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Just before 5am, firefighting crews from four stations were called to the shop on Malabar Road, Maroubra where they found a shop on fire, Acting Superintendent Jay Bland of NSW Fire Brigades said. Firefighters had to evacuate 10 residents living...

One Power, said that their company is a Renewable Energy Developer and Generation Company. "The Aklan Biomass Power Plant will be using local agricultural residues such as rice stalks, rice husks, sugarcane waste, coco leafwood and forest residues such as...

Predicting earthquakes is an inexact science – which is why disaster preparedness remains key to saving lives, scientists say. Experts have forecast that a long undersea faultline along Indonesia's Sumatra Island is due to produce a powerful and devastating earthquake...

The plants, some of which are up to 1.5m in height, were allegedly found in a national park in the Coffs Harbour region. Police estimate they have a potential street value of $1.25 million. Following the discovery a 35-year-old man...

Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected reptiles against religious advocates, an official said Friday. Bali Governor I Made Mangku...

Tailevu North will soon be given responsibility for advising the Ministry of Health on health issues. The extended role is part of the ministry's effort to involve communities under the theme Strengthening Commu-nity Capacity. Divisional health inspector for the Central...

Helena restaurant Press, gone are the days when kitchen staff scraped leftovers into trash bags destined for the landfill. Instead, the restaurant has installed a state-of-the-art dehydrating system that takes wet food-waste along with other compostable materials and turns it...

The assumption is that cities with better urban planning begun in the 19th century offer a superior urban atmosphere. On the contrary, Tokyo's poor planning, its rush to develop after the 1923 Kanto Earthquake and the 1944-45 firebombings, and its...