An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture on Wednesday, the weather agency said, adding that no tsunami warning was issued. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which occurred at 9.35 a.m., was centred inland
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked entrances to a private airport on Saturday in Hampshire, England, according to the campaign group. The campaign members have blocked all major entrances to Farnborough Airport, “calling on the world’s super-rich elite and governments to
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised an aid package of 206 million euros ($239 million) to help the island of La Palma overcome the effects of the ongoing eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano. The aid package, which is aimed at
The findings which will be launched at COP26 will include recommendations on how climate risk assessments for Heads of Government can be improved…reports Asian Lite News. As the UK prepares to host COP26 in Glasgow, the government on Monday launched a series
His advice for Johnson, based on his experience in Copenhagen when the summit was “essentially collapsing”, was to “get across the detail, do the hard yards of diplomacy”…reports Asian Lite News. Prime Minister Boris Johnson must do the “hard yards of diplomacy”
The regulator’s price cap also limits how much firms can charge. But providers have complained that they are unable to pass on rising costs to customers because of the cap on energy bills…reports Asian Lite News. Around 1.5 million UK customers have
“This is not a moment where we should not have hope. At the centre of all of this, people will have to be the ones who shape what happens next,” said Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator…reports Asian Lite News. Heads of state, philanthropic
