BEIJING — Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China on Monday, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous […]
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Falling oil costs assist calm worries about inflation, and Wall Avenue rallies
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are easing on Monday and helping to calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even […]
US greenback weakens sharply towards the Japanese yen after officers intervene in markets
TOKYO — The U.S. dollar weakened sharply Monday against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had […]
Japanese Washington fires have burned 600 constructions and compelled the evacuation of 5,000 houses
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern […]
Kumamoto authorities says the demise toll from the southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34
Kumamoto government says the death toll from the southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34 Source link
Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, first of Asian American descent, dies at 100
HONOLULU — Former Hawaii Gov. George R. Ariyoshi — the nation’s first Asian American governor — has died at age 100. Ariyoshi, a Democrat who […]
WATCH: Japan shakes and rattles as earthquake hits off coast
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s coast, prompting tsunami warnings. Source link
6 crew lacking after overturned ship that disappeared after hurricane is discovered
HAGATNA, Guam — An overturned ship found near the U.S. territory of Saipan after a typhoon hit is the vessel that went missing with six […]
Oil costs resume their climb and Asian markets decline as US prepares for blockade of strait
TOKYO — Oil prices resumed their climb and Asian markets mostly declined Monday as the U.S. military prepared to blockade ships entering or leaving the […]
How a seabird native to Hawaii has tailored to life in Honolulu’s concrete jungle
HONOLULU — Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she’s guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific. The birds hunt […]
