Breakfast News Recap: Earthquakes, storms and conflict flare across Asia, Europe and the Middle East
Rescue teams in Tibet are still searching after the magnitude 7 earthquake in Nagqu, with the number of injured rising to 76 while the death toll remains at 16. ๐In the Pacific, two strong earthquakes off Vanuatu triggered a tsunami warning after the first quake measured magnitude 6.9, adding to a day of seismic alerts in the region. ๐ Taiwan is also dealing with the aftermath of Typhoon Champi, which has killed one person, injured more than 500 and left outages and closures in place for a second day. ๐In Yemen, Taiz hospital says it could shut within days because... [Continue Reading]
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Two strong earthquakes off Vanuatu trigger tsunami warning
A tsunami warning has been issued after two strong earthquakes struck off the coast of Vanuatu on Saturday afternoon. The first quake measured magnitude 6.9 and struck about 200 kilometres west of Sola, followed five minutes later by a magnitude 6.3 tremor. The warning covers coastlines within 300 kilometres of the epicentre, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.The larger earthquake was recorded at 12:31pm AEST, according to the US Geological Survey. The warning centre said hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coastlines within the affected radius. It initially listed the larger quake at magnitude 7.2 before the US Geological... [Continue Reading]
Tibet earthquake: injured toll rises to 76 as rescue teams search Nagqu
The number of people injured in the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck China's Tibet region has risen to 76, while the death toll remains at 16. Rescue workers are continuing searches in and around Nagqu, where the quake hit on Thursday night local time. Officials said more than 12,000 residents have been evacuated and additional shelters are being built.Local authorities said at least 339 homes collapsed, and emergency teams have now carried out three rounds of searches, checking each household and village in the affected area. More than 5,000 people from three local counties have been deployed for rescue work, according... [Continue Reading]
Day News Recap: Deadly attacks and disasters hit from Jordan to Tibet as markets turn risk off
Jordan was shaken by a deadly shooting at the Hamoud church in Karak governorate, where gunmen opened fire during a funeral procession, killing at least six people and wounding 28 others. ๐In the Middle East, Israel ordered a major offensive in Hebron after a checkpoint attack killed two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian gunmen, while Israeli forces also arrested 36 Palestinians across the West Bank amid rising violence during the olive harvest. ๐ ๐ An Israeli airstrike hit a building in Nuseirat in Gaza as residents searched the rubble, and Israel is heading into a tightly contested general election on... [Continue Reading]
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Breakfast News Recap: Deadly fires, quakes and conflict flare as markets wobble on risk fears
A fast moving grass fire at a Canadian military base in western Canada has killed at least four soldiers and left 27 people in hospital during a grenade exercise, in one of the dayโs most serious training accidents. ๐In Ukraine, Kyiv was hit by three waves of missile strikes hours after Russia said it was ready in principle to resume peace talks with the United States and Ukraine, underlining how far diplomacy remains from any real pause in the fighting. ๐Elsewhere in the war zone, a report from occupied southern Ukraine says Russian authorities have been trying to re educate... [Continue Reading]