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Rescuers search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tri...
Search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
A major earthquake in Japan that all but destroyed a shopping mall killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers struggled to reach survivors...
Search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers battled through the tangled wreckage of a Japanese shopping mall Wednesday searching for any trapped survivors after a strong earthquake killed at leas...
Japan issues tsunami alert after 7.1-magnitude quake
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country's southwest on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of households.
Body recovered, search continues after Solomons mine landslide
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Solomon Islands police said Tuesday they had recovered the first body from a landslide at a gold mine, but it was "too early" to confirm how many people remaine...
Japan issues tsunami alert after 7.1-magnitude quake
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing a tsunami alert.
'Many people' trapped in shopping mall after Japan quake: fire dept
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping mall damaged in a major earthquake Tuesday in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.
'Many people' feared trapped in mall after big Japan quake
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
"Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fi...
Dozens feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mall
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Dozens of people were feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan on Tuesday after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one ...
Many feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mall
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Emergency responders searched early Wednesday for people feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires an...
Two dead in shopping mall hit by Japan quake
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Two young women were found dead early Wednesday in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosion in Japan, local media reported, as cre...
Japan PM says injuries, buildings collapsed in major quake
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
A major earthquake collapsed buildings and sparked fires in Japan's southwest, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday, with broadcaster NHK saying that a...
Ten families say relatives missing in Solomons mine landslide
Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)
Ten families have reported their relatives missing in a landslide at a major gold mine in the Solomon Islands, local police said on Tuesday.
Hunt for survivors after landslide at major Solomons mine
Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)
Residents and police searched for survivors on Monday after a landslide at a gold mine in the Solomon Islands, a witness and officials told AFP.
Landslide at major Solomon Islands gold mine: officials
Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)
A landslide has occurred at a major gold mine in the Solomon Islands, the Pacific nation's disaster office told AFP on Monday.
France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave
Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said one forest fire in southwest France had been "contained" even as another, much bigger one near Bordeaux continued to ra...
Flash flood at northwest China tourist site kills 10, injures 23: state media
Jul 26, 2026 (AFP)
A flash flood caused by heavy rain struck a tourist site in northwest China on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring 23, state media reported.
Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelans across the quake zone and in the capital Caracas held a minute of silence Friday to honor victims of the tremors that struck one month ago, AFP jour...
Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelans across the quake zone and in the capital Caracas held a minute of silence Friday to honor victims of the tremors that struck one month ago, AFP jour...
Venezuelans hold minute of silence one month after tremors
Jul 24, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelans across the quake zone and in the capital Caracas held a minute of silence Friday to honor victims of the tremors that struck last month, AFP journal...
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