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THE search has come to an end as rescuers have found the body of the last missing resident from the earthquake that struck southern Taiwan on Saturday, Feb. 6. The death toll of the quake reached 116. At 15:57 Saturday, the body of the last missing resident was found in the ruins, ending the rescue work that has gone on for seven-and-a-half days. The 6.7-magnitude quake hit Kaohsiung city at a depth of 15 km […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Rescuers have found the bodies of more than 100 people killed after an appartment block in Taiwan collapsed during an earthquake one week ago, emergency services said on Saturday. Only three residents of the Wei-kuan complex in the southern city of Tainan remained unaccounted for as emergency services drew close to completing their search, after rescuing hundreds of people from the ruins. The death toll now stands at 114 with 550 injured, […]
(Reuters) — North Korea has declared void an agreement to reopen an investigation into the fate of abducted Japanese citizens after Japan imposed sanctions in the wake of Pyongyang’s rocket launch, North Korea’s state media said on Friday (February 12). “As of February 12, 2016, the comprehensive investigation into Japanese citizens which had been underway by inter-governmental agreement in Stockholm will be totally stopped, and the special investigation committee will be dissolved,” North Korea’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Air pollution kills more than 5.5 million people around the world each year, with over half of those deaths occurring in fast-growing China and India, researchers said Friday. And the number of premature deaths will continue to climb in the years ahead unless more aggressive measures against pollution are adopted, scientists warned the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in the US capital. “Air pollution is the fourth highest risk […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia late Friday, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued, US seismologists said. The earthquake hit at 5:02 pm local time (1002 GMT Friday), the US Geological Survey said, and was centred three kilometres (two miles) east-southeast of Andekanter in the Sumba region at a depth of 30 kilometres. The Indonesian disaster mitigation agency said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. “Currently […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea said on Friday (February 12) that North Korea would be held responsible for any consequences after the North kicked out South Korean workers and froze the assets of companies at the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Complex. Seoul suspended operations at the complex this week, after Pyongyang’s rocket launch last weekend. South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo told a news conference that North Korea’s action to freeze the […]
TAIWAN, China (CCTV) — The death toll from the 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan last Saturday had climbed to 94 as of 11:30 on Friday, according to local authorities. There are still 30 people missing, officials said. On Friday morning, drizzle came to the city, adding difficulties to the rescue which has run for 150 hours. Although the search is still going on, rescuers are pessimistic about those who remain missing. (China Central Television)
By Aroma Flores Pimentel Eagle News Service HONG KONG, China (Eagle News) — Naging matagumpay ang blood donation drive ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Hong Kong. May siyam na lokal ng INC at limang Red Cross Donor Center sa Hong Kong kung saan maaaring puntahan.
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — The dollar retreated across the board in Asia Thursday after comments from Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen on the weak global economy suggested the central bank will not hike interest rates any time soon. The greenback also sank to late 2014 levels against the yen on the back of a flight to safe investments as markets from Asia to the Americas are buffeted by worries over the global outlook. Testifying before Congress on […]
(Eagle News) — These photos taken by Eagle News correspondent Fleur Amora show the picturesque Kyoto Pavillion in Kyoto, and the Shinagawa Kumin Park in Tokyo, Japan. The Kyoto Pavillion is one of the most popular buildings in Japan which attract many tourists yearly. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site and a National Special Landscape in Japan. The Shinagawa Kumin Park in Tokyo is a large, naturally landscaped retreat which is over a kilometer […]
TAIWAN (AFP) — As rescuers continue the grim task of digging bodies from the rubble of an apartment complex that collapsed in a Taiwan earthquake, anger is growing over the shoddy construction of the building and the island’s questionable safety record. The Wei-kuan building was the only high-rise to crumble completely in the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook the southern city of Tainan before dawn Saturday, with 55 confirmed dead so far, mostly from the […]
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean staff on Thursday (February 11) headed for the Kaesong Industrial Complex to help with a pull-out of workers a day after the government decided to suspend operations at a jointly run factory park just inside North Korea following the North’s long-range rocket launch. South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said on Wednesday (February 10) North Korea was suspected of spending funds from the complex on advancing its nuclear […]
