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Sniffer dogs search mall wrecked after Japan quake
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tr...
Bodies of four climbers recovered near northern Pakistan avalanche site, police say
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Search teams found four bodies near the site of an avalanche in northern Pakistan that left 10 people missing from a climbing expedition led by renowned British...
4.7 magnitude quake hits volcanic region near Naples
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook a southern Italian region near Naples on Friday, but authorities said there were no immediate requests for emergency help.
4.7 magnitude quake hits volcanic region near Naples
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook a southern Italian region near Naples on Friday, but authorities said there were no immediate requests for emergency help.
Bodies of four climbers found near Pakistan avalanche site: police
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Search teams in Pakistan found four bodies after an avalanche on one of the world's highest mountains, with six people still missing from an expedition led by r...
Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering th...
'It's exhausting': southwest Japan deals with second big quake in 10 years
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in 2016. This week, after another deadly jolt, she slept in...
Japan quake toll hits 28 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 28 ...
Japan quake toll hits 30 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 30 ...
Japan quake toll hits 34 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to find survivors from a wrecked shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake two days earlier hit 34 an...
Twenty-five cats escape Japan mall damaged by quake
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan gutted in an explosion after a major earthquake have been rescued, the operator said Thursday, triggering...
Japan quake toll hits 34 as survivors struggle in heat
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Japanese emergency workers searched tirelessly for survivors at a wrecked shopping mall on Thursday, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 34 and tens o...
Venezuela begins demolishing buildings in quake zone
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuelan authorities on Thursday began demolishing buildings in the state of La Guaira, the region worst hit by last month's twin earthquakes, AFP observed.
Japanese survivors deal with second quake disaster in 10 years
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in 2016. This week, she slept in her car after a new, power...
Up to 23 feared dead in Japan quake
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Up to 23 people were feared dead on Thursday after a major earthquake in Japan, with four bodies now pulled out from the tangled wreckage of a shopping mall rip...
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...
Thousands of Spanish evacuees return as crews 'containing' wildfires
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of Spaniards evacuated during massive wildfires started to return home on Wednesday as the government said it was working to contain some of the worst...
Thousands of Spanish evacuees return as crews 'containing' wildfires
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of Spanish evacuated during massive wildfires started to return home on Wednesday as the government said they were working to contain some of the wors...
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 big earthquake killed at least 1...
Five dead after powerful Japan quake, others missing
Jul 29, 2026 (AFP)
A major quake that badly damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least five people, emergency services said on Wednesday.
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