Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Does the sixth strongest earthquake in history pose a threat to Egypt?
Egypt Independent
·
August 1, 2025
A powerful earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, struck the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East on Wednesday. The quake caused widespread panic, prompting authorities to issue extensive tsunami warnings for a number of...
The Russia earthquake was among the world’s strongest. Here’s what links them all
The Independent
·
July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Focus turns to data after B.C. cancels tsunami advisory in wake of huge Russia quake
CityNews Kitchener
·
July 30, 2025
A Canadian earthquake expert says authorities will be looking at data from the massive Russian earthquake that triggered a tsunami scare in British Columbia overnight, as they consider the science and response to such emergencies On Wednesday...
Eye in the Sky: How drones are revolutionising every sector
The Business Standard
·
July 31, 2025
In a world increasingly defined by speed, data and precision, drones, once dismissed as toys or tools of war, have taken flight across a wide range of civilian sectors. From Ukrainian battlefields to African clinics, from flooded villages in...
You say potato, I say ancient tomato origins
Cosmos
·
July 31, 2025
A genetic study has found that potatoes evolved through natural interbreeding in the wild between tomato plants and a potato-like species in South America about 9 million years ago. Potatoes are a much-loved food around the world – from chips and...
8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Off Russia Could Be One of the Largest on Record
The New York Times
·
July 30, 2025
The colossal magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s coast early Wednesday is set to be one of the largest ever recorded if its magnitude is not revised down by scientists studying the data. The quake is tied for the sixth-largest on record,...
Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk
Space.com
·
July 31, 2025
Astronomers have detected signs of complex organic molecules, the precursors to the building blocks of life as we know it, in a planet-forming disk around a distant star. The findings imply that the chemical seeds of life are constructed in space...
Joining the dots: how a hybrid approach to grid networks makes sense in the transition
Energy Knowledge - Energy Institute
·
The Estepa project in Antofagasta, northern Chile, will combine 215 MW of solar capacity with 418 MW of battery energy storage when it becomes operational in late 2026. It is being developed by Atlas Renewable Energy, which has arranged long-term...
What’s the difference between a tsunami warning and an advisory?
98 Rock - Maryland
·
July 30, 2025
Parts of Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. West Coast remain at risk for tsunami waves after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake – the sixth-largest in recorded history – struck Russia. Video above: How scientists track tsunami waves Tsunami waves first reached...
Fears of devastating tsunami fade following huge quake
Fulton Sun - Missouri
·
July 31, 2025
HONOLULU (AP) -- Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but new alerts along South America's Pacific coast...
Which are top five major earthquakes? Does Wednesday Russia quake features in list?
The Economic Times
·
July 30, 2025
The colossal magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's coast early Wednesday is set to be one of the largest ever recorded if its magnitude is not revised down by scientists studying the data. The quake is tied for the sixth-largest on record,...
Study reveals potato’s secret tomato South American heritage
Oman Observer
·
July 31, 2025
WASHINGTON: You say potato, I say tomato? Turns out one helped create the other: Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern-day spud around nine million years ago, according to a new...
Tsunami Reaches US as Powerful Quake Puts Pacific on Alert
Claims Journal
·
July 30, 2025
Coastal regions from Chile to the western U.S. were on edge after a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific, though warnings in Hawaii and Japan were downgraded. Four-foot waves (1.2-meter) were...
No Major Injuries Reported So Far After 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Russia
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
·
This image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of Kuril Islands, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025....
Wesley “Wes” Allen Leightner worked for Phillips
Bluffton Icon - Ohio
·
Memorial service on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. UPDATED. Wesley “Wes” Allen Leightner, 84, passed away July 30, 2025 at the Meadows of Leipsic. Wes was born March 3, 1941 in Fort Wayne, IN, to Clinton Edward Leightner, from Pandora, OH...
The world’s most powerful earthquakes, past and present
Gulf News
·
1. Valdivia, Chile (1960) – Magnitude 9.4 The largest earthquake ever recorded devastated southern Chile, triggering a massive tsunami that reached as far as Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines. 2. Alaska Earthquake US (1964) – Magnitude 9.2 The...
Rebalancing for the future: Why the Philippines needs a tradables revival
Business World
·
July 31, 2025
By Gonzalo Varela and Kevin Cruz OVER the past 15 years, the Philippines has been one of East Asia’s most dynamic economies. Growth was fast, inclusive, and spatially balanced. Public investment in infrastructure surged, and reforms attracted...
The 25% tariff, The Resistance Front and Kamchatka Earthquakes
The Indian Express
·
July 31, 2025
Trump hits India with 25% tariff plus a Russia penalty Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Main Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements...
Huge quake rocks Russia’s Far East, triggering tsunami warnings around Pacific
The Business Times Singapore
·
July 30, 2025
[TOKYO / LOS ANGELES] Parts of French Polynesia were told to brace for waves as high as 4 metres on Wednesday (Jul 30), after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern coast triggered tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii,...
Huge quake in Russia triggers tsunami warnings around Pacific
BusinessLIVE
·
Benagluru — Parts of French Polynesia were told to brace for waves as high as 4m on Wednesday, after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern coast triggered tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii, Japan and Chile. The shallow...