ECUADOR (AFP) — As rescuers continue to search for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 272 people, victims of the earthquake speak of their trauma.
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Scenes from Japan’s two powerful earthquakes
Scenes from Japan’s two powerful earthquakes Long cracks in the ground can also be seen, revealing the fault lines that triggered the two massive earthquakes, one on Thursday (April 14) and one on Saturday (April 16). Japanese media quoted experts as saying the fault lines moved as much as three metres (3.2 yards) apart in places. There have been more than 230 aftershocks of at least level 1 on the Japanese scale since Thursday’s quake, […]
Historic Kumamoto castle damaged by powerful Japan quakes
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AFP) — Kumamoto castle in south Japan is damaged after two powerful earthquakes which killed more than 40 people and left buildings in rubble and houses buried in mud. https://youtu.be/SvKb0DK-r4c
Overseas workers in Macau flock to the polls – Kit Wong reports
Overseas workers in Macau flock to the polls Kit Wong reports.
Earthquake expert Dr. Ishmael C. Narag discusses preparing for an earthquake
Earthquake expert Dr. Ishmael C. Narag, from the OIC Seismology Division of Phivolcs discusses preparing for an earthquake.
Japan quake survivors struggle with shortages, search for missing goes on
Survivors of a series of Japanese quakes measuring up to 7.3 struggled on Tuesday with shortages of food and water as the death toll rose to 44 and rescuers dug through mud and rubble for the missing, but hopes dimmed of finding them alive. Japanese stocks bounced back from Monday’s slide, with electronics manufacturer Sony Corp climbing 6.7 percent after saying its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, shut after the quake, makes components mainly […]
Oil down after Doha’s disappointment
The disappointment in Doha at the weekend sent the price of oil tumbling. The world was left grappling with an excess of unwanted crude after 18 oil nations failed to agree on anything. Saudi Arabia – OPEC’s de facto leader – blamed Iran who weren’t even at the meeting. They wanted ALL producers to agree a freeze. Failure to reach a deal sent Brent crude down almost 7 percent before recovering to almost $42 per barrel. But it was […]
Brazilians on edge as Congressional vote moves Rousseff closer to impeachment
Brazilians on Monday (April 18) said they were anxious to move beyond a deepening political crisis, the day after leftist President Dilma Rousseff suffered a humiliating loss when the lower house of Congress voted to impeach her on Sunday (April 17). In a vote late on Sunday that sparked jubilation among Rousseff’s foes, the opposition comfortably surpassed the two-thirds majority needed to send the leftist president for trial in the Senate on charges she manipulated […]
Chinese, UN special envoys for Syria hold talks on solution to crisis
China’s Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan and his UN counterpart Staffan de Mistura held talks at the Palace of Nations on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, to exchange views on ending the crisis through political means. At a joint press conference after their meeting, Xie said the opportunity of ending the crisis politically has emerged thanks to the joint efforts made by the international community over the past six months. The latest peace talks in […]
Turkey will call off migrant deal if EU fails to grant visa-free travel by June – PM
Turkey would no longer need to honour an agreement on migrants with the European Union if the bloc fails to uphold its promise to provide visa-free travel for Turks by June, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday (April 18). Turkey and the EU last month sealed a controversial deal intended to halt illegal migration to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara. The EU will take in thousands of Syrian […]
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupts in fiery show
SAN NICOLAS DE LOS RANCHOS, STATE OF MEXICO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupted early on Monday (April 18), in a fiery show of smoke, ash and lava flows. The dramatic eruption spewed ash over the nearby city of Puebla, causing the local airport to close. According to authorities, the ash cloud rose nearly three kilometres (two miles) over the crater. A yellow alert has been declared for the area and authorities are encouraging […]
Britain says South China Sea arbitration ruling must be binding
Britain said on Monday a ruling expected in the next few months in an international arbitration case the Philippines has brought against China’s South China Sea claims must be binding. Hugo Swire, British minister of state responsible for East Asia, also said Britain saw the ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague as an opportunity for China and the Philippines to renewed dialogue over their territorial disputes. China claims virtually all of […]
