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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 55 With Search On for Those Still Trapped
2Jan By adminNo Comments
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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 55 With Search On for Those Still Trapped

Updated Jan. 2, 2024 11:42 am ETThe smoking ruins of what was a popular market for tourists and a seven-story building lying on its side testified to the destruction left by a New Year’s Day earthquake in Japan that killed at least 55 people.The city of Wajima in Ishikawa prefecture on the Japan Sea coast suffered some of the worst damage from the magnitude 7.6 quake. Japan’s military was mobilized along with police and fire units to deliver relief supplies and try to rescue those buried under homes and buildings.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan After Powerful Earthquake
1Jan By adminNo Comments
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Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan After Powerful Earthquake

TOKYO—A tsunami warning was in effect on the west coast of Japan after a powerful earthquake. Public broadcaster NHK said a tsunami slightly higher than one meter struck the Noto Peninsula on the Japan Sea coast of Japan and tsunamis of up to five meters were possible. NHK said the earthquake struck at around 4:10 p.m. Monday at the tip of the peninsula. The U.S. Geological Survey, in a preliminary estimate, said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Towering Waves Batter West Coast
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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Towering Waves Batter West Coast

Updated Dec. 29, 2023 6:13 pm ETPacific storms will continue to bring rain, flooding and towering waves to the West Coast Friday and into the weekend following evacuation warnings and injuries reported at beaches.Millions of people along the West Coast were under high-surf warnings and advisories Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists and local leaders urged people to keep away from beaches and the shoreline. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Towering Waves Batter West Coast
29Dec By adminNo Comments
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Towering Waves Batter West Coast

Updated Dec. 29, 2023 11:05 am ETPacific storms will continue to bring rain, flooding and towering waves to the West Coast Friday and into the weekend following evacuation warnings and injuries reported at beaches.Millions of people along the West Coast were under high-surf warnings and advisories Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists and local leaders urged people to stay off beaches, piers and other parts of the shoreline. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas’s Gaza Tunnels
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas’s Gaza Tunnels

Updated Dec. 12, 2023 6:12 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)Israel’s military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas’s vast complex of tunnels in Gaza, according to U.S. officials briefed on the Israeli military’s operations, part of an intensive effort to destroy the underground infrastructure that has underpinned the group’s operations.The move to flood the tunnels with water from the Mediterranean, which is in an early stage, is one of several techniques Israel is using to try to clear and destroy the tunnels.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Mexico Begins Rescue Work After Hurricane Otis Devastates Acapulco
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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Mexico Begins Rescue Work After Hurricane Otis Devastates Acapulco

Listen to article(2 minutes)MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Otis, the most powerful hurricane to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast, left at least 27 people dead and four missing in the popular beach resort of Acapulco amid widespread flooding and devastation, officials said Thursday.Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his government deployed hundreds of soldiers, medical teams and rescue teams as authorities began to assess the extensive damage inflicted by Otis in the Pacific port. Three of those missing are navy members, he said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Hurricane Otis Churns Into Mexico’s Acapulco as Category 5 Storm
25Oct By adminNo Comments
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Hurricane Otis Churns Into Mexico’s Acapulco as Category 5 Storm

Updated Oct. 25, 2023 6:18 am ETMEXICO CITY—Hurricane Otis made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a powerful Category 5 storm, as authorities warned of torrential rain, landslides and flash flooding.Authorities urged people living near rivers or ravines to evacuate. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador late Tuesday said he instructed the country’s army and navy to assist state and city authorities in providing aid and shelter, clearing roads and highways and distributing food and water.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Inside Meta, Debate Over What’s Fair in Suppressing Speech in the Palestinian Territories
21Oct By adminNo Comments
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Inside Meta, Debate Over What’s Fair in Suppressing Speech in the Palestinian Territories

Oct. 21, 2023 12:54 pm ETAfter Hamas stormed Israel and murdered civilians on Oct. 7, hateful comments from the region surged through Instagram. Meta Platforms managers cranked up automatic filters meant to slow the flood of violent and harassing content.But still the comments kept appearing—especially from the Palestinian territories, according to a Meta manager. So Meta turned up its filters again, but only there.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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