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Plane catches fire on runway at Japan’s Haneda airport, passengers reportedly safe
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, with news reports saying it hit another aircraft after landing. NHK TV reported that all passengers aboard, believed to have been about 400 people, got out safely. Local TV video showed a large eruption of fire and smoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plane catches fire on runway at Japan’s Haneda airport
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A plane caught fire on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday. Local TV video showed a large burst of fire erupt from the side of a Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway. The area around on the wing then caught fire. Later video showed fire crews working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
By Hiro Komae And Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2024
WAJIMA, Japan (AP) – A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 48 people dead and damaging thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Powerful earthquakes leave at least 30 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
By Hiro Komae And Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
WAJIMA, Japan (AP) – A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 30 people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes. Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korean opposition leader is stabbed in the neck by a knife-wielding man
By Hyung-jin Kim And Jiwon Song, The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan. Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city. It said Lee, head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korean opposition leader is attacked and injured by an unidentified man
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said. Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city. It said Lee, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korean opposition leader is attacked and injured by an unidentified man, officials say
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said. Busan’s emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city. It said Lee, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, a decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. Those divisions were largely been put aside while the country focuses on the war, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes on the Sea of Japan coast
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan issued tsunami alerts and told people to evacuate coastal areas after a series of strong quakes on its western coastline Monday. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. It issued a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes in the Sea of Japan
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan issues tsunami warnings after aseries of very strong earthquakes in the Sea of Japan
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and ... Read More »
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