Powerful earthquake in Japan leaves homes engulfed in landslide
9/5/2018, 11:52:11 PMThe earthquake struck just after 3am local time, leaving at least 53 people injured and many trapped ✔ A powerful earthquake has struck on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido causing a landslide ✔ A row of houses could be seen slanting at odd angles, leaning against one another in one town, while roof tiles and water covered floors at New Chitose Airport
Houses engulfed in landslide after powerful quake hits Hokkaido
9/5/2018, 10:33:11 PMA powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide tha ✔ A series of smaller shocks, including one with a magnitude of 5.4, followed the initial temblor, the Meteorological Agency said ✔ Saturday marked the 95th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.9 and killed more than 140,000 people in the Tokyo area ✔ Seismologists have said another such quake could strike the city at any time
Japanese homes engulfed in landslide after powerful quake hits...
9/5/2018, 10:31:56 PMA powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that engulfed houses early on Thursday, injuring and trapping a number of people and cutting power in several areas. ✔ A fire broke out at a Mitsubishi Steel Mfg Co (5632.T) plant in the city of Nemuro but has largely been brought under control, NHK said, quoting local officials ✔ A series of smaller shocks, including one with a magnitude of 5.4, followed the initial temblor, the Meteorological Agency said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Blamed in baby's death, weakening Gordon spreads rain inland
9/5/2018, 9:24:32 PMDAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Blamed for the death of a Florida baby and intense wind and rain that pummeled parts of the northern Gulf of Mexico coast, Tropical Depression Gordon w ✔ (AP) Blamed for the death of a Florida baby and intense wind and rain that pummeled parts of the northern Gulf of Mexico coast, Tropical Depression Gordon weakened Wednesday but still spread bands of heavy rains across a swath of the South as it swirled over central Mississippi ✔ With Gordon diminishing, there were new tropical weather concerns: Hurricane Florence has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, on a path toward Bermuda, and lining up behind it, another potential storm was likely to form not far off the coast of Africa
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan causing landslides and power outages
9/5/2018, 10:12:16 PMThere were widespread power outages and blocked roads, NHK said, but no early reports of deaths. ✔ Source: USGS A map showing the earthquake magnitude on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Sept ✔ A landslide along a long ridge in the rural town of Atsumi could be seen in aerial footage from public broadcaster NHK ✔ His voice sounding haggard, Abe said saving lives was his government's top priority
Powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake rocks northern Japan
9/5/2018, 11:58:01 PMThe 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides, bringing down several houses, and killing one person. ✔ Another passenger, Miki Yamada, said she spent the night at an airport cafeteria, Kyodo said ✔ 'I've never seen such a thing,' a 19-year-old man at the scene told NHK ✔ Pictured: Foreign passengers sleep on benches as they wait for information at Osaka train station
Gov't acknowledges first radiation death among Fukushima plant workers
9/5/2018, 9:55:12 PMThe Japanese government has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck in March 2011, triggering a tsunami that killed some 18,000 people… ✔ More than 160,000 people were forced from their homes after the meltdowns at the plant ✔ Hundreds of deaths have been attributed to the chaos of evacuations during the crisis and because of the hardship and mental trauma refugees have experienced since then, but the government had said that radiation was not a cause ✔ Tokyo Electric is facing a string of legal cases seeking compensation over the disaster
Buildings collapse, people trapped after 6.7 quake triggers landslide in Japan
9/5/2018, 10:18:00 PMA large-scale rescue operation is underway on the Japanese island of Hokkaido after a powerful 6.7 earthquake triggered a massive landslide that swallowed a number of houses, reportedly trapping people inside. ✔ The rural town of Atsumi has been partially devastated after a chunk of a mountain ridge slid and covered several houses, aerial footage by NHK broadcaster showed ✔ Hokkaido Electric Power Co. said its thermal power plants shut down, and that it was urgently working to resolve the issue
Japan earthquake: 6.7 magnitude hits country as Typhoon continues - latest travel advice
9/5/2018, 8:05:09 PMAN EARTHQUAKE has hit Japan measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale in Sapporo, while Typhoon Jebi continues to plague Osaka. What is the latest travel advice for the country and is there a tsunami warning? ✔ An earthquake hit Japan on the island of Hokkaido, south of Sapporo, at roughly 7pm BST ✔ It follows the worst typhoon to have hit Japan in 25 years which has caused airport closures and damage across Osaka ✔ However, it does advise Japan is in a major earthquake zone which also increases the risk of tsunamis
Powerful quake hits northern Japan, at least 20 injured
9/5/2018, 11:40:09 PMTOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake hit wide areas on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides as well as causing the loss of power at nea ✔ TOKYO (AP) A powerful earthquake hit wide areas on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides as well as causing the loss of power at nearly all of 3 million households and a nuclear power plant to go on a backup generator ✔ Spent fuel in storage pools was safely cooled on backup power that can last for a week, the agency said
Strong earthquake reported in Japan; houses damaged
9/5/2018, 10:40:40 PMLandslides resulting from a preliminary magnitude 6.7 earthquake early Thursday on Japan's Hokkaido island buried a "large" number of homes, public broadcaster NHK reported. ✔ A woman takes shelter on a road following a strong earthquake in Sapporo ✔ (CNN)Landslides resulting from a preliminary magnitude 6.7 earthquake early Thursday on Japan's Hokkaido island buried a large number of homes, public broadcaster NHK reported ✔ Some streets were cut off by downed trees and additional images on the broadcaster showed crumbled buildings
Melbourne weather: After a balmy night, rain and thunder to hit commuters
9/5/2018, 10:57:41 PMMelburnians slept through the warmest night since May. But the spring-like conditions won't last, with heavy storms set to roll in during the afternoon commute. ✔ The city is forecast to receive between 3mm to 15mm of rain, with up to 25mm in some spots which are right underneath the thunderstorm, Mr Carlyon said ✔ Friday will be more settled, with a possible morning shower before it clears to a top of 16 degrees
Opinion | Our art has burned for centuries. It will go up in smoke again.
9/5/2018, 11:15:27 PMMuseum security remains a work in progress around the world. ✔ But in Rotterdam, where 90 percent of the city is below sea level, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, which houses a world-renowned collection of Old Masters and modern European art, has faced five floods in the past 14 years that have threatened the collection
Firefighting group expresses concern over inmate rape arrest
9/5/2018, 10:47:36 PMSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A rape case against an Idaho prison inmate working at a Utah wildfire base camp raises safety questions for vulnerable crews who spend long days on the front ✔ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A rape case against an Idaho prison inmate working at a Utah wildfire base camp raises safety questions for vulnerable crews who spend long days on the front lines, the head of a firefighting nonprofit said Wednesday ✔ Inmates wear correction department T-shirts and work in groups of two
UK Weather forecast: FROSTY start for Britain as temperatures suffer DRAMATIC drop
9/5/2018, 9:46:52 PMUK WEATHER is on track to take a sharp turn as forecasters have warned temperatures will suffer a dramatic drop into single figures overnight, with some parts of Britain experiencing "a touch of frost" in the early morning. ✔ Britons are set to wake up with bone-chilling temperatures on Thursdays as a wave of cooler air embraces the country threatening several areas with a deluge of water ✔ The dull and damp weather across the West Midlands sticks around through most of the afternoon to the north of this area of cloud
Chris Hemsworth and Kate Beckinsale lead A-list glamour at GQ Awards
9/5/2018, 8:06:30 PMA host of big name stars are in London tonight to attend the annual awards at London's tate Modern ✔ The A-list has descended on London for the GQ Men of the Year Awards ✔ And Chrissy Teigen and John Legend made hearts melt as they put on a loved-up display ✔ Looking gorgeous in a thigh-brazing gown, Chrissy smiled as her beau - dressed in a blue velvet suit - planted a kiss on her cheek
Prince William melts hearts with moving appearance on DIY SOS Grenfell Tower special
9/5/2018, 8:59:11 PMPRINCE William wowed the nation with a moving and heartfelt chat with people affected by the the Grenfell Tower fire on DIY SOS tonight. ✔ The future king appeared alongside presenter Nick Knowles in the two-part Grenfell Tower special on BBC One ✔ BBC ILLS: The Prince impressed on DIY SOS tonight He added: The community are reliving it all the time and progress needs to happen ✔ It caused 72 deaths, completely destroyed the building and saw victims lose their homes, friends and family
Democratic Party and Republican Party failing to court moderate voters
9/5/2018, 10:25:49 PMGOP has cast its lot with Donald Trump. Democrats are running some candidates more liberal than constituents: Our view ✔ The last time Democrats enjoyed anything close to that kind of advantage was in 2008, when a 21-point lead among moderates translated to a near landslide election ✔ In presidential election years, moderates often exceed 40% of the electorate ✔ What’s more, voters have a history of punishing what they consider to be partisan overreach ✔ If you can't see this reader poll, please refresh your page
Kansai airport to remain closed for about a week after typhoon damage
9/5/2018, 10:47:00 PMThousands of passengers were evacuated Wednesday from flooded Kansai International Airport, which will remain closed for about a week due to the damage wreaked by a powerful typhoon that killed 11 and injured over 400 across western Japan the previous day. A day after one of the strongest typhoons to… ✔ An estimated 8,000 people, including airport staff, were stranded at the airport at one point, and by 7 p.m. Wednesday, only about 4,600 had been evacuated, according to the airport officials ✔ As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, around 2.18 million households were still without power in prefectures served by Kansai Electric Power Co, the most since around 2.60 million in the aftermath of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinities, killing over 6,000 people in January 1995
U.S. Designates Mali-Based Militants as a Terrorist Group
9/5/2018, 10:19:00 PMThe State Department has designated the Mali-based Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, as a terrorist organization after the group claimed responsibility for a string of attacks in sub-Saharan Africa. ✔ In one of the most recent examples, JNIM seized headlines by claiming responsibility for coordinated attacks in March on the French Embassy and the national army headquarters in the capital of Burkina Faso, killing eight local soldiers ✔ In November 2015, Islamist gunmen besieged a hotel in Bamako, leaving 22 people aside from attackers dead
Police on lookout for Arashi 'fan' who stole articles about group from public library
9/5/2018, 10:02:14 PMIn Aichi Prefecture, a user of the Anjo City library handed staff a magazine from their periodical racks with a simple question: Where’s Arashi? Little did they all know that this was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to articles featuring the extremely popular idol group. Further investigation… ✔ As both a resident of Anjo and an Arashi fan, I’m embarrassed by this crime ✔ Source: NHK News Web, Hachima Kiko Read more stories from SoraNews24 ✔ External Link https://soranews24.com/2018/09/05/police-on-the-lookout-for-arashi-fan-who-stole-articles-about-the-group-from-public-library/ © SoraNews24
Sheldon S. Cohen, IRS commissioner who computerized agency, dies at 91
9/5/2018, 11:15:26 PMThe tax lawyer also helped set up the first presidential blind trust, for Lyndon B. Johnson. ✔ Paul Taylor Foundation Archives Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue ✔ Edward Long (D-Mo.), who led a subcommittee investigating electronic surveillance methods across many agencies, accused the IRS of flagrant violations of constitutionally protected privacy ✔ Academy of Sciences during difficult time, dies at 80
Opinion | Trump isn’t really running things
9/5/2018, 10:56:08 PMA president so unfit, he cannot be trusted. ✔ One certainly can question the judgment in allowing someone without attribution to run an essentially self-serving defense claiming to effectively have bypassed our system of elected government ✔ When Trump nominates flunkies to replace the grown-ups and a docile GOP Senate rubber-stamps his picks, perhaps the grown-ups will finally come clean, warn the country and encourage the vice president, Cabinet and Congress to do their respective jobs
Mike Rizzo on Dave Martinez returning to Nationals in 2019: ‘I haven’t considered any other scenario’
9/5/2018, 11:15:33 PMThe first-year manager hasn't won as much as his predecessor, but the GM is standing by his man. For now. ✔ People familiar with the front office’s thinking say Rizzo does not blame this season on Martinez and wants him to return ✔ LOUIS CARDINALS (77-62) Matt Carpenter 3B Jose Martinez RF Matt Adams 1B Marcell Ozuna LF Paul DeJong SS Yadier Molina C Harrison Bader CF Yairo Munoz 2B Miles Mikolas P
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