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 small waves were recorded. The undersea quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometers about 127 kilometers west-northwest of Ternate,…
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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 small waves were recorded. The undersea quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometers about 127 kilometers west-northwest of Ternate, according to the…
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 the deaths early Thursday after an overnight rescue operation. The accident happened at about 9:15 p.m. on April 1 and trapped four people…
TOKYO: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan at 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday morning, shaking the Kanto region and causing buildings in Tokyo to sway, while authorities said there was no tsunami warning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake was centered at a depth of 48…
YAOUNDE: The World Trade Organization’s 14th ministerial conference ended early Monday without agreement on extending the long-running moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, a lapse that sharpened questions about the body’s ability to update trade rules and advance wider institutional reform. WTO officials said the moratorium had expired after ministers…
CAMPO GRANDE: Senior officials and delegates meeting in Brazil this week said migratory species that cross national borders face mounting threats from habitat loss, pollution, climate pressures and poorly planned infrastructure, as the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals opened…
WASHINGTON: Newly compiled U.S. State Department data show the country issued about 250,000 fewer immigrant and nonimmigrant visas from January through August 2025 than in the same period a year earlier. That amounted to an 11% decline in permanent and temporary visas excluding tourist visas, which also fell during the period.…
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, focusing on bilateral cooperation and regional developments, according to official statements. The meeting took place during President El-Sisi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates. Discussions addressed ways to enhance cooperation, particularly in…
NEW YORK: Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court, accusing the artificial intelligence company of using nearly 100,000 online encyclopedia and dictionary entries without permission to train ChatGPT. The complaint, filed on March 13 in the Southern District of New York, says OpenAI copied copyrighted reference material…
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has declared three days of national mourning after the death toll from heavy rain-triggered landslides in the country’s south rose to at least 80, with recovery teams still searching for people reported missing. The mourning period begins on Saturday, March 14, after lawmakers announced the measure in…