The Actelion spinout’s drug clazosentan, which is approved for use in Japan, didn’t significantly outperform a placebo in a Phase 3 study of patients with a particular type of stroke.
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 ...)
7.5-foot-long sword from 4th-century Japan may have ‘protected’ deceased from evil spirits
Archaeologists have unearthed an oversized ceremonial iron sword and a bronze mirror shaped like a shield from a 1,600-year-old burial mound in Nara, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics
Analysis: Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics... | View Comments () In geopolitics, rarely do we realize that a tectonic shift is taking place the ... ( 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 ...)
Bitcoin struggles around $23,000 level as new-year rally loses steam
The price of bitcoin dipped below $23,000 over the weekend as investors digested the latest U.S. employment numbers and looked toward a batch of Federal Reserve member speeches. Bitcoin fell as low as ...
Crypto Market Sentiment Improves as Investors Await the Fed’s Next Move
This is different to the end of last year and the start of 2023, when investors were pulling money out of exchange-traded products and similar crypto investment vehicles, mainly down to a brutal bear ...
Crypto Ads Are Out at This Year’s Super Bowl
Busch, gave up its deal to be the exclusive alcohol shilled during the football game’s coveted commercial time, helping usher in a banner year for booze advertising. While the 2022 Super Bowl saw ...
Comfort women issue won’t be raised in Tokyo visit
Malacañang reiterated Monday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not raise the issue of World War II sexual slavery victims ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake live updates: Latest news from Turkey, Syria
The death toll is rising from a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southeast Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday. Hundreds were killed in the two countries, thousands were injured and the toll was expected to rise further. ( read original story ...)
Turkey and Syria plead for disaster support as earthquake death toll rises above 2300
A powerful 7.8 magnitude quake rocked wide swathes of Turkey and Syria early on Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2300 people. The death toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area, ( read original story ...)
The Most Powerful Earthquake on Record
The device is said to have detected an earthquake 400 miles away. Although this early device could determine whether an earthquake had happened in its vicinity, it could not measure the strength of the quake. ( read original story ...)
Turkey, Syria earthquake: Biden, Netanyahu and other world leaders offer aid after thousands killed
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake and major aftershocks rocked Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing thousands and leaving hundreds trapped under the rubble of flattened buildings. ( read original story ...)