India It has become the third country to register more than 1 million coronavirus infections, after the US and Brazil, as it reported 34,956 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national total to 1,003,832. Amid evidence that the disease was settling in the poorest rural areas and …
Read More »7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, tsunami risk fades
(Reuters) – A “dangerous tsunami wave” warning was briefly issued for coastal regions within 300 kms (186.41 miles) of Wau in northeast Papua New Guinea, after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the region. said the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The earthquake occurred at approximately 12.50 pm local time, at …
Read More »7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea, tsunami risk fades
(Reuters) – A “dangerous tsunami wave” warning was briefly issued for coastal regions within 300 kms (186.41 miles) of Wau in northeast Papua New Guinea, after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the region. said the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The earthquake occurred at approximately 12.50 pm local time, at …
Read More »Asia accelerates the brakes of the coronavirus as new groups emerge
SYDNEY / TOKYO (Reuters) – Australian states tightened borders and restricted visits to bars on Tuesday, as Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong and Japan theme park, intensifying the search as a jump in new cases of coronavirus in Asia fueled fears of a second wave of infections. FILE …
Read More »Bali celebrates massive prayers for reopening of coronavirus blockade
People attend massive prayers, expressing gratitude for handling the new coronavirus and seeking blessings for the start of a “new normal” at the Besakih temple in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia on July 5, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Photo. Antara Photo / Nyoman Hendra Wibowo / via REUTERS KARANGASEM, …
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