Lawyers for Osama al-Hasani have ‘credible concerns’ he was targeted for his political views but his wife says she is ‘still hoping for a miracle’ ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Vows to Protect Oil Facilities After Drone Attack
Saudi Arabia said it would guarantee global energy security and deter further attacks on its infrastructure, days after a missile and drone assault on the world’s largest oil-export terminal. ( read original story ...)
Chinese pressure upends Uighur refuge in Turkey
After 20 years in a Chinese prison, Abdullah Abdulrahman joined 50,000 other Uighurs and fled to Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had once railed against "genocide" in Xinjiang. ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 10th disaster anniversary but still recovering
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is marking the 10th anniversary Thursday of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit the northeastern region, where many survivors’ lives are still on hold. People, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s recovery from tsunami disaster, by the numbers
Numbers show how much progress has been made and what still remains 10 years after the triple disaster of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown on Japan's northeastern coast TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)
How paying women less is costing Japan
Japan is stuck decades in the past when it comes to gender equality. OECD officials say underutilizing women in workplace costs Japan $550 billion worth of GDP. CNN's Blake Essig talks educated ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s Radioactive Water May End Up In the Ocean
Support our journalism. Subscribe today. 1. Where does the water come from? A 2011 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan, and ensuing tsunami caused structural damage to Fukushima’s reactor ... ( read original story ...)
Three stories of hope: 10 years on from Japan’s triple disaster
Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering pace Last modified on Wed 10 Mar 2021 20.19 EST On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck ... ( read original story ...)
He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he’s still rebuilding his life
For almost six minutes on March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake-- the worst to ever hit Japan -- struck 370 kilometers (230 miles) northeast of Tokyo, triggering a huge tsunami that crashed into ... ( read original story ...)
Ten years on, Japan set to honour victims of earthquake, Fukushima nuclear disaster
Japan on Thursday mourned nearly 20,000 victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, the world's worst ... ( read original story ...)