More than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road. Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around it were […]
Continue ReadingAna Vanessa Herrero is in Caracas and says she began hearing planes at 02:00 local time.
Continue ReadingAt least two people have died after a powerful earthquake hit southern and central Mexico on Friday. CBS, the BBC’s news partner in America, reported that as of Friday evening local time, two people were killed and several injured. The epicentre of the 6.5 magnitude earthquake was near the popular tourist town of Acapulco, near […]
Continue ReadingPresident Claudia Sheinbaum calmly stopped her press conference when the 6.5 magnitude trembler shook the room and set off the country’s earthquake alert system. The quake shook Guerrero, Mexico, early Friday, disrupting Sheinbaum’s first news conference of the year. Some residents rushed into the streets after hearing the Mexican Seismic Alert System, which was put […]
Continue ReadingA hiker is believed to have been killed by at least one mountain lion in the US state of Colorado on Wednesday, according to wildlife officials. If confirmed, it would be the first fatal attack there since 1999. A group of hikers found the woman’s body on a remote trail and spotted a lion nearby. […]
Continue ReadingNick Johnson,Crans-Montanaand Anna Lamche Footage shows person trying to put out flames during deadly Swiss bar fire A fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort appears to have been caused by sparklers placed on bottles of champagne that came “too close to the ceiling”, authorities said. Forty people died after the blaze in […]
Continue ReadingItalian pasta is set to be spared from high-level US tariffs that the Trump administration had threatened against 13 producers. The move could have resulted in American importers being taxed at a rate greater than the value of the actual pasta itself, and prices rising sharply for US consumers. But on Thursday, the Italian foreign […]
Continue ReadingRussia has accused Ukraine of killing at least 27 people in a drone strike on a New Year’s party in a hotel and cafe in the Russian-occupied southern Kherson region. According to the Russia-installed regional governor, Vladimir Saldo, more than 30 people were injured in the alleged attack, which he said happened in the village […]
Continue ReadingChina’s BYD is set to overtake Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs), marking the first time it has outpaced its American rival for annual sales. On Thursday, BYD said that sales of its battery-powered cars rose last year by almost 28% to more than 2.25 million. Tesla, which is […]
Continue ReadingJapan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is among some 60 female lawmakers petitioning for more women’s toilets in the parliament building to match their growing representation in the legislature. A record 73 women were elected into the 465-seat Lower House in October 2024, exceeding the previous high of 54 in 2009. One opposition lawmaker, Yasuko Komiyama, […]
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