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Tsunami alert issued for several regions in Russia's Far East following Japan's earthquake

Several regions in Russia's Far East were on tsunami alert on Monday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the central part of Japan, generating waves as high as five metres in some areas.

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocks Japan, tsunami waves hit coastal areas

An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami waves to hit the northern coast of central Japan.

Strong quakes jolt central Japan, major Tsunami warning issued

Tokyo/UNI: A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with Tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Earthquake death toll rises to 148 in China's Gansu, Qinghai

Beijing: The death toll from the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China has risen to 117 in Gansu Province, bringing the total to 148 in Gansu and Qinghai provinces, local authorities said Friday.

Iceland volcano erupts on Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of intense earthquake activities in the region

After weeks of intense earthquake activity, a volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, media reports said.

China: 111 die after magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Gansu Province

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday (December 19, 2023) leaving at least 111 people dead, media reports said.

Tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

Three back-to-back earthquakes of moderate intensity jolted Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday, officials said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Night temp dips as Gulmarg records coldest night

Night temperatures plummeted at most places in the Kashmir valley, with Gulmarg recording the season's coldest night of the season at -8.0°C on Monday, officials said.

Over 7,000 Sri Lankan people affected by rainy weather this week

Colombo: Over 7,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by inclement rainy weather this week, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Saturday in its latest situation report.

COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN chief Antonio Guterres says phaseout is inevitable

Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved earlier on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short of a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of oil, coal and gas.

COP 28 Summit in Dubai: Climate advocates demand stronger language on fossil fuels

The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting outcry from climate-vulnerable countries and civil society.

COP28 Dubai Summit: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal

As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world’s agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink by 2050.

COP 28: Bhutan urges world to take immediate, robust global action to tackle climate crisis

A top Bhutanese official has urged the world to take immediate and robust global action to address the escalating climate crisis.

Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28 Summit in Dubai

Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens their futures. They said their voices and ideas can help rescue the planet and demanded that government policymakers put the needs of the world’s nearly 2 billion children first.

COP28 Dubai Summit enters final week amid negotiations on emissions cuts and fossil fuels

After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome text kick into high gear. Negotiators are aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and what to do about the future of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal.