Japanese police on Sunday identified a 61-year-old man as a prime suspect behind a fire that engulfed a mental clinic in an eight-story building where he was a patient, killing 24 people who were ... ( read original story ...)
Arson suspect identified in Osaka building fire that killed 24
An arson suspect was identified after a building in Osaka, Japan, caught fire on Thursday, killing 24 people. Japanese police said 61-year-old Morio Tanimoto is suspected of setting fire to the ... ( read original story ...)
More than 20 feared dead after blaze sweeps through psychiatry clinic in Japan
At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire swept through a psychiatry clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday, and media said police were investigating the possibility ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan scales back pandemic funding as global central banks eye post-Covid era
The Bank of Japan has today dialed back emergency pandemic-funding but maintained ultra-loose policy and extended financial relief for small firms, cementing expectations it will remain among the most ... ( read original story ...)
Police Identify Suspect in Arson Fire That Killed 24 in Japan
A 61-year-old man, hospitalized after the fire at an Osaka clinic, is being investigated on suspicion of arson and murder, Japan’s public broadcaster said. ( read original story ...)
BBC Bitcoin mining report used in crypto-scam
Earlier this year I was given access to a Bitcoin mine in New York state. I made a report about it - focused on how mining Bitcoin produces carbon emissions. However, that is not the report that ... ( read original story ...)
Fire in Osaka, Japan leaves 27 in critical condition – fire dept
TOKYO (Reuters) - A fire broke out in a building in a busy shopping district in the western Japanese city of Osaka on Friday morning leaving 27 in cardiopulmonary arrest and another injured ... ( read original story ...)
Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Rahm Emanuel confirmed as ambassador to Japan in late-night Senate vote
The U.S. Senate early Saturday confirmed Rahm Emanuel as President Joe Biden's pick to serve as ambassador to Japan. Emanuel was confirmed in a late-night session after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had ... ( read original story ...)
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel confirmed as ambassador to Japan
CHICAGO >> The U.S. Senate voted early Saturday morning to confirm former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan, officially opening yet another act in a three-decade political career that ... ( read original story ...)
Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 22 km depth
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Japan police search house of suspect in deadly Osaka fire
Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-story building, killing 24 people trapped inside. An Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
At least 24 die in Osaka blaze; police suspect arson after fire breaks out in major business district
A fire broke out Friday morning at a psychosomatic clinic in a building in central Osaka City, leaving 27 people in what was described as a state ... ( read original story ...)
Inside China’s underground crypto mining operation, where people are risking it all to make bitcoin
China cracked down on its domestic crypto mining industry in May, but many miners have figured out ways to continue operations and evade detection. Experts estimate that as much as 20% of the ... ( read original story ...)
Police search patient’s home after deadly mental-health clinic fire in Japan
Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental-health clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-storey building, killing 24 people trapped inside. ( read original story ...)
Police suspect arson by 61-year-old clinic patient in deadly Osaka fire
Police suspect a 61-year-old male psychiatric patient intentionally started a fire in the Japanese city of Osaka that killed least 24 people, multiple reports indicated Saturday. ( read original story ...)