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President orders swift action to aid quake-hit areas in southern Iran

2021-11-15T08:26+0100

Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi called on the ministries in charge and the relief organizations to swiftly take whatever action necessary to help people in the southern areas after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Qeshm Island on Sunday. According to Tasnim news agency, during a cabinet....

70 people injured in Homuzgan quake

2021-11-15T04:31+0100

TEHRAN, Nov 15 -- Seventy people were reportedly injured in the earthquake that hit Hormuzgan province on Sunday, according to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Head of Iran's National Medical Emergency Organisation Jafar Miadfar said 48 of the injured victims have been discharged from hospital....

Iran's Red Crescent conducts relief operation for earthquake victims in Pakistan

2021-10-17T14:58+0200

In line with Iran's cooperation and sending humanitarian aid to the neighboring countries in natural disasters, especially Pakistan, the Iranian Red Crescent Society in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, held the relief operation in Harnai area, which was the epicenter of the recent earthquake.

Islamic Relief ramp up support in the aftermath of Pakistan earthquake

2021-11-16T14:33+0100

Islamic Relief is supporting aid efforts in the aftermath of the latest earthquake in Pakistan. The 5.9 magnitude tremor struck the district of Harnai, Balochistan on 7 October 2021. 42 people lost their lives as a result, and 229 were injured. Islamic Relief are on the ground and have been working....

US: Magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake occurs west-southeast of Adak, Alaska, Nov. 18

2021-11-18T12:03+0100

Event. A magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake occurred near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, at around 00:50 Nov. 18. The epicenter was about 129 km (80 miles) west-southwest of Adak, Alaska. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 54 km (34 miles), and light shaking was probably felt throughout the western Aleutian Islands.

Alaska earthquake: Magnitude 5.2 quake reported near Andreanof Islands

2021-11-18T12:01+0100

. Alaska earthquake: Magnitude 5.2 quake reported near Andreanof Islands Stock photo of a seismograph. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Alaska’s Andreanof Islands overnight, the U.S. Geological Survey is reporting. (Gary S Chapman/Getty Images) November 18, 2021 at 2:25 am PST By Michelle....

Alaska earthquake: Magnitude 5.2 quake reported near Andreanof Islands

2021-11-18T11:55+0100

Alaska earthquake: Magnitude 5.2 quake reported near Andreanof Islands Stock photo of a seismograph. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Alaska’s Andreanof Islands overnight, the U.S. Geological Survey is reporting. (Gary S Chapman/Getty Images) November 18, 2021 at 5:25 am EST By Michelle Ewing,....

Alaska earthquake: Magnitude 5.2 quake reported near Andreanof Islands

2021-11-18T11:35+0100

Alaska earthquake: Magnitude 5.2 quake reported near Andreanof Islands

2021-11-18T11:34+0100

Stock photo of a seismograph. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Alaska’s Andreanof Islands overnight, the U.S. Geological Survey is reporting. (Gary S Chapman/Getty Images) November 18, 2021 at 4:25 am CST By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk ADAK, Alaska A 5.

Environmental Disasters Across Globe In October 2021

2021-11-18T10:22+0100

A range of environmental disasters hit the world in October, mainly heavy rains and floods in the Ivory Coast, China and the US, volcanic eruptions in the Spanish island of La Palma, and deadly landslides in India. Here is a timeline compiled by Anadolu Agency: Oct.

National Role of pay phones shifting to disaster use in Japan

2021-11-18T09:44+0100

The government has decided to ease regulations on the installation of public pay phones as the widespread use of mobile phones has sharply reduced the need for the once-ubiquitous item. The number of pay phones in Japan peaked at 935,000 in fiscal 1984, just before the establishment of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

Indonesia Ministry of Defence orders two Airbus A400Ms

2021-11-18T08:34+0100

The Indonesia Ministry of Defence has placed an order for two Airbus A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration. The contract, which will become effective in 2022, will bring the total number of A400M operators to ten nations. The agreement includes a complete maintenance and training support package.

EDBI-backed mooring systems company Mooreast to raise $8.5m in Catalist listing

2021-11-18T07:47+0100

SINGAPORE ( THE BUSINESS TIMES ) - Mooreast Holdings, a mooring systems company, on Wednesday (Nov 17) launched its initial public offering (IPO) for a listing on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The company will offer 0.8 million offer shares and 38.05 million placement shares at 22 cents apiece.

Start-up Street: Will the funding tsunami for fintech companies sustain?

2021-11-18T07:42+0100

Even as India’s first Fintech unicorn Paytm was readying the country’s largest IPO, the tidal wave of capital rushing towards Indian Fintech companies was turning into a tsunami. In the first ten months of 2021, the Fintech sector has attracted almost USD 6.5 Billion in Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) investments.

SOS India announces immediate support for Cyclone Fani and commitment to the protection of children

2021-11-18T05:04+0100

In view of the anticipated problems that families and children are facing due to cyclone Fani, SOS Children’s Villages of India, a voluntary child care organisation, has announced immediate support for cyclone Fani and its commitment to protecting children in the region.

Operator: Minimal impact of Fukushima water release

2021-11-18T04:39+0100

TEPCO plans to send the water through an undersea tunnel and discharge it about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) away from the coastal power plant after treating and diluting it with large amounts of seawater. According to the simulation, radiation levels of seawater right above the release point temporarily....

Search continues for 3 missing after deadly mudslide south of Lillooet

2021-11-18T04:12+0100

Vancouver - After finding the body of a woman from the Lower Mainland on Tuesday, search and rescue crews are still looking for three more people believed to be missing after Monday’s massive mudslide on Highway 99 south of Lillooet. “The work is very complex.

5.0 M Earthquake Jolts North Bengkulu

2021-11-17T23:55+0100

measuring 5.0 magnitudes in the Richter scale jolted North Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu Province at around 10:30 a.m. local time, Wednesday, November 17. The Bengkulu Regional Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head of data and information unit, Anang Anwar, confirmed that the....

British Columbia’s ‘Worst Weather Storm in a Century’ Has Turned Deadly

2021-11-17T16:50+0100

Severe flooding in British Columbia has reached catastrophic proportions with one person killed and several more feared dead. A body of an unidentified woman was recovered at the site of the mudslide on Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet, at least 250 kilometres northeast from Vancouver.

How an entire Soviet town disappeared from the face of the Earth in a matter of minutes

2021-11-17T15:40+0100

Early in the morning on November 5, 1952, the residents of Severo-Kurilsk were woken up by strong underground tremors. It was two minutes to four in the morning. The walls of houses cracked and swayed, plaster came down, ceiling lights rattled and crockery, books and photographs fell to the floor.

JMSE, Vol. 9, Pages 1281: A Stereo Matching Method for 3D Image Measurement of Long-Distance Sea Surface

2021-11-17T12:38+0100

Tsunamis are some of the most destructive natural disasters. Some proposed tsunami measurement and arrival prediction systems use a limited number of instruments, then judge the occurrence of the tsunami, forecast its arrival time, location and scale. Since there are a limited number of measurement....

Papua New Guinea: Magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurs offshore of New Ireland Province, east of Kokopo, Nov. 17

2021-11-17T09:35+0100

Event. A magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurred in the Solomon Sea, off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province, at around 18:39 Nov. 17. The epicenter was about 142 km (88 miles) east of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 97 km (60 miles), and....

One confirmed dead as rescue teams continue searching debris from B.C. mudslide

2021-11-17T03:06+0100

One woman was confirmed dead on Tuesday after a mudslide swept across a portion of B.C.'s Highway 99, the first confirmed fatality as a result of widespread flooding and landslides across the southern half of the province in recent days. Search-and-rescue crews recovered the woman's body late Monday, according to Lillooet RCMP.

Woman confirmed dead in mudslide that swept across B.C. highway during extreme rain storm

2021-11-17T01:36+0100

UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

2021-11-16T10:24+0100

TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The six experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

UN Experts Review Plans for Release of Fukushima Plant Water

2021-11-16T04:19+0100

TOKYO—A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked nuclear plant. The six experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and....

UN team in Fukushima to monitor waste water

2021-11-16T02:21+0100

A TEAM from the UN nuclear agency arrived in Japan yesterday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and visit....

UN experts arrive in Japan ahead of planned release of Fukushima plant water

2021-11-15T23:36+0100

A team of experts from the United Nations (UN) arrived in Japan on Monday ahead of a planned release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, the Associated Press reported. Japanese officials said that six members from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will....

U.N. experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T23:01+0100

A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The six experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and....

UN team in Fukushima to monitor waste water

2021-11-15T15:29+0100

A team from the UN nuclear agency arrived in Japan yesterday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and visit....

UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

2021-11-15T14:34+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T12:55+0100

A team from the UN nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to meet with Japanese officials and visit....

UN team of experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T12:51+0100

A team from the UN nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and visit....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T12:28+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T11:58+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T11:41+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T11:10+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T11:08+0100

UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

2021-11-15T11:04+0100

UN experts arrive in Japan to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T11:03+0100

A TEAM FROM the UN nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to meet with Japanese officials and visit....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T11:02+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:57+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:50+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:44+0100

The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and visit the Fukushima Daiichi plant to discuss technical details of the planned release, Japanese officials said. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings,....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:40+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:39+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:39+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:39+0100

UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water

2021-11-15T10:29+0100

TOKYO (AP) A team from the U.N . nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The six experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:27+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:22+0100

A team from the UN nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. T he experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to meet with Japanese officials and....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:14+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T10:13+0100

A team from the UN nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. T he experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to meet with Japanese officials and....

Scotland’s Prehistoric Climate Crisis

2021-11-15T09:15+0100

Article body copy. Around 10,400 years ago, when Britain was still connected to mainland Europe, people ventured into Scotland, colonizing the windswept coastline. After around 2,000 years, however, the populations of their coastal communities fell dramatically.

UN Experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T09:14+0100

Tokyo The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and visit the Fukushima Daiichi plant to discuss technical details of the planned release, Japanese officials said. The government and the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company....

Ohtani tells Japanese press he feels 'down' when Angels lose

2021-11-15T09:10+0100

TOKYO (AP) — Even Shohei Ohtani, arguably the best player in the major leagues, feels down at times, particularly when his team isn't winning. And that's been the case during each of the four seasons he's been with the Los Angeles Angels, all of which have ended with losing records.

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T09:07+0100

TOKYO — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials....

UN Experts to Review Plans for Release of Fukushima Water

2021-11-15T09:00+0100

UN team arrives in Japan to assess future Fukushima water release

2021-11-15T08:24+0100

A team from the United Nations nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release of treated into the ocean. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are to meet with Japanese officials and visit the Fukushima Daiichi plant to discuss....

Brownstown man proud of Marine Corps service

2021-11-15T08:21+0100

Part of Hedrick’s draw to serving was having veterans on both sides of his family. As far as he knows, he’s the only one who served in the Marine Corps. Others were in the Army or Navy. “Even as a young kid, it had always been a fascination,” he said of the military. “It just seemed like one thing I could actually excel at.

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T08:16+0100

TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

UN experts review Fukushima water release

2021-11-15T08:08+0100

A team from the UN nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and visit the....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T08:04+0100

TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T07:55+0100

TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

Twitter alert tests to be run for Tsunami Early Warning system in Oman

2021-11-15T07:53+0100

Muscat : Oman Meteorology might send out a few test tweets, in order to ensure the readiness of the Tsunami Early Warning Systems. These test tweets are expected to be sent out on Monday and Tuesday, the organisation said. "The Directorate General of Meteorology is in the process of updating the Tsunami Early Warning Systems today and tomorrow.

UN experts review Fukushima water release

2021-11-15T07:51+0100

A team from the UN nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials and visit the....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T07:46+0100

The government and the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, announced plans in April to start gradually releasing the treated radioactive water in the spring of 2023 to allow the removal of hundreds of storage tanks to make room for facilities needed for the destroyed plant's decommissioning.

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T07:31+0100

TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T07:08+0100

TOKYO -- A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese officials....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T06:58+0100

TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T06:58+0100

TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T06:58+0100

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

2021-11-15T06:56+0100

TOKYO (AP) A team from the U.N . nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The experts on the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency are to meet with Japanese....

Ohtani tells Japanese press he feels 'down' when Angels lose

2021-11-15T06:33+0100

TOKYO (AP) — Even Shohei Ohtani, arguably the best player in the major leagues, feels down at times, particularly when his team isn’t winning. And that’s been the case during each of the four seasons he’s been with the Los Angeles Angels, all of which have ended with losing records.

Ohtani tells Japanese press he feels 'down' when Angels lose

2021-11-15T06:05+0100

The Q-and-A session focused heavily on local matters about being back home, about local food and local baseball personalities, and even questions about when the 27-year-old might start a family. “I think this is something you cannot force to happen, it just naturally happens,” he said, speaking in Japanese through an interpreter.

Yotam Polizer

2021-11-14T18:21+0100

is the CEO of IsraAID – Israel’s biggest humanitarian NGO. Founded in 2001, IsraAID has worked in more than 50 countries, helping people affected by crisis re-build their lives, their communities, and their futures, together. Following the September 2015 refugee crisis in Europe, he led IsraAID’s....

Quest launched to have ‘Sunken City of Port Royal’ added to World Heritage sites

2021-11-14T16:44+0100

reports on the Sunken City of Port Royal and its tentative status as World Heritage site since 2019. Jamaica is on a quest to obtain a World Heritage inscription for the sunken city of Port Royal, announced Culture Minister, Olivia Grange. If this is achieved, Port Royal will be one of only three such sites in the world.

Earthquake in Dubai | Dubai quakes ahead of World T20 final

2021-11-14T16:18+0100

Dubai: An earthquake was reported in Dubai ahead of the final of the T20 World Cup between New Zealand and Australia. The quake struck shortly before the start of the T20 World Cup final on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook southern Iran on Sunday evening.

14 November 2021 -Strong Earthquake in Southern Iran at 08.08pm

2021-11-14T14:23+0100

JABATAN METEOROLOGI MALAYSIA KEMENTERIAN ALAM SEKITAR DAN AIR JALAN SULTAN Telefon : 603-7967 8000 46667 PETALING JAYA Faksimili : 603-7957 8052 SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN E-mel : seismo@met.gov.my MALAYSIA Laman Web : www.met.gov.my JMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23B Ref: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.

New images show just how much our world has changed

2021-11-13T18:14+0100

Perseverance continues to check out Mars years before humans plan to arrive, and Heinz announced this week its first ketchup produced under Mars-like conditions -- evidence that we can maybe grow tomatoes on the red planet one day. The excitement surrounding these other worlds often overshadows....

5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes WA

2021-11-13T16:23+0100

According to Geoscience Australia , the earthquake happened at 9.05pm local time. Its epicentre was located in the Pilbara, about 125km southeast of Port Hedland, at a depth of 10km. Within an hour, the government agency had received more than a thousand reports from people saying they’d felt the seismic event.

Heidi Hautala, Vice-President of European Parliament

2021-11-13T16:06+0100

EU considers Pakistan as a strong development partner; lauds Ten Billions Trees Tsunami initiative of the government to mitigate environmental impacts; appreciates adoption of business and human rights in Pakistan The European Union deems it very important to deepen partnership with Pakistan in diverse areas.

5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes WA

2021-11-13T15:53+0100

How do the changes linked to climate change affect mental health?

2021-11-13T11:08+0100

On the occasion of the COP26 which takes place from October 31 to November 12, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, we take stock of the impact of climate change and ecological disasters on our well-being. Science has proven that the environment has an impact on our health, as it does on our ways and places of life.

newsinfo 13 towns endangered, gov’t geo survey shows

2021-11-12T00:53+0100

MANILA, Philippines — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) warned of a “potential creeping crisis” in southeastern Luzon following its latest geological survey showing 13 municipalities in the area as highly vulnerable to coastal erosion, storm surge and tsunami.

Japan’s outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99 November 12, 2021 NEW

2021-11-12T00:36+0100

Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan's best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji,” a 1,000-year-old classic, into modern language, has died. She was 99. Setouchi was already an established novelist before she shaved her head and became a nun at age 51.

Govt departments directed to make plantation campaign successful

2021-11-11T20:42+0100

Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah on Thursday directed the authorities concerned of all the government departments to make the ongoing plantation campaign a success and set up nurseries in their respective office premises. RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th....

Japan’s outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99

2021-11-11T17:55+0100

Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan’s best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji,” a 1,000-year-old classic, into modern language, has died. She was 99. Setouchi was already an established novelist before she shaved her head and became a nun at age 51.

Japan’s vocal nun and author Jakucho Setochi 99. died at the age of

2021-11-11T16:40+0100

Jakuch Setochi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan’s best-known writers known for her novels depicting sentimental women and her translation of the 1,000-year-old classic “The Tale of Genji” into modern language, has died It is done. She was 99 years old.

Japan's outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99

2021-11-11T13:50+0100

TOKYO (AP) — Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan's best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji,” a 1,000-year-old classic, into modern language, has died. She was 99. Setouchi was already an established novelist before she shaved her head and became a nun at age 51.

Japan's outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99

2021-11-11T13:05+0100

Obit Japan Setouchi Japanese Buddhist nun and author Jakucho Setouchi speaks during an interview in Kyoto, Japan, June 1, 2017. Setouchi, one of Japan’s best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji” into modern language, has died. She was 99.

6.1 magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no casualties reported

2021-11-11T12:51+0100

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua early Thursday, but no preliminary report on damages or casualties was issued, the meteorology agency said. JAKARTA, Nov. 11 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Nov, 2021 ) :A 6.

Japan's outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99

2021-11-11T12:41+0100

TOKYO (AP) — Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan’s best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji,” a 1,000-year-old classic, into modern language, has died. She was 99. Setouchi was already an established novelist before she shaved her head and became a nun at age 51.

Japan’s outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99

2021-11-11T12:39+0100

Japanese Buddhist nun and author Jakucho Setouchi speaks during an interview in Kyoto, Japan, June 1, 2017. Setouchi, one of Japan’s best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji” into modern language, has died. She was 99.

Japan's outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99

2021-11-11T12:25+0100

Japan's outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99

2021-11-11T12:25+0100

Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan s best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji,” a 1,000-year-old classic, into modern language, has died. She was 99. Setouchi was already an established novelist before she shaved her head and became a nun at age 51.

Tsunami of packages for delivery guys in the coming weeks

2021-11-11T09:44+0100

A late package is the biggest frustration of the online shopper around the holidays. But because more than half of the Dutch do not take the upcoming peak crowds into account, a parcel tsunami will hit the deliverers from today. How can an emergency scenario like in Belgium be prevented? The Belgian....

M6.6 quake hits off Japan's Okinawa, no threat of tsunami

2021-11-11T09:41+0100

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit off Japan's Okinawa early Thursday, but there is no threat of damage from a tsunami despite possible sea-level fluctuations, the weather agency said, reports citing Kyodo News. The quake occurred at 12:45 a.m.

Brownstown man proud of Marine Corps service

2021-11-11T09:37+0100

This is a big November for Ronnie Hedrick. On Nov. 6, he got married. Nov. 10 was the U.S. Marine Corps’ 246th birthday. Today is Veterans Day. Nov. 13 is his 31st birthday and the opening day of firearms hunting season. And on Nov. 18, he and his wife expect their baby boy to arrive.

M6.6 quake hits off Japan's Okinawa, no threat of tsunami

2021-11-11T08:29+0100

Baku, November 11, AZERTAC An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 hit off Japan's Okinawa early Thursday, but there is no threat of damage from a tsunami despite possible sea-level fluctuations, the weather agency said, according to Kyodo News. The quake occurred at 12:45 a.m.

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake registered near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula

2021-11-11T08:07+0100

KAMCHATSKY : A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East on Thursday, reported Sputnik. According to the regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS), the epicentre of the earthquake was located at a depth of 40 kilometres (24.

Earthquake in Russia: Quake of Magnitude 5.2 Hits Near Kamchatka Peninsula

2021-11-11T07:46+0100

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East on Thursday, the regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) said. Moscow, November 11: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the....

BRIN researchers win UNESCO for Women in Science 2021 Award

2021-11-11T07:34+0100

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Three researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) won L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science 2021 Award, BRIN's Biotechnology Research Center Head Ratih Asmana Ningrum stated. The trio awardees are Peni Ahmadi from the Biotechnology Research Center for the....

18 November 2021 -Strong Earthquake in New Ireland Region, P.N.G at 10.08pm

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PNG: Magnitude-6.2 offshore earthquake occurs southeast of Kokopo at around 00:08 Nov. 19

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Event. A magnitude-6.2 earthquake occurred southeast of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, at 00:08 Nov. 19. The epicenter was about 189 km (117 miles) southeast of Kokopo. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 36 km (22 miles), and moderate shaking was probably felt throughout parts of New Britain, New Ireland, and Bougainville islands.

Guatemala: Magnitude-5.8 earthquake strikes off Pacific coast of Guatemala at around 10:56 Nov. 18

2021-11-18T20:35+0100

Event. A magnitude-5.8 earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of Guatemala at about 10:56 Nov. 18. The epicenter was about 45 km (28 miles) south of Puerto San Jose. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 47 km (29 miles) and light shaking was reported throughout southern Guatemala and across El Salvador.

Watch: People take refuge on buses as parts of Andhra Pradesh get flooded after heavy rainfall 28 minutes ago

2021-11-19T10:12+0100

Watch: People take refuge on buses as parts of Andhra Pradesh get flooded after heavy rainfall The temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh was flooded after heavy rain. In Kadapa district’s Rajampet mandal people take refuge atop a bus as roads get waterlogged.

Indonesia Ministry of Defence orders two Airbus A400M aircraft

2021-11-19T12:01+0100

Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesia Ministry of Defence has placed an order for two Airbus A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration, announced the European multinational aerospace corporation on November 18. Accordingly, the contract, which will become effective in 2022, includes a complete maintenance and training support package.