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Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2024
» TAIPEI - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted a wide area of Taiwan early Saturday, its meteorological authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2024
» The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on New Year's Day topped 100, according to authorities.
Kyodo News, Published on 04/01/2024
» KYODO - Search and rescue operations continued in Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan after it was struck by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day, with the death toll rising to 78 and more than 50 people still unaccounted for as of Thursday morning.
Kyodo News, Published on 01/02/2023
» KYIV: At least 220 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have died in the war against Russia, with over 340 sports facilities damaged or ruined, Reuters news agency reported Tuesday, quoting Ukraine's sports minister.
Kyodo News, Published on 20/09/2022
» Typhoon Nanmadol moved across the Japanese archipelago toward the Pacific and weakened to a low pressure system on Tuesday after pounding the southwest with heavy rain and triggering landslides, leaving two people dead, one missing and over 100 injured.
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2019
» PHUKET: Although 15 years have passed since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed almost a quarter of a million lives, memories of that day still haunt many people on Thailand's Andaman Coast who were touched by the tragedy.
Kyodo News, Published on 27/11/2019
» TOKYO: A nuclear power reactor in northeastern Japan that was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster has received the nuclear watchdog's approval to resume operations.
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2019
» JAKARTA: The death toll from flash floods that hit a district in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua over the weekend has climbed to 89, while 74 others are still missing, authorities said Tuesday.
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Better, more sophisticated disaster mitigation is urgently needed in Indonesia as around 150 million of its 245 million people live in areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, while its early warning system does not work well sometimes because equipment gets stolen, vandalized or broken due to poor maintenance, a government official said Wednesday.
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2018
» TOKYO: Share prices fell on Wednesday morning as damage caused by Typhoon Jebi dampened market sentiment and continuing US-China trade tensions affected China-related issues.