TOKYO — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off…
Read more Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.7 magnitude quake in country’s northeastHANOI, Vietnam — HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in…
Read more American e-waste causing ‘hidden tsunami’ in Southeast Asia, watchdog report saysHANOI, Vietnam — HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in…
Read more Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a ‘hidden tsunami’ in Southeast AsiaEven as the threat of a tsunami swamping Hawaii had passed on Wednesday, social media posts were still circulating claims that Oprah Winfrey had refused immediate access to…
Read more FACT FOCUS: No, Oprah Winfrey didn’t block access to a private road amid tsunami warning evacuationsTOKYO — A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear…
Read more A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanupAn extendable robot on Tuesday resumed its entry into one of three damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to retrieve a fragment of melted fuel debris,…
Read more A robot resumes mission to retrieve a piece of melted fuel from inside a damaged Fukushima reactorTOKYO — An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant…
Read more A robot’s attempt to get a sample of the melted nuclear fuel at Japan’s damaged reactor is suspendedMANADO, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic…
Read more Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash dangerJapanese authorities say that a strong earthquake that struck the country’s southwest Japan late Wednesday, leaving nine people with minor injuries and causing damage such as burst of…
Read more Strong quake in southwestern Japan leaves 9 with minor injuries, but no tsunamiTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of…
Read more Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, leaving 4 deadCNN — Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake…
Read more 2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts | CNNJAKARTA, Indonesia — A moderately strong earthquake late Sunday shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and the country’s capital. There were no immediate reports of damage…
Read more An earthquake with a preliminary 5.6 magnitude shakes Indonesia’s capitalTOKYO — Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year’s Day quake to study…
Read more Japan's nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study the impact of Jan. 1 quakeSUZU, Japan — His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man silently watched as several helmeted rescue workers carefully lifted from the rubble his wife’s body,…
Read more Scenes of loss play out across Japan's western coastline after quake kills 92, dozens still missingSUZU, Japan — His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man stood silent, watching several helmeted rescue workers carefully lift his wife’s body from the rubble,…
Read more Scenes of loss play out across Japan's western coastline after quake kills 78, dozens still missingFirefighters extinguish a fire in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, early on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Soichiro Koriyama | Bloomberg | Getty Images At least 30 people were killed…
Read more Japan quake toll hits 30 as rescuers race to find survivorsTOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a series of earthquakes on Monday that started a fire and trapped people under rubble on the…
Read more Japan issues tsunami warnings after dozens of quakes, including a 7.6 magnitude, off western coastBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook part of Indonesia’s Aceh province Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.…
Read more 5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia's Aceh province. No casualties reportedTOKYO — Japanese nuclear safety regulators lifted an operational ban Wednesday imposed on a nuclear plant owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the operator behind the Fukushima…
Read more TEPCO's operational ban is lifted, putting it one step closer to restarting reactors in NiigataTOKYO — Japanese nuclear safety regulators lifted an operational ban Wednesday imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the operator behind the Fukushima plant that ended in disaster,…
Read more TEPCO's operational ban is lifted, putting it one step closer to restarting reactors in Niigata
