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Sports
Dwight Howard vows to help Taiwan earthquake victims
Former NBA champion Dwight Howard sent a heartfelt message to his Taiwanese fans and those affected by the devastating earthquake, expressin...
Bryan Ke
Animals
Playful dog turned rescue hero captures hearts after Taiwan earthquake
After the recent 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Taiwan, a dog once deemed unsuitable for drug detection has become a celebrated search an...
Carl Samson
Taiwan
Video: Taiwanese grandfather continues watching TV unfazed during earthquake
A video of an unfazed grandfather during the moment a massive earthquake shook Taiwan last week has gone viral on social media. Key points:...
Michelle De Pacina
News
Terrifying video shows collapsed building after 7.5 earthquake strikes Taiwan
Shocking videos shared on social media depict the damages done after a massive earthquake hit Taiwan, leaving nine dead and over 900 injured...
Japan
Japan commemorates 13th anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster
Japan commemorated the 13th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on Monday, with memorial services held across affected prefectures...
Ryan General
Woman in her 90s rescued from rubble 5 days after deadly Japan quake
A woman in her 90s was rescued alive in Suzu city, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, five days after the deadly earthquake struck the region. Resc...
Death toll nears 100 after massive earthquake hit Japan on New Year’s Day
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on New Year’s Day has left at least 94 people dead, with rescue efforts ongoing to find...
7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes western Japan on New Year’s Day
A series of powerful earthquakes struck Japan, resulting in at least 48 deaths and thousands displaced. About the earthquake: On New Year’s...
China
Video: Massive earthquake hits China, kills at least 120 people
Videos shared on social media depict the horrifying moments when a powerful earthquake struck two provinces in China, resulting in more than...
Environmental
Fukushima explained: Why Japan is releasing over a million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea
On an ordinary spring day in Japan in 2011, one of the most devastating natural disasters in modern history occurred. An undersea megathrust...
10 years ago, Lionel Messi auctioned off his ‘Golden Foot’ for $5 million
It has been a decade since Lionel Messi auctioned a gold cast of his left foot to help victims of the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsun...
Video: Chinese boy carries classmate to safety during earthquake
A video posted by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin shows a young boy lifting his classmate to evacuate during an earthquak...
Firefighter rescued as a baby in 2008 Sichuan earthquake pays it forward in rescue of his own
A firefighter who rescued a baby in the recent earthquake in Sichuan, China revealed that he was also rescued by a firefighter as a child i...
Rebecca Moon
Dashcam video captures moment deadly earthquake strikes China’s Sichuan province
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit China’s southwestern Sichuan province, killing at least 65 people and injuring more than 200 others. There ...
7.0-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 5 dead and 130 injured in northern Philippines
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit northern Luzon, the Philippines’ most populous island, on Wednesday morning, killing at least five and injur...
7.4 magnitude earthquake kills at least 2, leaves thousands without power in Fukushima, Japan
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Fukushima, Japan, on Wednesday, leaving many homes without water or power. The earthquake has forced many f...
Naomi Osaka pledges all her Western & Southern Open winnings to earthquake victims in Haiti
Tennis star Naomi Osaka announced that she will donate her winnings from the 2021 Western & Southern Open to help the victims of an eart...
Taiwan’s Pokémon Go Grandpa Stopped From Hunting After Earthquake Alarm Glitch Hits His 72 Phones
Taiwan’s biggest Pokémon Go fan spent nearly half an hour turning off the excessive alarms caused by a glitch in the government’s earthquake...
Asia
Epic Videos Capture Tsunami Crashing Into Indonesian Island After 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia on Friday was followed by a tsunami hours after authorities lifte...
Khier Casino
Japan Rocked By 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Leaving at Least 2 Dead, 125 Injured
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake recently shook Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, as other parts of the country recover from the devastat...
Viral Video Captures the Moment Deadly Earthquake Rattles Mosque in Indonesia
A video of an imam who stayed inside a mosque to lead a prayer in the middle of the recent Indonesian earthquake has gone viral on social me...
Surveillance Video Shows Cats Reacting Before Massive Earthquake in Japan
Surveillance footage taken from a cat cafe in Japan shows how felines react before, during, and after a massive earthquake that rocked Osaka...
Parent’s Discover Son’s Secret Anime Porn Stash After 5.3 Earthquake in Japan
While everyone was busy dealing with traffic and cleaning up after the strongest earthquake to hit Osaka, Japan, in decades, one otaku was c...
Japan Has a 40% Chance Of Being Destroyed by a ‘Super Earthquake’ in the Next 30 Years, Scientists Warn
Japanese scientists have warned of a huge chance of a devastating earthquake coming to Japan within the next three decades that is comparabl...
Korean Store Worker Goes Viral for Protecting Customers During Intense Earthquake
An employee of a store is being praised by many netizens after he selflessly protected two terrified customers during a horrific 5.4 magnitu...
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