Japan urges 1 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain
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Typhoon Shanshan hits Japan, bringing heavy rain and knocking out power
The weather office said that Japan’s most powerful typhoon this year made landfall at around 8:00am (local time) packing gusts of up to 157mph.
Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India on Wednesday after undergoing a knee replacement surgery in New York.
Japan prepares for powerful Typhoon Shanshan, affecting transportation and delivery services
TOKYO (AP) — Japan was preparing for powerful typhoon as it slowly approached the country’s southwest at a bicycle speed, threatening to bring heavy rains and strong winds and causing airlines to cancel flights and train operators to delay or suspend services through the weekend.
Japan on ‘highest alert’ for Typoon Shanshan, forcing Toyota to shut down production
“Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach southern Kyushu with extremely strong force through Thursday and it may make landfall,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.
Cryptocurrencies tumble amid a wave of long liquidations, bitcoin falls under $60,000
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Wave of Attacks Rattles a Restive Province in Pakistan
The violence began with blasts that ripped through a military camp in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province late Sunday night, killing at least one soldier. Around the same time, armed men stormed into at least four police stations in the province, spraying bullets at officers and setting police vehicles on fire, local officials said.
A new wave of Chinese food and beverages hit Southeast Asia
Forget kung pao chicken and sweet and sour pork. There's a new wave of food and beverage chains flowing out of China, and it's all about Sichuan hot pot, braised chicken rice and pickle fish soup -- as well as mainstays like bubble tea.