Brack Obama bans oil drilling in large areas of Atlantic and Arctic oceans
Dec 29, 2016News Hour: President Obama moved to solidify his environmental legacy Tuesday by withdrawing hundreds of millions of acres of federally owned land in the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean from new offshore oil and gas drilling. Obama... -
New bird species and giraffe under threat
Dec 29, 2016News Hour: Over 700 newly recognised bird species have been assessed for the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, and 11% of them are threatened with extinction. The update also reveals a... -
An earthquake with magnitude of 7.7 Chile, USGS says
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 struck 225 km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning was issued for... -
U.S. Energy Department balks at Trump request for names on climate change
Dec 14, 2016News Hour: The U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday it will not comply with a request from President-elect Donald Trump’s Energy Department transition team for the names of people who have worked on climate change and... -
Another strong earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands
Dec 10, 2016News Hour: The Pacific is again on high alert for Tsunami waves after another strong earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands on Saturday. A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck approximately 100 kilometres west of Peka Island in the... -
45,300 people evacuated in several places due to Indonesia earthquake
Dec 10, 2016News Hour: Tens of thousands of people have been displaced after a devastating earthquake in Indonesia killed more than 100 people, an official said Saturday, leaving communities in ruins as aid trickled into the disaster-stricken province,...
