A strong earthquake with a revised magnitude of 7.5 struck the Drake Passage on Thursday, shaking the remote region between South America and Antarctica but posing no widespread tsunami threat, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Initially reported as an 8.0 magnitude event, the US Geological Survey (USGS) later downgraded the quake and confirmed it […]
Heavy rains batter Hong Kong (Source: AP) Heavy rains batter Hong Kong (Source: AP) Heavy rains batter Hong Kong (Source: AP) Heavy rains batter Hong Kong (Source: AP) Heavy rains batter Hong Kong (Source: AP) Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm signal for the second time in six hours on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, […]
Typhoon Co-May made landfall on Wednesday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and fears of coastal surges as Shanghai and several eastern Chinese cities faced disruption. Authorities issued alerts, cancelled hundreds of flights, and urged people to stay indoors as the tropical storm swept across the region, reports news agency Reuters.The storm first struck Zhoushan, a […]
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami with waves up to 4 metres (13 feet), forcing evacuations and causing damage to buildings, according to officials cited by Reuters.In parts of Kamchatka, tsunami waves reaching 3 to 4 metres (10–13 feet) were recorded, according to Sergei […]
उदयपुर जिले में भारी बारिश की चेतावनी को देखते हुए जिला प्रशासन ने एहतियाती कदम उठाते हुए 30 जुलाई (बुधवार) और 31 जुलाई (गुरुवार) को जिले के सभी राजकीय और निजी विद्यालयों में अवकाश घोषित किया है। यह निर्णय विद्यार्थियों की सुरक्षा और संभावित आपात स्थितियों से बचाव को ध्यान में रखते हुए लिया गया […]
Epstein and Maxwell (File photo-Agencies) Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in 2021 for helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls, has been called to testify before the US Congress next month. The house oversight committee has issued a subpoena asking her to sit for a deposition on 11 August at the Tallahassee prison where she is serving a […]
Three powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia’s Far East on Sunday, triggering a tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.The first quake, with a magnitude of 5.0, was followed by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake at 07:07 UTC, located 151 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of 8.7 km, according to the […]
Heavy rainfall lashed parts of the northeastern United States on Monday night, triggering flash floods that brought sections of New York City and New Jersey to a standstill. The storm disrupted subway lines, submerged major roads, and prompted a state of emergency in New Jersey.Flash flood warnings and watches were issued across New York, New […]
Heavy rain lashed large parts of the US Northeast on Monday, triggering flash flood warnings across New York City and prompting New Jersey to declare a state of emergency.Rising water levels disrupted roads, airports, and public transport services, reports NBC news.All five boroughs of New York City were placed under a flash flood warning by […]
The United States has taken emergency action to suspend livestock imports from northern Mexico after detecting the alarming spread of the New World Screwworm fly, a parasitic insect that poses a deadly threat to livestock health and the American cattle industry. This insect, which lays eggs in the open wounds of warm-blooded animals, has larvae […]
