WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A mass-stranding of whales on a New Zealand beach has left 36 of the creatures dead and threatens 40 more.

Manila – The growing ranks of wealthy Asians and their increasing appetite for more expensive fish are threatening stocks, potentially causing wider environmental damage, experts at a UN conference said on Tuesday.

Representatives from around the world gather in Rio in June to try to hammer out goals for sustainable development at a U.N. conference designed to avoid being tripped up by the intractable issue of climate change.

LONDON – Flooding will be Britain’s biggest climate risk this century, with damage set to cost as much as 12 billion pounds ($18 billion) a year by the 2080s if nothing is done to adapt to extreme weather, a report said on Thursday.

Manila – The worldwide fishing industry could benefit from a $50 billion boost annually if stocks were allowed time to recover, the UN said.

LONDON – Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country’s most famous meal are under threat from climate change, Britain said Thursday in its first-ever national assessment of the likely risks.

WASHINGTON – An asteroid about the size of a bus shaved by Earth on Friday in what spacewatchers described as a “near-miss,” though experts were not concerned about the possibility of an impact.

Installation of high barbed fences between carriageways will stop people from taking an easy but risky shortcut to reach opposite side of the street

The contract was signed by Engineer Khaled Majed Lootah

Pursuing its policy to ensure safe and secure waste management methods, the Ministry of Health in Sharjah has signed a contract with Wekaya, which specialises in managing the treatment of medical waste