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 ...)
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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