INTERACTIVE TIBET NEPAL EARTHQUAKE JAN7 2025 1736241534

a powerful earthquake has struck a remote region of Tibetkilling at least 95 people and wounding dozens, with tremors felt in Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India. Videos aired by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with the official Xinhua News Agency saying more than 1,000 houses wereContinue Reading

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Prosecutors ask acting president to order security forces to comply with arrest warrant for impeached leader Yoon. Thousands of South Korean protesters for and against impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol have staged rival rallies in Seoul, a day after authorities failed to execute an arrest warrant on the suspended leader overContinue Reading

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Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports. Myanmar’s military rulers will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country’s 77 years of independence from British colonial rule, state media said. The military said on Saturday thatContinue Reading

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In the last four years, China has logged its four warmest years since comparable temperature recordings began in 1961. China experienced its warmest year On record in 2024, a new high since comparable temperature recordings began more than 60 years ago, the country’s meteorological service has said. The average nationalContinue Reading

INTERACTIVE 2024 on track to be the warmest yearand first year above 1.5°CE year ender NOV10 2024 1735038379

This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). For the first time, average global temperatures will exceed 1.5C (2.7F) above pre-industrial levels from 1850-1900, the upper limit set by the Paris Agreement.Continue Reading

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California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to growing concerns about bird flu cases in the state. Meanwhile, on the same day, the country’s first severe case of the virus was reported in Louisiana. Here is what we know so far about the virusContinue Reading