Magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet kills 16 and injures dozens
– A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tibet in southwestern China on Thursday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens, Xinhua News Agency reported....
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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits southwestern China causing one death
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits southwestern China on Friday, striking Gao County in Yibin City within Sichuan province. According to official measurements published by the...
EU expands IRIS2 satellite network to 348 spacecraft in new deal
The European Commission finalized a major expansion of the European Union's flagship orbital communications network on Friday, concluding months of commercial negotiations with the SpaceRISE...
Congo Ebola cases cross 3,000 following rapid regional spread
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed that total infections in the nation's ongoing epidemic reached 3,075, as Congo Ebola cases cross...
Eight dead as Türkiye bus strikes highway barrier
Eight people, including a nine-month-old baby, were killed and 33 others were injured when an intercity passenger bus struck highway barriers and caught fire in...
China investigates fatal Huize illegal mining collapse
Five people died and one person was injured after a collapse during illegal mining activity in Huize County, in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities...
Shanxi coal mine explosion kills 82 workers
The confirmed death toll from a coal mine gas explosion in northern China’s Shanxi province stood at 82 after local officials revised an earlier figure...
Sabah fire destroys 1,000 homes and displaces thousands
SANDAKAN: A fire that swept through Kampung Bahagia in the Sandakan district of Sabah destroyed about 1,000 homes and affected 9,007 residents, turning an early report of...
Ternate earthquake triggers tsunami alert, leaves one dead
TERNATE: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Molucca Sea off eastern Indonesia early Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and prompting a tsunami warning that was later lifted after...
Northern China coal mine roof collapse kills four
LVLIANG: Four workers were killed after a roof collapse late Wednesday at the Guanjiaya coal mine in Xingxian county in northern China’s Shanxi province, with local authorities confirming...