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Japanese woman in line to be named world's oldest
Published on 21/08/2024
» Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old woman from the western Japan city of Ashiya, is in line to be declared the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records, a nonprofit organisation that tracks supercentenarians said on Wednesday.
Japan issues first 'megaquake' warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2024
» TOKYO - An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s coast.
Timeline: Boeing to plead guilty to fraud in US probe of fatal 737 Max crashes
Published on 08/07/2024
» Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to resolve a US Justice Department investigation into two 737 Max fatal crashes, the government said in a court filing on Sunday.
CEO apologises for deadly Korean factory fire
Published on 25/06/2024
» HWASEONG, South Korea - The CEO of a lithium battery manufacturer apologised on Tuesday following a massive factory fire that killed 23 workers, but said the company had complied with all required safety precautions and training.
Ammo blast kills 20 Cambodian soldiers
Published on 27/04/2024
» Twenty soldiers were killed and several others injured in explosions of weapons stockpiled at a military base west of Phnom Penh on Saturday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
China aims for upgrades: domestic aircraft engines, larger planes
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/04/2024
» China expects to make progress on an advanced aeroplane engine, a bigger commercial jet, and an amphibious search-and-rescue aircraft under a government plan to upgrade production equipment across industries through 2027 and improve the economy.