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Japan marks decade since 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» HISANOHAMA (JAPAN) - Japan on Thursday marks 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation.
Towering sea wall legacy of Japan's 2011 tsunami
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» TARO, Japan: The Japanese town of Taro had sea walls that were supposed to be able to survive almost anything the ocean could offer up, but the 2011 tsunami still brought utter destruction.
Indonesian medics overwhelmed by quake casualties
AFP, Published on 18/01/2021
» MAMUJU, Indonesia: Medics battled exhaustion and the risk of Covid-19 as they raced Monday to treat scores of people injured by a devastating earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
Strong quake collapses buildings in Greece and Turkey
AFP, Published on 30/10/2020
» ISTANBUL: A powerful earthquake hit Greece and Turkey on Friday, causing buildings to collapse and a sea surge that flooded streets in the Turkish resort city of Izmir.
Trump headed for trouble -- and not changing course
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is down in the polls, running out of time, and facing a resurgent coronavirus across the United States. Yet seemingly headed for defeat, he is doing nothing to change course.
Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN
AFP, Published on 13/10/2020
» GENEVA - Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years, the United Nations said on Monday.
Clock ticking for Phuket to reinvent itself
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/09/2020
» Phuket, Thailand's top tourist destination, has experienced the worst hardship in the country as a result of travel restrictions with international airports shut down for almost six months.
Indonesia's Mt Sinabung blasts tower of ash into sky
AFP, Published on 10/08/2020
» Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 metres into the air and coating local communities in debris.
Spain toughens lockdown as toll nears 5,700
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» MADRID - Spain toughened its nationwide lockdown on Saturday, halting all non-essential activities as it stepped up its fight against the deadly coronavirus epidemic that has so far claimed 5,690 lives.
Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
AFP, Published on 22/03/2020
» SENDAI (JAPAN) - Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the weekend despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.