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Scuba diver killed in suspected Great White Shark attack in Western Australia

A recreational scuba diver was killed in a suspected Great White Shark attack off the coast of Western Australia (WA) on Sunday, with authorities continuing to search for the man's remains on Monday.

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Iraq sues U.S. gov't over deadly strikes in Iraq: statement

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it has filed a complaint against the U.S. government to the United Nations Security Council over U.S. airstrikes against the

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New battery said to power a smartphone for five days

Could the "world's most efficient" battery be here?An international team led by Australian scientists has developed a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery they claim can power a cellular phone for five c

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China's inland surface water quality significantly improves: study

A new study published on Friday in the journal Science Advances showed that China's inland surface water quality improved significantly from 2003 to 2017.The improvemen

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Scientists develop lithium-sulfur battery to power smartphone for 5 days

An international team led by Australian scientists developed an efficient lithium-sulphur (Li-S) battery with the potential to power a smartphone for five continuous days, or enable an electric vehi

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Flooding hits Indonesia capital

00:57 Indonesia's capital of Jakarta is struggling with its worst flooding in decades.At least 43 people have died and some 397,000 are displaced.The flooding began on New Year's Day w

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Top economic planner affirms credibility of China's macroeconomic data

China's macroeconomic data is supported by some microeconomic indicators, such as the number of new jobs, railway cargo volume and power generation and consumption, said an article on the website of

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UK university carries out novel hydrogen fuel trial to cut emissions

With the aim to cut carbon emissions, a live pilot program to inject zero-carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes and buildings at UK's Keele University is fully operational, the University

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India to launch 3rd moon mission in 2020

India will launch its third mission to the moon in 2020, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday,The newspaper quoted India's junior minister for the department of space Jitendra Singh as saying t

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Strengthening the supervision and governance of China’s water pollution

Chinahasahugepopulationthatreliesonthemanywaterwaysscatteredacrossthevastnation.AtapressconferenceonThursday,thecountry'sMinistryofEcologyandEnvironmentsaidtheg

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Cold water devastates coral reefs off Japan: survey

Unusuallycoldwaterhasdevastatedsomeoftheworld'smostnortherlycoralreefs,whichlieoffthecoastofwesternJapan,anenvironmentministryofficialsaidWednesday.Theministrys

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Water splashing festivities in SW China's Yunnan Province

TheWaterSplashingFestivalispartofthethree-dayNewYear'scelebrationobservedbytheDaipeople.2018markstheyearof1380ontheDaicalendar.Onthefirsttwodays,peoplegettogeth

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Traditional costumes, elephants highlight Thailand's Songkran Festival

ThaisandforeigntouristsalikedonnedtraditionalThaicostumesforSongkrancelebrations,anannualthree-daywaterfestivalcelebratedinThailandasthetraditionalNewYear'sday.

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Water crisis looms over India, Morocco, Spain, Iraq as reservoirs shrink

Shrinkingreservoirsinfourcountries–India,Morocco,SpainandIraq–mightleadtoaCapeTown-like“dayzero”watercrisis,accordingtoasatellitewarningsystem.Afterthreeyearsof

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Myanmar ready to celebrate traditional Water Festival across country

ByAPDwriterSaiAungYangon,April13(APD)-TraditionalWaterFestivalofMyanmar(ThingyanFestival)areheldtocelebrateacrossthecountryinMyanmarculturalwithopeningceremonie

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Study: Global warming is weakening key ocean circulation

GlobalwarmingislikelyslowingthemainAtlanticOceancirculation,whichhasplungedtoitsweakestlevelonrecord,accordingtoanewstudy.Theslowdowninthecirculation–acrucialpa

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Isolated lakes found beneath Canadian ice sheet

ResearchershavefoundlakesthatmayshednewlightonicyworldsinourSolarSystem.HighintheCanadianArctic,twosubglacialbodiesofwaterhavebeenspottedbeneathover500metresofi