Noontime News Recap: Japan quake death toll rises as Europe wildfire risk and Asia tech shares slide
Japan is in a second day of rescue work after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit southern Japan and killed at least 13 people, with emergency crews searching rubble in the Kumamoto area of Kyushu and assessing damage to homes and a mall. π πIn Europe, France and Spain are battling intensifying wildfires as evacuations rise and officials warn that climate adaptation needs to accelerate, with a new heatwave set to push temperatures into the high 30s and low 40s Celsius and raise the risk of further blazes. π πThe Russia, Ukraine war continued to spread damage overnight, with Russian authorities... [Continue Reading]
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Russia-Ukraine war escalates as drone strikes hit Ryazan and casualties reported in Taganrog, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk
Russian authorities said Ukrainian drone attacks hit industrial facilities in the western city of Ryazan overnight, causing fires and forcing evacuations at warehouses operated by the online retailer Wildberries. Ryazan governor Pavel Malkov said 45 drones were shot down over the region and that falling debris sparked a fire in an industrial area, while also damaging a home and another building. He said six people were hospitalised with injuries.Separate incidents were reported in other parts of Russia and Ukraine. In the southern Russian city of Taganrog, regional governor Yury Slyusar said a woman was killed and a man injured after... [Continue Reading]

