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Magnitude-7 quake kills at least 16 in Xizang
At least 16 people have been killed and 32 others injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in the northeastern part of the Xizang Autonomous Region on Thursday evening. Xinhua news agency reported that more than 300 houses have collapsed. Power was cut off and telecommunications services were disrupted in the county seat of Baqen, some 70 kilometres away from the township of Maru where the quake was centred. Tremors were also felt in other parts of Xizang, including Qamdo and Nyingchi. The report said as of 2.25am on Friday, 11 of the injured were in serious condition while 21 sustained minor injuries. The office of the State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV emergency response after the tremor, while Xizang has activated a Level-II earthquake disaster emergency response, according to the regional emergency command centre. More than 300 police officers have been dispatched to the epicentre for relief work while the regional fire and rescue corps has mobilised 347 personnel to the affected areas. The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said the quake struck at 10.33pm on Thursday at a depth of 10 kilometres. A separate, 4.3-magnitude quake struck Zadoi County in neighbouring Qinghai province some 40 minutes after the initial tremor. Strong quakes were felt in townships along the border between the two counties, Xinhua reported, with cracks appearing in some houses. However, no building collapses or casualties were immediately reported. (Reporting by Xinhua) Edited by Cecil Wong
Asia Society announces new permanent home in historic Washington building
The Asia Society announced on Thursday that it had marked out territory on the Washington policy landscape with the purchase of a US$17.5 million building that will give it a permanent spot alongside other US capital think tanks dating back more than a century, striving for influence. The 70-year-old institution, founded by the grandson of oil mogul John D. Rockefeller, has focused more on public policy in recent years, in addition to its traditional focus on arts, culture and education, under...
16 killed after M7.0 quake hits China's Xizang, rescue underway
16 killed after M7.0 quake hits China's Xizang, rescue underway
Dengue fatalities in Negros Occidental rise to 23
BACOLOD CITY — Dengue-related fatalities in Negros Occidental have climbed to 23 as total infections reached 4,208, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported Thursday, Oct. 22. The figures from January 4 to October 17 show an overall drop of 17.57 percent or 879 fewer cases compared to the 5,105 cases reported during the same period
Execution Staff Warned Of IV Problems During Christa Pike's Execution
A court document says Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution.
Sister Of American Held In Russia Says He Didn't Know He Was Being Released Until He Saw U.S. Flag
The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the U.S. citizen freed after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said her brother didn’t realize he was being released until he was taken onto a plane and saw an American flag.
How .45 Parabellum Bloodhound bridges two gaming worlds
TOKYO, Japan — For Christopher “kiririn51” Ortiz, game director and co-founder of Sukeban Games, .45 Parabellum Bloodhound started with a battle system from the past. Sukeban Games is best known for VA-11 HALL-A, the cyberpunk bartender visual novel that established the studio and its narrative-driven approach. With .45 Parabellum Bloodhound, the developers are stepping into
Airbnb Guests No Longer Have To Wash The Dishes Or Strip The Beds At Checkout
Airbnb guests may soon have fewer chores to tackle before checking out.
SpaceX investor: Starlink is ‘not reliable for national security for anybody but Trump’
SpaceX investor Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, said he is “disgusted” by the recent events surrounding the slowdown of Starlink services in Ukraine, which impacted the country’s military capabilities. “As a SpaceX shareholder I am disgusted,” Gerber said Wednesday during an appearance on CNN. “I think that these decisions were strategically horrendous and from...
SWS: Fewer Filipinos follow Duterte trial than past impeachments
MANILA, Philippines — Fewer Filipinos closely followed the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte compared with past impeachment proceedings, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported. According to its survey conducted from Sept. 21 to 27, only 42 percent of adult Filipinos followed Duterte’s impeachment trial “very or somewhat” closely. The SWS said this was