Science & Environment
Drinking water, ash big concern as Tonga assesses damage after tsunami
Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world after ...North Korea fires two ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport, S.Korea says
North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) on Monday from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang, South Korea’s ...Significant tsunami damage feared in Tonga, communications still cut
Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed, leaving relatives in faraway New Zealand praying for their ...North Korea fires two missiles, warns of strong action over U.S. sanctions push
North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Friday, the third test in two weeks, just hours after criticising a U.S. ...Cannabis compounds may prevent COVID, study says
A new laboratory study says cannabis compounds show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells. Researchers ...At least 16 stranded snow-tourists die at Pakistan hill station
At least 16 tourists died in freezing temperatures after being stranded in their vehicles in northern Pakistan, where thousands had flocked to ...North Korea fires suspected missile as S.Korea breaks ground for ‘peace’ railway
North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended ...Floods hit seven states in Malaysia, thousands more evacuated
Seven states in Malaysia were hit by floods on Sunday and thousands of people were evacuated, taking the total affected by heavy ...World’s biggest space telescope blasts into orbit
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies ...South African study suggests Omicron milder than Delta
A South African study offered Christmas glad tidings about the severity of Omicron and the trend of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as ...














