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Tsunami hits Japan after strong 6.9 quake

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering tsunamis along the coast including a one-metre (3.3-foot) wave that crashed ashore at the stricken Fukushima...

Japan calls off tsunami alert

An earthquake measuring 8.1 on the richter scale rocked several remote islands off northern Japan at 04:30 pm IST on Wednesday.Japan's Meteorological Agency has called off the tsunami alert that it...

Quake strikes again; Japan issues tsunami alert

A major earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of eastern Japan on Monday, according to media reports. The earthquake caused no apparent damage but the Japan...

Tsunami alert as 7.5 magnitude tremor rocks Japan; 32K homes face power cut

After the powerful earthquake and aftershocks on Monday, more than 32,500 homes in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture are without power, CNN reported citing Hokuriku Electric Power. IMAGE: Road cracks...

Two killed, 45 hurt as strong quake hits Japan

IMAGE: Firefighters check a collapsed house after an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, on Thursday. Photograph: Kyodo/ Reuters At least two people were killed and 45...

Expect worst drought in Asia, India may be hit

Dozens of farmers have already committed suicide in India after damage from unseasonal rains this year. Now if the summer rains are below normal, rural discontent will deepen. In 2009, the El Nino...

Skymet vs IMD: Who will get the monsoon forecast right?

The official India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the private Skymet Weather Services have made widely divergent monsoon forecasts. The IMD has said rainfall could be below normal at 93 per...

Sensex posts best gain in nearly 3 months on better monsoon forecast

Benchmark indices ended over 2% higher, extending gains for second straight day amid a broad-based rally led by index heavyweights, capital goods and bank shares while firm global cues,...

Markets end lower after Shanghai Composite cracks over 6%

Benchmark share indices erased early gains to end lower, amid a volatile trading session, as investors booked profits after a sharp sell-off in Chinese shares. Further, forecast of a weak monsoon...

Sensex defies Greek bailout, reclaims 28,000

The benchmark indices shrugged off the Greece uncertainty to end at around six-week highs on the back of strong May core sector growth back home and positive cues from the global market...

Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games

IMAGE: A woman holding a sunshade walks past Olympic rings displayed at Nihonbashi district in Tokyo. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57...

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