China Searches for Survivors From Plane Crash with Cause Still Unclear March 22, 2022 By Martin Quin Pollard WUZHOU, China –– Rescuers in southern China searched for survivors from a China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS jet on Tuesday after... Read More
Japan Turns Down the Heat and Dims the Lights to Avoid Power Cut After Quake March 22, 2022 By Yuka Obayashi and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO —Japanese turned off neon signs, dimmed their lights and dialed down thermostats on Tuesday after the government issued an... Read More
Fishing Boat Sinks in New Zealand Storm, 4 Dead, 1 Missing March 22, 2022 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rescuers on Monday were continuing to search for one person still missing a day after... Read More
Norway’s Equinor Shuts Snorre B Oil Platform After Earthquake March 21, 2022 OSLO —Norway’s Equinor has shut its Snorre B oil platform as a precautionary measure following an earthquake in the North... Read More
Chinese Boeing Jet Crashes in Mountains With 132 on Board, No Sign of Survivors March 21, 2022 BEIJING –– A China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China... Read More
Cleanup Begins After 7.4 Quake Shakes North Japan, Killing 4 March 18, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude... Read More
Emirati-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Persian Gulf Off Iran March 18, 2022 By Isabel Debre DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off... Read More
Swiss Re Cuts Fossil Fuel Cover for Oil, Gas to Protect Climate March 17, 2022 By Simon Jessop LONDON –– Swiss Re SRENH.S, the world’s second biggest reinsurer said it would no longer insure most new oil and... Read More
Saharan Dust Storm Covers Spain, Spreads Out Across Europe March 17, 2022 By Joseph Wilson BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe... Read More
7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits North Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued March 17, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) _ A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening,... Read More