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LATEST: 7 dead, airport isolated by Japan typhoon
Kyodo News, Published on 04/09/2018
» TOKYO: Powerful Typhoon Jebi A powerful typhoon ripped through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, while strong winds and high waves closed Kansai International Airport and caused a ship to smash into a bridge linking the airport with the main island.
German political deadlock broken
Published on 12/01/2018
» BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats took a big step on Friday toward forming a new German government, sealing a preliminary agreement in which they vowed to strengthen the EU and keep a lid on the number of migrants entering the country.
Flights cancelled as killer Typhoon Lan slams into central Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2017
» TOKYO: Powerful Typhoon Lan made landfall on the Pacific coast of central Japan early Monday, leaving at least two dead as it battered a wide area with heavy rain and strong winds.
149 dead as 7.1 quake crumbles Mexican buildings
Associated Press, Published on 20/09/2017
» MEXICO CITY: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 149 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.
52 dead, 37 missing in Nepal floods, landslides since Friday night
Kyodo News, Published on 13/08/2017
» The death toll in rain-induced disasters since Friday night in Nepal's southern flatlands has risen to 52 with 37 people missing, the Home Ministry said Sunday.
Death toll rises to 16 in flood-hit Kyushu
Kyodo News, Published on 08/07/2017
» FUKUOKA, JAPAN - The death toll from flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rain on the Japanese island of Kyushu rose to 16 on Saturday, while 15 people remained unaccounted for as rescue efforts continued.