President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was expected to arrive in southern Turkey on Wednesday to examine some of the worst damage from Monday's earthquake that devastated his country and Syria, leaving thousa ( read original story ...)
Earthquake becomes deadliest in a decade as death toll passes 9,000
The death toll from the earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria has climbed past 9,400, making it the deadliest seismic event in more than a decade.Turkish authorities updated the country’s death toll to 6, ( read original story ...)
Turkey and Syria earthquake: death toll nears 10,000 as hundreds of thousands left homeless by disaster – latest updates
Number of people killed in Turkey and Syria expected to keep rising as anger grows in Turkey over slow response from authorities. Syria requests aid through EU civil protection mechanism 10:46 Syria has activated the EU civil protection mechanism two days after ...
Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll tops 9,600, making it the deadliest in 10+ years
That makes it the deadliest since a 2011 earthquake in Japan triggered a tsunami, killing nearly 20,000 people. Amid calls for the government to send more help to the disaster zone, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to travel to town of Pazarcik ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey and Syria earthquake: death toll nears 10,000 as anger grows over official response – latest updates
Greece, Lebanon, Germany, South Korea, Algeria, Pakistan, Japan, the UK and Australia are among many other ... “We did not die from hunger or the earthquake, but we will die freezing from the cold.” In Syria, aid efforts have been hampered by the ... ( read original story ...)
Türkiye, Syria earthquake becomes the world’s deadliest seismic event in more than a decade
Thinly stretched rescue teams pull more bodies from the rubble in Türkiye and Syria following Monday's devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei Index Ends Lower As Yen Strengthens
Tokyo's key Nikkei index ended lower Wednesday with share prices weighed down by a stronger yen and lacklustre earnings reports from some corporate giants. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic official, 3 others held in bid-rigging probe
A senior official with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and three company executives have been arrested in an ongoing bid-rigging scandal related to the Games ... ( read original story ...)
World’s 20 deadliest earthquakes to hit this century
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was the strongest in Turkey for about a century in a region that straddles seismic fault lines. Here is a look at the 20 deadliest earthquakes since 2000. For some, Monday's quake brought back memories of August 1999, ( read original story ...)
Samsung Marks 40th Anniversary of ‘Tokyo Declaration’ on Feb. 8
Feb. 8 marks the 40th anniversary of the "Tokyo Declaration," when Lee Byung-chul, the late founder of Samsung Group and grandfather of Samsung Electronics' chairman Lee Jae-ong, announced in Tokyo a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to Ratchet Up Wage Hike Push With Business, Labor Talks
(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to increase pressure for pay increases by reviving three-way talks among the government, business leaders and labor unions that have been ... ( read original story ...)
2011 Video Showing Shaking Cars in Japan Falsely Linked to Earthquake in Turkey
Dashcam footage showing vehicles shaking violently on the road is being shared on social media linking it to the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on 6 February. An archive of this post can be ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of Portland buildings have ‘very weak’ earthquake defense
If an earthquake came to the Rose City, how would the infrastructure hold up? And what's being done to minimize tragedy? ( read original story ...)
The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here’s why
In comparison with other large earthquakes around the world, the 2011 Japan quake and tsunami — in which more than 22,000 people were killed or went missing — registered a magnitude of 9.1. That incident left widespread destruction in its wake after ... ( read original story ...)
The Grim Reality About Saving People Trapped by an Earthquake
Many, perhaps most, people survive the building collapses that characterize the worst of them, such as the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday morning. So far, more than 5,000 people are dead across the two countries and the World Health Organization expects the toll to rise by “thousands. ( read original ...
Japan games maker Nintendo’s profit slips amid chips crunch
The U.S. dollar is now trading at about 130 yen after rising to about 150 Japanese yen a few months ago. Get ready for your week with the week’s top business stories from San Diego and California, in ... ( read original story ...)