China defends right to carry out ‘normal’ missile tests
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said on Thursday it was "normal" to carry out ballistic missile launches, after a US…
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Asia
Heavy rain adds to woes of quake-rattled residents in Japan
Heavy showers fell on earthquake-battered southern Japan, adding to the woes of residents already rattled by continuing aftershocks. [youtube id="QPvyv3hVDQE"]
9 years ago
Magnitude 6.0 aftershock strikes near Ecuador coast: USGS
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck near the coast of Ecuador Thursday, as the country struggled to…
9 years ago
Chemical warehouse in eastern China explodes: reports
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A warehouse storing chemicals and fuel exploded and caught fire in the eastern Chinese city of…
9 years ago
Oil prices rise, set for third weekly gain
SINGAPORE,Singapore (AFP) -- Oil prices climbed in Asia on Friday, heading for their third weekly gain after OPEC said it…
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China could build nuclear plants for South China Sea, paper says
(Reuters) China is getting closer to building maritime nuclear power platforms that could one day to used to support Chinese…
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More than 100 feared dead in India heat wave
AN intense heat wave in India has left more than one hundred people dead in India. The early-summer heat have forced…
9 years ago
Ecuador’s President decrees emergency tax measures following quake
ECUADORIAN President Rafael Correa announced several one-year tax increases to help pay for reconstruction --- after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake…
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New quake rattles jittery Ecuador
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, sowing new panic four days…
9 years ago
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes northeastern Japan
TOKYO: An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no…
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