Beginning this week, Japan will begin releasing water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean

On Tuesday, Japan announced that it will begin the process of releasing more than one million metric tonnes of cleaned radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant on August 24. This will put into motion a plan that has garnered harsh condemnation from China.

Local fi...

Powerful satellite launched to map world's oceans

NASA and the French Space Agency CNES have collaborated to create a powerful satellite that will be the first to monitor nearly all of the world's water sources in detail. Scientists will be able to better monitor climate change using this data.

On Friday, a satellite was sent into ...

26 juveniles rescued by Ocean Viking in the Mediterranean have gone missing in southern France

More than two dozen unaccompanied minors rescued by the humanitarian ship Ocean Viking and taken in by France have gone missing from their receiving center, according to local officials.

The council in the southern Var department stated the public prosecutor had been informed that 26 of...

France has announced that it will let the migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking to dock, despite Italy's reluctance.

France announced on Thursday that it would let a rescue ship carrying more than 200 migrants to dock and evacuate its passengers, harshly criticizing Italy for failing to accept them.

After a deepening standoff with Italy over whose responsibility it was to take them in, Interior Minist...

More missiles are launched into the ocean by North Korea

According to South Korean and Japanese officials, North Korea has fired another missile into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, further increasing tensions in the area amid a series of exhibitions of military power this week.

North Korea has fired six rounds of weapo...

Oceans Endanger Summer European Politics

Environmentalists in Europe and other parts of the world are becoming increasingly concerned about what they perceive to be a failure on the part of national governments to preserve the health of the seas, which are essential for the provision of food, employment opportunities, biodiversity, and ...

Singapore Beat Philippines

The Singapore women are recently acing at the floorball game. They earned titles back-to-back at the AOFC i.e., Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation. The women team representing Singapore won from Philippines and scored 4-1 in the last round. Both the teams, Philippines and Singapore played the f...

Russian and Chinese warships carry out their first joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean

Moscow and Beijing had carried out naval cooperation drills in the Sea of Japan in October. Both the countries have sour relations with the West, and ever since then they have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties.

Highlights

• Moscow and Beiji...

KERRY GROUP TO DEVELOP FOOD TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• Kerry group is going to develop a food technology centre in Australia
• Kerry group said that, the plant is going to act as the new headquarters in the countries including Australia and New Zealand

The food ingredients comp...

COMPANIES INVESTIGATING WESTERN AUSTRALIA COASTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS SITES

Highlights:

• Around three companies in Australia has been investigating the offshore wind energy farms in Australia
• Oceanex Energy has also been looking for the suitable sites in the area of Western Australia

Around three companies in...

AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY OF AUSTRALIA MUST SEEK OUT FOR THE RIGHT SKILLS TO BOOM

Highlights:

• The agriculture industry of Australia must seek out for the right skills to boom in the country
• The farming industry of Australia has been facing the disruptions in future from many types of the sources

Taking from 60 bil...

AUSTRALIA TO PHASE OUT SINGLE-USE PLASTICS FROM 2025

Highlights:

• The single use plastics are going to be phased out in Australia from the year 2025
• The plastics also includes the plastic utensils and straws

The plastic cutlery and the straws have been among the types of the single-use ...

MYANMAR CITIZENS WILL NOT BE FORCED TO RETURN BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

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• The government of Australia tells Myanmar citizens that they will not be forced to return to Myanmar
• The government of Australia has stopped the short of the across-the-board visa extensions

The government of Australia ha...

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FOR AUSTRALIANS WILL NOT BE BACK TO NORMAL TILL 2024

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• The international travel for the people of Australia will not be back to normal until 2024
• A new report has warned that, the international travel for the people of Australia has likely to remain restrictive until 2024

Acc...

LARGE CANOLA CROP TO BE HARVESTED IN AUSTRALIA

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• Australia is going to harvest another big canola crop in the 2021 and 2022 period
• The planted area is forecasted to be increased by 15 percent to 6.7 million acres

According to the Department of Agriculture of US, the cou...

AUSTRALIA COULD TAKE LEAD FROM HOUSING AFFORDIBILTY OF NEW ZEALAND

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• Australia along with the other developed countries can be emboldened by the efforts of New Zealand to address the housing affordability
• The house prices have been increasing strongly across a number of countries as the borrowers takes adva...

IMF: AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY REBOUND BACK FROM CORONA VIRUS RECESSION

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• The economy of Australia has predicted to rebound faster from the novel corona virus recession
• The IMF forecasts that, the economy is going to expand 4.5 precent in the year 2021

The economy of Australia has been predicte...

AUSTRALIA TO MAP THE CLIMATE RESILIANCE STRATEGY

Highlights:

• Australia is going to mapping the climate resilience strategy
• Environment minister of Australia said that, the new plan is going to be developed prior to the major United Nations talks in Glasgow

Australia has joined a gl...

AUSTRALIA: HEALTH MINISTER ‘GREG HUNT’ HOSPITALISED WITH SUSPECTED INFECTION

Highlights:

• The federal health minister ‘Greg Hunt’ of Australia has been hospitalised with the suspected infection
•  On Tuesday, the office of Greg Hunt said that, the health minister had been admitted to the hospital due to a suspect...

AUSTRALIA TO REACH 30 PERCENT GENERATION OF HYDRO-RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030

Highlights:

• Australia is going to reach 30 percent non-hydro renewable energy by the year 2030
• According to a study, the generation of the non-hydro renewable energy will be making up to 30 percent of the total power mix of Australia