Death toll from passenger boat accident in Philippines rises to 26
Manila, July 28 :The death toll in the overcrowded passenger boat that capsized on Laguna de Bay off Rizal province on Thursday has climbed to 26, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday. The PCG said the boat, which has a maximum capacity of 42, was carrying up to 70 people. The passengers were […]
Typhoon Doksuri intensifies into super typhoon, threatening Philippines
Manila, July 25 : Typhoon Doksuri had intensified into a super typhoon as it continued threatening the northern Philippine regions, the Philippine state weather bureau said on Tuesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration last spotted Doksuri some 310 km east of Cagayan province on the northern Luzon island. The bureau said Doksuri, […]
Death toll in gym roof collapse rises to 10 in northeast China
Harbin, July 24:The death toll from a roof collapse in a school gymnasium Sunday in Qiqihar City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has risen to 10, rescuers said Monday. As of 5:30 a.m. Monday, rescuers had brought out 14 people from the debris. Among the casualties, four were confirmed dead on the spot, and six others […]
NASA’s Mars helicopter to conduct new flight on Red Planet
Los Angeles, July 22 : NASA’s Mars helicopter is expected to conduct a new flight on the Red Planet Saturday, the agency said on Friday. The helicopter is scheduled to reach an altitude of 10 meters and travel about 203 meters for about 137 seconds in its new flight, the 53th one on Mars, according […]
5.5-magnitude quake hits 144 km S of Ohonua, Tonga: USGS
New York, July 22 : An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 144 km south of Ohonua, Tonga, at 19:01:43 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 11.3 km, was initially determined to be at 22.64 degrees south latitude and 175.04 degrees west longitude.
4.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Ibaraki: JMA
Tokyo, July 22 : An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck parts of Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture northeast of Tokyo, the weather agency said on Saturday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 10:52 a.m. local time at a depth of 50 km, measuring 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale […]
Over 10mln people arrive in Japan for first time after Covid pandemic
Tokyo, July 20 :More than 10 million foreigners visited Japan from January to June 2023 for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese media reported, citing the Japan National Tourism Organization. The Kyodo news agency reported that a total of 10.71 million foreign nationals arrived in Japan in […]
32 killed as bus collides with car in Algeria
Tunisia, July 19: A total of 32 people were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a car in the Algerian province of Tamanrasset, media reported on Wednesday, citing the country’s civil protection department. The incident took place early in the morning. After the collision, the passenger bus caught fire, which led to […]
6 died, 11 missing in landslide in central Colombia
Bogota, July 19 : At least six people were dead and 11 others were missing after a landslide destroyed homes in central Colombia late Monday, local media reported Tuesday. “The landslide swept away at least 15 houses. We have already recovered six bodies, seven people were injured and 11 are missing,” Camilo Parrado, mayor of […]
Japan, Taiwan fear Russia, China to start regularly patrolling Asian waters
Tokyo, July 18 : A joint Chinese-Russian exercise in the Asian region has raised concerns among some states that Russian and Chinese air and naval forces will soon be patrolling the area regularly, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing officials. On July 15, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced that the Russian Armed Forces […]