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 […]
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Alaska braces for worst storm in a decade
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 […]
Prices soaring everywhere: from beans in Brazil to pork in China
Paris, France (AFP) by Coline DACLIN Consumers and businesses around the world are facing steeper prices for everything from Mexico’s beloved tortillas to the aluminium cans used by beer companies. Inflation jumped after countries emerged from Covid lockdowns and it has soared since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the IMF expecting consumer prices to rise by 8.3 percent globally this year. Here is a look at how higher prices are affecting the world: – Fuel […]
Hong Kong office vacancies double after protests, pandemic
Hong Kong, China (AFP) The amount of vacant top-tier office space has more than doubled in Hong Kong over the last three years as companies downsize operations, researchers have found, warning that demand could remain soft even if pandemic controls are lifted. The data adds to warnings that Hong Kong’s lustre as a business hub has been dulled by political unrest and a subsequent crackdown. Pandemic curbs have also kept the city internationally isolated […]
All Shanghai passenger flights cancelled as typhoon nears
Shanghai, China (AFP) All passenger flights at Shanghai’s two international airports have been cancelled as Typhoon Muifa nears landfall on China’s east coast, the airport operator said Wednesday. “Shanghai Airport Group will announce flight adjustments at both airports to the public in a timely manner, in line with the typhoon’s impact,” the firm said in a social media statement. Typhoon Muifa is expected to make landfall at around 7:00 pm on Wednesday (1100 GMT), […]
South Korean court issues warrant for Terra crypto founder
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for the founder of the failed Terra cryptocurrency, which collapsed earlier this year, wiping out about $40 billion of investors’ money. Do Kwon, the 31-year-old South Korean who is the founder of Terraform Labs, is believed to be in Singapore, where he last month gave his first media interview since the collapse admitting that he was “wrong”. The prosecutors’ office on Wednesday […]
Papua New Guinea quake toll rises to seven
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (AFP) The death toll from a massive earthquake in Papua New Guinea rose to seven Monday and is expected to grow as rescuers begin to reach remote landslide-hit communities. Police Commissioner David Manning said the victims of Sunday’s 7.6-magnitude quake had been found across the central north of the country, where there is widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. The quake struck mid-morning and triggered a series of deadly landslides. […]
Alcaraz wins US Open and becomes youngest world number one
New York, United States (AFP) by Dave JAMES Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday and became the youngest man to ascend to the world number one ranking. The 19-year-old dragged his weary body to a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 victory over Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final. Alcaraz, the first teenager to claim the top ranking, is the youngest Grand Slam men’s champion […]
Grief, solidarity as US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11
New York, United States (AFP) by Yuki Iwamura, with Michael Mathes in Washington The United States on Sunday observed the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with President Joe Biden recalling Americans’ sacrifice and honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes hit the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. Relatives of victims, police officers, firefighters and city leaders gathered at the National September 11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, where the names […]
Five dead in ‘massive’ Papua New Guinea quake
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (AFP) A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several others severely injured. Residents in northern towns near the epicentre reported intense shaking mid-morning that cracked roads and rattled the cladding off buildings. Local member of parliament Kessy Sawang said at least two people had died in remote mountain villages, with four others airlifted to hospital in critical […]
NFL Steelers top Bengals in overtime, Texans tie Colts
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Chris Boswell kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired in overtime to lift Pittsburgh to a 23-20 win over Cincinnati on Sunday as Houston and Indianapolis played to a rare NFL overtime tie. Boswell’s winning kick saw the Steelers’ dominant defensive performance pay off, despite a late injury to T.J. Watt — who had one of Pittsburgh’s four interceptions of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Despite near-constant pressure, Burrow shook […]
Princes reunited as Charles III officially proclaimed king
London, United Kingdom AFP by Alice RITCHIE / Marie GIFFARD Princes William and Harry and their wives put on a rare united front Saturday to view tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, threatening to upstage their father Charles on the day he was officially proclaimed king. The impromptu walkabout by William and Kate with Harry and Meghan, their first joint public appearance since March 2020, came as royal officials unveiled plans for the run-up to the […]
