Powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolts Fukushima area

The manager of a liquor store in the city of Fukushima cleans up after the earthquake on Saturday night. | KYODO A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late Saturday off the coast of Tohoku, leaving at least 30 people injured … Read More

Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes southeast of Loyalty Islands – EMSC

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake’s epicentre was 424 km east of Tadine, New Caledonia, and was at a depth of 10 km, … Read More

World faces around 4,000 COVID-19 variants as Britain explores mixed vaccine shots

A dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is prepared by a member of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain Feb. 4, 2021. PHOTO BY ANDREW MATTHEWS /Pool via REUTERS LONDON — The world faces around 4,000 … Read More

The Global Food Trade Has Been Upended by a Container Crisis

 Some food prices could go up if costs are passed to consumer  Three in four containers leaving Los Angeles to Asia are empty Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks Covid-19’s impact on trade. Sign up here, and subscribe to our … Read More

7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake shook parts of the southern Philippines on Thursday night, but authorities said it was too deep to cause major damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake measured magnitude 7.0 and was located … Read More

Fauci backs ‘double-masking’ in coronavirus fight, says ‘likely more effective’

Experts recently told Fox News there is little to no evidence behind ‘double masking’. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser on COVID-19, said two face masks are likely more effective than one against the novel coronavirus, despite significant uncertainty on the subject. “If you … Read More

At least 96 killed, nearly 70,000 displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia

The quakes have forced about 28,000 people to take shelter in 25 evacuation centres in the city of Mamuju.PHOTO: AFP JAKARTA (XINHUA, AFP) – The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods in the central parts of Indonesia has … Read More

Natural disasters cause $210 billion in damage in 2020, insurer says

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Natural catastrophes around the world resulted in $210 billion in damage in 2020, with the United States especially hard hit by hurricanes and wildfires, a top insurer said on Thursday. The damage, tallied by the German reinsurer … Read More

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