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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that US forces would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion, while the White House said Washington’s policy was unchanged. Asked by the CBS “60 Minutes” program whether US troops would defend Taiwan, Biden said “yes,” if it were “an unprecedented attack.” This was not the first time that Biden has declared US forces would take part in a war between China and Taiwan, with […]
Taipei, Taiwan – (AFP) by Amber WANG A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, killing at least one person, bringing down a handful of buildings and tearing up roads — but forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed. The quake hit at 2:44 pm (0644 GMT) about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey said. Its […]
Izumi, Japan (AFP) by Atish PATEL / Yuichi YAMAZAKI Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in southwestern Japan on Sunday night, as authorities urged millions of people to take shelter from the powerful storm’s high winds and torrential rain. The storm officially made landfall around 7 pm local time (1000 GMT) as its eyewall arrived near Kagoshima city, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. It was packing gusts of up to 234 kilometres (146 miles) per […]
Izumi, Japan (AFP) Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall on Japan’s southwestern coast on Sunday evening, the country’s weather agency said, as authorities urged millions to seek shelter from the powerful storm’s rains and wind. “The eye of Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall near Kagoshima city around 7.00pm (1000GMT) on Sunday,” the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a brief statement on their website. © Agence France-Presse
London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Max DELANY / Jitendra JOSHI US President Joe Biden was Sunday to pay his last respects in London to Queen Elizabeth II as ordinary mourners queued for the final 24 hours left to view her coffin lying in state. After witnessing the sombre scene in parliament’s Westminster Hall, Biden, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and other world leaders were due to attend a reception with the late queen’s successor, King Charles […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) A historically powerful storm is hammering western Alaska, causing huge tidal surges and flooding that has torn some houses from their foundations, US weather forecasters said Saturday. The remnants of Pacific Typhoon Merbok have created one of the strongest storms to impact the region at this time of year in decades and are expected to batter the coast throughout the weekend. Dangerous conditions include “extreme waves, storm surge, hurricane […]
Minamata, Japan (AFP) by Atish PATEL / Yuichi YAMAZAKI Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a rare “special warning” for Kagoshima and Miyazaki in the Kyushu region — an alert that is issued only when it forecasts conditions seen once in several decades. By […]
Taipei, Taiwan (AFP) by Amber WANG A strong earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan, bringing at least one building down in a small town and tearing up roads as forecasters said the threat of a regional tsunami had passed. The quake hit at 2:44 pm (0644 GMT) about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city of Taitung at a depth of 10 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey said. Its initial strength was given as magnitude 7.2 […]
A small reminder about the Taiwan Fire Department! Please pay special attention #Taiwan #Earthquake https://t.co/0189X7nNAn — 高雄日報｜Kaohsiung Times (@KaohsiungTimes) September 17, 2022 🚑🚒大家都安全嗎？ 地震時，第一時間注意⚠️趴下、掩護、穩住，保護頭部頸部！注意掉落物品！！👩🚒👨🚒 👇更多防災資訊，請詳全民防災ｅ點通：https://t.co/onu5GInGDk 👇更多防災知識，請詳消防防災館：https://t.co/BVPfEdK8Pu#台東地震 pic.twitter.com/rUL25TLDEQ — 消防署 (@NFA_TAIWAN) September 17, 2022 #UPDATE The quake hit just after 9:30 pm (1330 GMT) about 50 km (30 miles) north of the coastal city of Taitung at 10 kilometres deep, the USGS said. Local media have initially reported no injuries or damage from the quake. pic.twitter.com/a1zPxnFzsy […]
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Alaska was battening down Friday for what is slated to be the US state’s worst storm in more than a decade, as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok barreled through the Bering Sea, threatening major flooding and hurricane-force winds. Residents on Alaska’s western coast were urged to brace for potentially the “worst coastal flooding in nearly 50 years,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warned in a tweet on Thursday. Merbok, now […]
by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse Japan’s weather agency warned Saturday of “unprecedented” risks from a “very dangerous” typhoon heading towards the southern Kyushu island, urging residents to take shelter ahead of the storm. Typhoon Nanmadol was producing gusts of up to 270 kilometres (167 miles) an hour and classed as a “violent” storm, the agency’s top level, on Saturday. By late afternoon it was approaching the remote Minami Daito island, 400 kilometres east […]
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) — Panamanian prosecutors have charged former presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela with laundering money from construction giant Odebrecht, after the company admitted paying bribes in the country. The two men, who collectively led Panama between 2009 and 2019, were not present at a court hearing on Friday. Prosecutors accused the pair of using front companies and foreign bank accounts to receive funds from Odebrecht between 2008 and 2014. […]
