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Tropical cyclone kills 19 in Indonesia, new one brewing
Kyodo News, Published on 29/11/2017
» A tropical cyclone churning off the southern coast of Indonesia's main island of Java has triggered landslides, floods and tornadoes, leaving at least 19 people dead, an official said Wednesday.
6.1 earthquake off southern New Zealand
Kyodo News, Published on 20/09/2017
» An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck almost 600 kilometers southwest of New Zealand's South Island on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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.
US ship collision stirs territorial dispute
Kyodo News, Published on 21/08/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Monday's collision between a US Navy guided-missile destroyer and an oil tanker east of the Strait of Malacca has unwittingly rekindled an old territorial dispute between Malaysia and Singapore.
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.
Typhoon heading for southwestern Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 04/08/2017
» TOKYO - A strong typhoon could make landfall in Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu by Sunday night, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds, the weather agency said on Friday.
US Secretary of State due in Bangkok
Kyodo News, Published on 02/08/2017
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia from Saturday through Aug 9 for talks with his counterparts in the region as North Korea has escalated tensions by test-launching two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month, the State Department said Tuesday.
Global warming blamed for rising suicides on Indian farms
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2017
» NEW DELHI - When Rani's husband died by drinking pesticide, he left the family in debt. But even if they could pay off the loans, Rani said their farming days are over.
Six-nation counterterrorism talks open
Kyodo News, Published on 29/07/2017
» MANADO, INDONESIA - A six-nation meeting on the threat posed by potential terrorists returning home from Middle East conflict zones opened Saturday, focusing on the situation in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, where Islamic State-inspired militants are battling government forces.