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 ...)
NDRF on 4th Intl disaster ops in Turkey since inception; major task after Japan triple disaster, Nepal earthquake
A 101-member National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescuers, including five female personnel and a four-member canine squad, will help earthquake-hit Turkey from Tuesday ( read original story ...)
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: WHO Estimates Death Toll May Cross 20,000 As Freezing Weather And Aftershocks Slow Rescue Efforts
Monday’s earthquake is on course to become the world’s deadliest natural disaster since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. A massive fire that broke out in the Turkish port city of Iskenderun on Monday is still ablaze a day later ... ( read original story ...)
2011 Video Of Cars Shaking During Japan Earthquake Falsely Shared As Türkiye
BOOM found that the viral video was captured during the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. ( read original story ...)
Live updates: Nearly 5,000 dead in Turkey, Syria earthquake amid fears of new humanitarian crisis
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Turkey-Syria earthquake – updates: Death toll climbs to 4,900 – as patients left to die in ‘forgotten’ hospital
Thousands of people have been killed and many more injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks caused widespread destruction in Turkey and Syria. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank logs $5.9B loss as tech investments tumble
Japanese investor SoftBank Group has sunk into a deep loss for the October-December quarter, slammed by the global plunge in technology shares ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll from earthquake up to 4,000 in Turkey and Syria as rescuers scramble to save those trapped under debris
The death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed to more than 4,000 after a massive earthquake hit the two countries early Monday morning and could be felt as far as Lebanon and Israel. ( read original story ...)
A glance at the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000
June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake. Aug. 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills more than 2,200 people. Sept. 28, 2018: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia, ( read original story ...)
Countries send rescue teams, aid to Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquake
About 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers were en route to Turkey with trained dogs to help with rescue, part of a huge international response. ( read original story ...)
Japan Dec Real Wages Post First Rise in 9 Months on 26-Year-High Nominal Growth
Japan's real wages rose in December for the first time since March despite rising inflation, as nominal pay grew at the fastest pace in nearly 26 years with robust winter bonuses. The market closely ... ( read original story ...)
The most devastating earthquakes of this century
RT looks at the most tragic earthquakes seen so far this century. 2004: Indian Ocean horror The early 2000s saw a spate of devastating earthquakes. In December 2004, a quake with a magnitude of 9.3, the third most powerful one ever recorded, ( read original story ...)
The world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000
Here is a list of some of the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000: June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake. Aug. 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills more than 2, ( read original story ...)
Japan to send rescue team, humanitarian aid to quake-hit Türkiye
The team will fly out of Japan on Monday night, local time, it added. A ministry statement said Japan will also provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Türkiye. Separately, Taiwan has pledged to ... ( read original story ...)
A Timeline: Deadliest Earthquakes Recorded Worldwide In Last Decade
In December 2004, the deadliest 9.15 magnitude earthquake hit off Sumatra causing a wild tsunami that ravaged the island of Indonesia, also impacting India. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria live updates: More than 2,200 killed
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds and left many trapped as it toppled buildings in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Follow live coverage. ( read original story ...)