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How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan; no major damage reportedThe JMA said that the same region was hit soon afterwards by smaller quakes with magnitudes of 4.5, 5.1, 3.8 and 5.4, also with no tsunami ...
MLB 2025 Opening Day: Here’s where you can watch Major League Baseball games for freeFans can catch the live action of MLB Opening Day 2025 on TV by tuning in to a number of national channels or a local broadcaster. Getting ...
Typhoon hits Japan's Kyushu; three dead, airlines, factories affectedTyphoon Shanshan struck southwest Japan, causing heavy rain and strong winds, disrupting air traffic, and cutting power to over a quarter m...
Gold holds steady as cenbanks' policy verdicts loomGold prices were little changed on Tuesday, as traders cautioned to take position ahead of interest rate decisions from a number of central...
What would be the cost of a global Internet outage for one day? You would be surprised to knowIf an internet outage occurs just for a single day, the US alone would face huge losses of around $11 billion. China is estimated to lose n...
Panasonic lights up the Rudraksh Convention Centre; showcases sustainability with its electrical solutionsRudraksh Convention Centre aim is to contribute to sustainable urban development by creating business opportunities and academic developmen...
South Korean ballistic missile malfunctions, explodes in live-fire drill with US after North Korea successfully launches intermediate-range missileIn a huge embarassment, South Korean ballistic missile malfunctioned and blowed up in a live-fire drill with the US. This comes as North Ko...
Powerful typhoon Nanmadol pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuatedThe Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Nanmadol was near the southern island of Yakushima, packing maximum surface winds of 162 kilom...
Keeping Europe warm this winter will come down to Asia’s weatherThe Asian countries, among the world’s biggest importers of liquefied natural gas and seaborne coal, all share a peak heating demand season...
Sri Lanka faces 'great danger' as crisis dragsThe 73-year-old, who was propelled to power last month after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country and resign a...
Sri Lanka exchange halts again after 13% plungeThe island nation is grappling with its worst economic downturn since independence in 1948, with months of regular blackouts and acute shor...
Sri Lanka stock market halts trading again after 12.6% plungeEquities have shed nearly 40 percent of their value since January, with the local currency falling by a similar amount against the greenbac...
Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts Tokyo, causing blackouts but no tsunami warningNHK said four people sustained injuries in Chiba and showed a two-storey building in neighbouring Saitama prefecture on fire. Private broad...
Asian markets grapple with Evergrande fallout, eye China power crunchAsian shares mainly drifted lower Tuesday as investors continued to fret over China Evergrande Group's unsolved debt crisis and eyed the po...
- Japanese nuclear regulators present new safety measures
Japan's nuclear regulators present draft outline of new safety measures to prevent or minimise the consequences of severe accidents.
- NSRC proposes 'back-up' measures to enhance nuclear safety
The NSRC has proposed setting up an emergency facility at each of the nuclear reactor sites as one of the measures.
- Stay the course
India should focus on safety while scaling up its nuclear energy programme.
- Japan nuclear blast: US experts fear 'Chernobyl-like' crisis for Japan
US nuclear experts has warned that pumping sea water to cool nuclear reactor was an "act of desperation" that may foreshadow a Chernobyl-li...
- Toshiba in talks with NTPC for carbon capture project
NTPC is in talks with Toshiba Corp to build a pilot project in India for capturing and storing carbon emissions, a Toshiba official said.