25 hurt in Swedish blast in 2 apartment buildings
Stockholm: A powerful explosion ripped through two adjacent apartment buildings in a southern Swedish city on Friday, slightly injuring 25 people, officials said. The cause of the blast wasn’t immediately known.
Japan plans carbon emission cuts
Tokyo: Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns.
2 killed, 99 hurt in Nepal storm
Kathmandu: Two persons were killed and at least 99 others injured after a strong wind storm hit several places in Nepal’s far-western Sudurpaschim province, according to a media report.
The storm hit areas in the two adjoining districts of Kailali and Kanchanpur districts on Thursday, damaging hundreds of houses.
Lanka to ban chainsaws, timber mills: prez
Colombo: Sri Lanka will ban imports of chainsaws and shut timber mills within five years to protect forests, President Maithripala Sirisena’s office said Friday. Sirisena highlighted his determination to clamp down on illegal logging and increase the amount of territory devoted to forests at an environmental conference.