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Today: August 16, 2026
Today: August 16, 2026

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Search for survivors continues after powerful earthquake kills dozens in Indonesia

Search for survivors continues after powerful earthquake kills dozens in Indonesia

Search for survivors continues after powerful earthquake kills dozens in Indonesia
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Travel|World

Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid 'life-threatening' conditions

Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, leaving more than 40,000 utility customers without power across the state as the

Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid 'life-threatening' conditions
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 47 and toppling buildings

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 47 people and causing widespread panic

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 47 and toppling buildings
Asia|Environment|Science|World

A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island killing at least 3

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, killing at least three people and leaving dozens of others missing or injured

A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island killing at least 3
Environment|Europe|World

Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux

A raging wildfire in southwest France has forced the evacuation of 55,000 more people overnight

Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux
Americas|Environment|Science|World

Powerful earthquake in Mexico shakes Guatemala and El Salvador

Powerful earthquake in Mexico shakes Guatemala and El Salvador

Powerful earthquake in Mexico shakes Guatemala and El Salvador
Business|Economy|Environment|World

Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain

Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain to the eastern coast on Sunday

Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain
Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Typhoon Bavi brings catastrophic winds to western Pacific islands

Super Typhoon Bavi was crossing the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean on Monday, lashing Guam, Tinian and Saipan and blasting Rota with catastrophic winds,

Typhoon Bavi brings catastrophic winds to western Pacific islands
Environment|Health|Science|World

Venezuela health system strained after earthquakes, WHO says

Venezuela's healthcare system is under significant strain, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, with some hospitals damaged and others missing staff

Venezuela health system strained after earthquakes, WHO says
Crime|Economy|World

More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing

Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble

More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Americas|Environment|Health|Political|World

Leaders and celebrities react after powerful quakes hit Venezuela

World leaders and Venezuela related celebrities are reacting with offers and solidarity after two powerful earthquakes shook the South American nation on Wednesday, killing at least 164 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings

Leaders and celebrities react after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
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Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Japan's northeast coast on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued, no injuries were immediately reported and no irregularities were found

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning
Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|US

‘Looked like the devil had come to town’: Meade County woman loses family home in wildfires

‘Looked like the devil had come to town’: Meade County woman loses family home in wildfires

‘Looked like the devil had come to town’: Meade County woman loses family home in wildfires
Environment|World

Rescue efforts underway after landslides hit New Zealand campground and house with 2 confirmed dead

Landslides have hit a house and a campground in New Zealand, killing at least two people while emergency crews are trying to rescue people buried in rubble

Rescue efforts underway after landslides hit New Zealand campground and house with 2 confirmed dead
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|World

Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing

Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling on Monday to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone last week, as the

Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing
Economy|Environment|Health|World

Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa

Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummeled the island’s eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic storms in history

Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa