Afghanistan quake kills at least four, wounds 69 An earthquake centered in Afghanistan's east killed at least four people and injured almost 70, after wet weather weakened the country's traditional mud-brick homes, officials said on Wednesday. More
Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Death toll in China quake hits 113 A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the U.S. Geological Survey reported 6.6. More
Venezuela's Maduro to be sworn in Nicolas Maduro is due to be sworn in as the first Venezuelan president to take office after 14 years of Hugo Chavez. More
4.3 magnitude earthquake shakes off Northern California coast, USGS says A preliminary 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Friday morning off the Northern California coast, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 9:26 a.m. and was centered in the ... 06/7/2024 - 6:29 am | View Link
‘This is a big deal’: New technology will alert Pacific Northwest of the next major earthquake As the west coast awaits the next massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, researchers have pioneered a new way to identify major quakes and alert the public to take cover. 06/7/2024 - 3:30 am | View Link
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4.6 magnitude earthquake in northern Mexico shakes parts of Yuma Residents of southwestern Arizona may have felt the tremors from an earthquake extending from northern Mexico early Wednesday morning. 06/5/2024 - 4:14 am | View Link
Magnitude-2.6 earthquake shakes Newport Beach area A magnitude-2.6 earthquake was reported Wednesday on the Orange County coast. The quake shook the Newport Beach area at about 1:45 p.m. Weak to light shaking was reported along the Orange and LA ... 06/5/2024 - 3:24 am | View Link
JERUSALEM — Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, the largest such recovery operation since the war began in Gaza. At least 55 Palestinians including children were killed as heavy fighting continued around the sites in central Gaza, the Health Ministry said, and more dead continued to arrive.
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Israel’s army said it rescued Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40, in two locations in a complex daytime operation in the heart of Nuseirat on Saturday morning, raiding the two places at once and under fire.
Argamani had been one of the most widely recognized hostages after being abducted from a music festival in southern Israel.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U. S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been taken.
The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly after, have been targeting shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
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But while gaining more attention internationally, the secretive group has cracked down at dissent at home, including recently sentencing 44 people to death.
Regional officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief journalists, initially confirmed at least nine U.
Michael Mosley, a British TV doctor went missing on the Greek island of Symi on Wednesday while on vacation. Mosley is known for his appearances on U. K. programs such as This Morning and The One Show. The 67-year-old is a regular columnist in the Daily Mail and has presented several shows on diet and exercise, including the Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat?
The Traitors, Peacock’s reality TV competition, has revealed its cast for its upcoming Season 3, and one of the new stars will be British aristocrat Lord Ivar Mountbatten, second cousin to King Charles III and a direct descendent of Queen Victoria.
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The Traitors, which operates similarly to a murder mystery show and a game of Mafia, has become extremely popular, and is Peacock’s most streamed unscripted original series to date.
LONDON — Prince William took a day out from royal duties on Friday to serve as an usher at the wedding of his friend Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster.
The wedding of 33-year-old Grosvenor, one of Britain’s wealthiest landowners, to his partner Olivia Henson, 31, is one of the high-society events of the year in Britain.
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William, 41, arrived with his fellow ushers at Chester Cathedral in northwest England ahead of the midday service.
Amid intense criticism for his Israel-Gaza approach, President Joe Biden announced earlier this year the construction of a pier to deliver desperately-needed aid to the Strip amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment. But the $230 million pier, which should be re-anchored this week after it broke apart on May 28, has proven to be a hapless operation.