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Sixth-Largest Earthquake on Record Triggers Global Tsunami Warnings

Sixth-Largest Earthquake on Record Triggers Global Tsunami Warnings

An aerial photo shows white waves crashing onto the Kujukuri Coast in Sosa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, after a M8.8 earthquake hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025. Credit - The Yomiuri Shimbun—AP A powerful 8.8 magnitude...

ASEDA signs MOU that could lead to deep sea nodule collaboration

ASEDA signs MOU that could lead to deep sea nodule collaboration

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A leading U.S. innovator in rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining, announced yesterday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Samoa Economic Development Authority (ASEDA),...

Where are tsunami warnings and watches issued in the US?

Where are tsunami warnings and watches issued in the US?

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off of the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami alerts across Alaska, Hawaii the west coast of the contiguous United States on June 29. Warnings, advisories and watches were issued by the...

Where have tsunami warnings and watches been issued in the US?

Where have tsunami warnings and watches been issued in the US?

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off of the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami alerts across Alaska, Hawaii the west coast of the contiguous United States on June 29. Warnings, advisories and watches were issued by the...

Tsunami warning Live: Russia earthquake measuring 8.7 triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific – Japan to Hawaii under threat

Tsunami warning Live: Russia earthquake measuring 8.7 triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific – Japan to Hawaii under threat

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 hit near the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, leading to tsunami alerts in several areas. The alerts have been issued for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, while Hawaii and Guam were...

Ernie Els calls for The Open to return to Muirfield in 2028

Ernie Els calls for The Open to return to Muirfield in 2028

Muirfield is one of The Open’s iconic venues and has hosted golf’s original major 16 times, behind only St Andrews on the current rota of 10 courses the event goes to. But it has not been seen since 2013, due in part to a row between The R&A and...

Tsunami alert issued for Pacific islands, Japan after magnitude 8 earthquake hits Russia

Tsunami alert issued for Pacific islands, Japan after magnitude 8 earthquake hits Russia

Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula witnessed a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, which has triggered tsunami warnings from Japan and the US Tsunami Warning Center. Russia’s regional governor, citing preliminary information, has said that...

Tsunami updates live: Easter and Galápagos Islands evacuate coastal areas as tsunami warnings rattle Pacific

Tsunami updates live: Easter and Galápagos Islands evacuate coastal areas as tsunami warnings rattle Pacific

Easter and Galápagos Islands evacuate coastal areas as tsunami warnings rattle PacificAuthorities ordered evacuations on Ecuador and Chile’s Pacific islands on Wednesday, after the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami warnings across...

The White Blouse of Sandra Mozarowsky

The White Blouse of Sandra Mozarowsky

Mozarowsky in Beatriz (1976), directed by Gonzalo Suárez. For centuries, philosophers, theologians, and poets have pursued the meaning of life. Is there one, and, if so, what is it? Spirituality? Religion? Ask a man on the street the meaning of...

Alleged PUA fraudsters want trial pushed back; 100,000 pages of documents confidential

Alleged PUA fraudsters want trial pushed back; 100,000 pages of documents confidential

Defendants indicted for allegedly participating in a $1.9 million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud ring want to delay trial so attorneys can sift through nearly 100,000 pages of documents produced by the government. The court has also agreed...

General Hospital Spoilers: Britt’s Bedtime Injections, Miracle Cure For Huntington’s?

General Hospital Spoilers: Britt’s Bedtime Injections, Miracle Cure For Huntington’s?

General Hospital spoiler reveal that Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) was seen taking an injection at bedtime on the July 29 episode. However, there was no explanation for the treatment. Fans know that Britt was supposedly diagnosed with...

Golf icon's plea will leave 'bad taste' in Rory McIlroy's mouth after he called him out

Golf icon's plea will leave 'bad taste' in Rory McIlroy's mouth after he called him out

Rory McIlroy once confessed he'd be left with a sour taste whenever he teed off at Muirfield, but Ernie Els has now urged The Open to make its comeback to the Scottish venue. Muirfield was stripped from the major championship's hosting schedule in...

WWII veteran shares meories, artifacts with great-granddaughter

WWII veteran shares meories, artifacts with great-granddaughter

BRISTOL — 100-year-old World War II veteran Dick Fitz, his son Doug, his grandson Michael and his nine-year-old great granddaughter Laney paid a visit to the Memorial Military Museum Thursday. There, Fitz showed a display showing items he...

DPHSS gets $39M for IT modernization

DPHSS gets $39M for IT modernization

The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services was awarded $39 million in Advanced Planning Document, or APD, funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. An APD is a written plan outlining how a state (or...

NMI U20 women gear up for AFC challenge

NMI U20 women gear up for AFC challenge

THE Northern Mariana Islands Football Association hosted a send-off ceremony for the NMI U20 Women’s National Team at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium on Friday, as the team begins preparations for the upcoming AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026...

Guam isn't tsunami-proof. 'We have just been very lucky,' meteorologist says

Guam isn't tsunami-proof. 'We have just been very lucky,' meteorologist says

Tumon Bay/Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan/Pacific Island Times By Jayvee Vallejera and Mar-Vic Cagurangan The magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Russia’s Far East early Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings across a broad section of the Pacific, including...

U23 team leave for Iraq camp

U23 team leave for Iraq camp

FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S under-23 Olympic football team leave for Iraq today to conduct a week-long overseas training camp. The gathering is being held as part of their preparations for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, which are scheduled to be...

What Will Queen Elizabeth's Grandson Peter Phillips' Second Royal Wedding Look Like? By Stephanie Petit

What Will Queen Elizabeth's Grandson Peter Phillips' Second Royal Wedding Look Like? By Stephanie Petit

NEED TO KNOW Peter Phillips announced his engagement to Harriet Sperling, making him the first of Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren to divorce and remarry If he follows the precedent set by the second weddings of King Charles and Princess Anne, his...

Ataque ruso contra bloque de apartamentos en Kyiv es el más mortal ocurrido en la capital de Ucrania desde el 2024

Ataque ruso contra bloque de apartamentos en Kyiv es el más mortal ocurrido en la capital de Ucrania desde el 2024

Por Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko y Lauren Kent, CNN El número de muertos por el intenso bombardeo de Rusia a la capital de Ucrania esta semana ha aumentado a 31 personas, lo que representa el ataque individual más mortal contra Kyiv en...

Volunteers help ducks cross safely at night

Volunteers help ducks cross safely at night

(Charley Atkins via SWNS) By Charlie Fenton Volunteer "duck wardens" helping a group of birds safely waddle across busy roads as part of nightly patrols in their town. Residents living in Thirsk, North Yorks., personally escort around 20 ducks to...

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