Tremor rocks Tokyo, no major damage reportedAn earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck eastern Japan on Sunday and shook buildings in Tokyo, officials and witnesses said, but there was no danger of a tsunami and no immediate report of injuries or major damage. The US Geol More… |
Iraq says Opec, other oil producers should act quicklyOpec and non-Opec producers should act quickly to rebalance the global oil market, otherwise they risk deep damage that could take a long time to fix, a senior Iraqi oil official said on Wednesday. After a surp More… |
Deformed babies also suffering eye damage linked to ZikaChildren born with abnormally small heads and brain defects linked to the outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil are also suffering serious damage to their eyesight and possibly their hearing, doctors said on Thursday. More… |
Automakers scramble to assess damage from China blastsGlobal automakers including Volkswagen and Toyota Motor Corp scrambled on Friday to assess damage to cars and facilities after two massive explosions in the port city of Tianjin, China's largest auto import hub. More… |
Deadly flash floods in Pakistan damage roads, cropsFlash flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains has killed at least 28 in Pakistan and affected hundreds of thousands of people, according to aid agencies, with further downpours expected in the coming days. In Chitral in the no More… |
Takaful signs new Copart deal for damaged cars saleTakaful International Company and Copart Bahrain, a company specialising in electronic automotive auction sale, have signed an agreement to regulate the sale of damaged cars from traffic accidents through an auction. The agreement More… |
Takaful signs new Copart deal for damaged cars saleTakaful International Company and Copart Bahrain, a company specialising in electronic automotive auction sale, have signed an agreement to regulate the sale of damaged cars from traffic accidents through an auction. The agreement More… |
Fire at Libyan oil port destroys up to 1.8m barrels of crudeA fire raging for almost a week at Libya's biggest oil port of Es Sider has destroyed up to 1.8 million barrels of crude and damaged seven storage tanks, causing total damage of $213 million, a top oil offici More… |
Conductive paint as ‘sensing skin’ for concrete structuresA new ‘sensing skin’ technology has been developed by researchers, which could be an early warning system for concrete structures to allow authorities to respond to concrete damage, said a report. The ‘skin&rsquo More… |
Gaza farms devastated by fighting: UN food bodyThe conflict in Gaza has caused serious damage to crops, herds and fishing as well as greenhouses and irrigation systems, bringing food production to a halt and sending prices sharply higher, the United Nations food body said on Thursday. More… |