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At least 30 killed after strong earthquake hits China's Sichuan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): At least 30 people were killed after an earthquake rocked the Luding County in China's Sichuan Province on Monday, according to state media.
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Earthquake leaves seven people dead, several houses damaged in China's Sic
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): Atleast seven people were confirmed dead and two were injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter Scale that jolted the Sichuan province in China on Monday, state media reported.
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6.8 magnitude earthquake hits China's Sichuan province
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): A Strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter Scale jolted the Sichuan province in China on Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
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US-Japan firing exercise begins in Kyushu: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): A joint US-Japan military exercise with firing training kicked off on Sunday in the Kumamoto prefecture in the Kyushu island, Japanese media reported.
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China rations electricity to factories as heatwave affect economy
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 16 (ANI): Chinese Sichuan province, which is home to over 80 million people, announced on Monday that their factories and prefectures would halt operations until Saturday, as the heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs.
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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts, alert level raised to 5
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): Japan's Sakurajima volcano, located in Kagoshima Prefecture, erupted around 8:05 p.m. local time (7:05 a.m. ET) on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.
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Unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolates in protest against religious crac
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): As Tibetans continue to face human rights violations under Chinese President Xi Jinping's policies, an unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolated in front of a portrait of the exiled leader Dalai Lama here.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hits Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture; no tsunami a
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 19 (ANI): A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hit Japan's Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture on Sunday, however, no tsunami alert has been issued.
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5.8 magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Maerkang City of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 00:03 a.m. Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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Hobby show held in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Shizuoka [Japan], May 27 (ANI): In the 60th edition of a hobby show held in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Gundam plastic car models which resemble real automobiles were put on public display.
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Sunken Japanese tour boat brought to port for investigations
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The tourist boat that sank off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido last month was raised from the bottom of the sea bed on the second attempt Friday and taken by barge to a local port.
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Missing Tibetan writer said to be detained in prison in central China: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 27 (ANI): A Tibetan writer who has been held for more than a year after his arrest in 2020, is being held in a prison in Qinghai province in central China, a media report said.
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