Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Slog AM: 8.8 Earthquake Rattles the Pacific Ocean, Columbia City Funeral Home Damaged by Fire, the Pacific Science Center's Mechanical Dinosaurs Get the Boot
The Stranger - Washington State
·
July 30, 2025
At around 3 pm our time on Monday, one of the most powerful earthquakes on record hit the Kamchatka Peninsula, a remote region of Russia that has a population of 290,000. The people there surely felt it, but no one, according to recent reports,...
India News | Mizoram CM Reviews Mizoram State Super Speciality Cancer & Research Centre Project
Latestly
·
July 30, 2025
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], July 30 (ANI): Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting at the CM's Conference Hall in Aizawl to review progress on the proposed Mizoram State Super Speciality Cancer and Research Centre,...
Mizoram to establish super speciality cancer & research centre with JICA funding amid rising cancer rates
The Economic Times
·
July 30, 2025
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma chaired a high-level meeting to review progress on the proposed Mizoram State Super Speciality Cancer & Research Centre, which will be constructed at Zemabawk, Aizawl, with funding from the Japan International...
Tsunamis lap at Japan, Hawaii and California after huge quake off Russia’s Far East
The Times of Israel
·
July 30, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the US West Coast. Several people were injured, but none gravely, and no...
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/walking-outside-df00516e3a1842e3b50af061196e0a99.jpg)
How Many Steps a Day You Actually Need, According to New Research
Martha Stewart
·
Good news: You don’t need to hit 10,000 steps a day to improve your health. According to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health, you can experience roughly the same benefits with fewer steps—around 7,000 per day. Researchers from the...
Walmart Tops Global 500 Again as U.S., China, and Tech Titans Dominate $41.7 Trillion List
Digital Information World
·
July 30, 2025
Walmart has landed in first place again, as it has for over a decade now. The U.S. retail giant sits at the head of this year’s Fortune Global 500, the annual list ranking companies by revenue. Amazon took second. Behind them came State Grid of...
Powerful quake in Russia's Far East causes tsunami, Japan, Hawaii order evacuations
The Financial Express Bangladesh
·
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet) that prompted warnings and evacuations stretching across the Pacific Ocean....
Why quake prediction remains an unpredictable science
Sun Online International
·
An earthquake of 8.8 magnitude, one of the 10 strongest ever recorded, struck Russia’s Far East early on Wednesday, leading to a tsunami alert throughout the Pacific region. Even as “tsunami waves” were reported in Japan and Alaska, panic spread...
8.8 magnitude quake in Kamchatka triggers tsunami warning in Japan and Pacific
Asia News
·
July 30, 2025
Today's headlines: Lebanon has begun repatriating Syrian refugees; Thailand accuses Phnom Penh of ceasefire violations; India confirms the death of three militants responsible for the 22 April massacre that led to clashes with Pakistan; China,...
JUJU Labs: Where Science Meets Flavor in the World of Wine (Haute Living Q&A)
Haute Living - Florida
·
July 30, 2025
Avanterra White 1. What’s the story behind a Serial Tech Entrepreneur in rethinking winemaking? Sanjeev, a serial tech entrepreneur, was inspired to rethink winemaking after Robert Mondavi once claimed that food-specific wines were impossible to...
Japanese group Mitsui buys the Port of Nigg and plans investment in infrastructure and manufacturing
Insider.co.uk
·
July 30, 2025
Green freeport the Port of Nigg has been sold to Japanese conglomerate Mitsui – which has vowed to keep developing the complex as “a critical infrastructure asset within the UK’s energy transition”. Global Energy Group (GEG) has agreed to sell...
Baba Vanga Japan Tsunami Prediction: Here’s all about what he said over powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake
The Economic Times
·
July 30, 2025
Baba Vanga Japan Tsunami prediction about a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake is available. The earthquake struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday. The tremor sent tsunami waves toward northern Japan and Russia’s Kuril Islands. This...
Japan develops world's first artificial womb
Graphic
·
July 30, 2025
Japanese scientists have developed the world’s first artificial womb capable of sustaining the growth of extremely premature human babies. Resembling a fluid-filled capsule, this artificial womb is engineered to mimic the conditions of the natural...
Australia, India, Japan, US declare economic war on China’s rare earth empire
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
·
July 30, 2025
Washington, DC [US], July 30 (ANI): Foreign ministers from the Quad nations- Australia, India, Japan, and the United States- convened in Washington earlier this month and unveiled a robust strategy designed to counteract China's coercive influence...
Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California after 8.8 quake
KSL - Utah
·
TOKYO — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several people were injured, but none gravely, and no major...
Japan, Hawaii and Russia downgrade tsunami warnings after powerful earthquake
CBC/Radio-Canada
·
July 30, 2025
8.8 magnitude quake causes small tsunamis in Japan, Alaska and Hawaii Authorities in Japan, Russia and Hawaii downgrade tsunami warnings Warnings extend as far as North and Central America and New Zealand Authorities urge people to stay away from...
Japanese researchers link outdoor time to rapid increase in choroidal thickness
Ophthalmology Times
·
July 30, 2025
Japanese researchers reported that short, intensive outdoor activity for only 1 week increased the choroidal thickness in Japanese schoolchildren. This is the first such study to report the effects of short-term outdoor activity on the choroidal...
Japan downgrades its last remaining tsunami alert. Tsunami advisories in place for Pacific coast
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
·
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has downgraded its last remaining tsunami alert, which was in the country's north. Tsunami advisories remain in place for its Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake Wednesday. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier...
Japan sees record high temperature of 41.2 deg C
The Straits Times
·
July 30, 2025
TOKYO - Japan sweltered in a record temperature of 41.2 deg C on July 30, with the mercury also hitting 40 deg C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years...
Japan hit by tsunami as high as 1 meter after M8.8 quake off Russia
The Mainichi
·
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Vast areas of Japan's Pacific coast were hit by tsunami waves that at one location exceeded 1 meter on Wednesday, after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the morning and triggered a...