Harold Manning

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Earthquake in Japan: 120 injured, thousands of households without water

Earthquake in Japan: 120 injured, thousands of households without water

More than 120 people were injured in the earthquake that struck the region of eastern Japan around Fukushima yesterday hit. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the east coast left millions of people without electricity, including in the capital Tokyo. Power has been largely restored, but thousands of homes are still without water. The Japanese Weather Service believes it was a …

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Burmese army shoots protesters and arrested journalists | NOW

Burmese army shoots protesters and arrested journalists |  NOW

Myanmar’s military fired again on Sunday at civilians protesting against the army’s coup in the Southeast Asian country earlier this month, local media reported. In addition, at least five journalists were also reportedly arrested by the military. The shots were fired in the northern town of Myitkina. Five journalists who reported on the protest at an electricity company were taken …

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Indian Glacier Fissure death toll rises to 50, with 150 more missing NOW

Indian Glacier Fissure death toll rises to 50, with 150 more missing NOW

A week after destroying a glacier patch in the Indian Himalayas, rescuers recovered nine other bodies. The disaster toll in the state of Uttarakhand has thus increased to fifty. More than 150 people are still missing. A wall of water rolled into a valley in India’s northern Himalayas last Sunday, destroying bridges, roads and two hydroelectric plants. Rescuers use heavy …

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Republican leader finds Trump “morally responsible” despite acquittal | NOW

Republican leader finds Trump "morally responsible" despite acquittal |  NOW

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said Donald Trump was “morally and practically responsible” for the deadly Jan.6 attack on Capitol Hill. Although McConnell voted against a conviction and called on his party members to do the same, the party appears to be breaking away from the former president. Trump was acquitted on Saturday in an impeachment case in the US …

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Sick woman (72 years old) falls in the snow, the postman leaves her | Abroad

Sick woman (72 years old) falls in the snow, the postman leaves her |  Abroad

Patricia Stewart, who has bone disease, fell at the entrance to her house. Images shared by her cousin show her lying on the floor and the postman speaks to her for a moment before walking away. “I can’t help you, I’m exhausted. Really exhausted, ”the man told him, Stewart said. The action was captured by a camera at the neighbor’s …

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White House spokesman suspended after threatening political reporter | NOW

White House spokesman suspended after threatening political reporter |  NOW

White House spokesman TJ Ducklo suspended for a week after intimidating and threatening him Politicoreporter Tara Palmeri. She was working, to her dismay, on an article about Ducklo’s relationship with a political reporter on the news site. Axios, writes Vanity Fair. The incident occurred during an unofficial telephone conversation between Ducklo and Palmeri. “I’m going to destroy you,” the White …

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German firefighters find five dead after house fire, signs of crime | Abroad

German firefighters find five dead after house fire, signs of crime |  Abroad

Firefighters made a bad discovery by extinguishing a fire in a house near Wuppertal, Germany. They found the remains of five people, German media report. The victims are a father, a mother, their two children and a grandmother who lived in a nearby house. One of the victims was able to escape but succumbed to it, reports the WDR. According …

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Tackle Billion Dollar Army Empire, Myanmar Activists Call

Tackle Billion Dollar Army Empire, Myanmar Activists Call

The United States has imposed sanctions on the Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and five other members of the state’s governing body. This means that over $ 1 billion in assets in the United States will be frozen. But since sanctions have already been imposed on these high-ranking officers for their role in the prosecution of the Rohingya minority, the …

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