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Aftershocks From 8.8-Magnitude Quake Rattle North Pacific

31 juillet 2025 à 11:53
Dozens of small earthquakes were recorded, most off the coast of Russia’s Far East. Five of them have been above magnitude 6.

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An image released by the Sakhalin Region Government on Wednesday, showing the tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island of Russia’s northern Kuril islands.

25 Hospitalized After Delta Flight Is Hit by Strong Turbulence

31 juillet 2025 à 01:33
The flight, which was taking 275 passengers from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, made an emergency landing in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, the airline said.

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A Delta Air Lines plane at Washington Reagan National Airport this year.
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Tsunami Warning Issued for Northern California

Waves were reported along a wide swath of the Northern California coast, including in San Francisco. The rest of the state was under a lesser tsunami advisory.

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Kite surfers were on Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Tuesday despite a tsunami warning.

Tsunami Warning Issued for Northern California

The area includes Crescent City, which is particularly vulnerable because of its low elevation. The rest of the state was under a lesser tsunami advisory.

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Waves at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Tuesday.

8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Off Russia Could Be One of the Largest on Record

30 juillet 2025 à 05:25
It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

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The devastated Takekoma area in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in 2011, three days after an earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region.
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The Latest Casualty of Social Media Hype Is Your Matcha Supply

24 juillet 2025 à 05:07
The powdered Japanese green tea is increasingly hard to find. Experts say its popularity on the internet is straining Japan’s tea industry.

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Matcha from Japan has exploded into a global craze, driven in part by buzz on social media, experts say.

Typhoon Wipha Pounds Hong Kong and Macau With Rain and Wind

20 juillet 2025 à 09:53
The tropical cyclone made landfall in mainland China late Sunday afternoon with winds near to those of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane.

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Fallen trees on top of a car in Hong Kong on Sunday.

Tomorrowland Music Festival Is Still On After Blaze Wrecks Main Stage

17 juillet 2025 à 07:57
Organizers of the major electronic festival in Belgium said it would continue as planned despite the destruction of its focal point.

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Fire Ravages Tomorrowland Music Festival’s Main Stage

16 juillet 2025 à 22:19
Organizers of the major electronic festival in Belgium said that they were focused on finding solutions after the stage was severely damaged.

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Smoke caused by a fire billows above the site of the Tomorrowland electronic music festival in northern Belgium on Wednesday.

Hacker Makes Antisemitic Posts on Elmo’s X Account

14 juillet 2025 à 01:57
The owner of “Sesame Street” said it was working to restore control of Elmo’s social media account after the cyberattack on the fuzzy red monster, a beloved character on the children’s show.

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The X account of Elmo was hacked on Sunday, according to the owner and producer of “Sesame Street.”

France Announces Agreement to Give New Caledonia More Autonomy

13 juillet 2025 à 06:14
There were violent protests against French rule in the semiautonomous Pacific territory last year. The agreement would create a new state within the French Republic.

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New Caledonia last year. A new agreement would make the semiautonomous territory a state within the French Republic.

Southern China and Hong Kong Brace for Floods and Fierce Winds from Danas

10 juillet 2025 à 06:14
The authorities warned of possible flash flooding as the remnants of Typhoon Danas passed through the region. Hong Kong suspended schools for Friday.

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Heavy rain in Hong Kong on Thursday.
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