Possible conflict over Taiwan Japan arms islands off China 1/7/2023 3:32 am Fears of a Chinese attack on Taiwan are also prompting neighboring countries in the region to take precautionary measures. According to one report, Japan is planning to set up dozens of ammunition and weapons depots on islands off China. According to a media report, Japan is considering setting up dozens of ammunition and weapons depots on islands off China in preparation for a possible conflict over Taiwan. Japanese...
On the Cook Islands Mother drowns while rescuing her daughter The child could be saved, but not the mother (symbol image). photo © Jens Büttner/dpa Tragedy in the Pacific: A child gets into trouble at sea, the mother wants to save him, but then gets into trouble himself. Any help comes too late for the 52-year-old. For the third time in a few days, an almost identical tragedy has struck in the Pacific: On the Cook Islands, a woman has...
Dispute over Aegean islands Erdogan threatens Athens with rocket attack 12/12/2022, 12:12 am Turkey is striving for maritime dominance in the eastern Mediterranean, and relations with neighboring Greece are currently particularly tense. President Erdogan is now pouring oil on the fire. In the dispute over Greek islands in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has indirectly threatened a missile attack if Greece "does not rest". Greece is nervous because the "Tayfun" rocket developed by Turkey could also hit...
Ukraine People are stuck on the Dnipro Islands - a civilian embarks on a risky rescue trip People fill canisters and bottles with water from the Dnipro River © Efrem Lukatsky/AP/DPA An official rescue mission failed because of the Russian bombing. Numerous Ukrainians are still holding out in their summer dachas on the islands in the Dnipro River. But rescue is at hand. It's snowing in Kherson, the water of the Dnipro is icy. Nevertheless, Oleksiy Kovbasyuk starts the engine...
Spectacular rescue Three men survive 11-day crossing to the Canary Islands on the rudder of an oil tanker The three migrants from Nigeria on the rudder blade of the tanker "Alithini II" © Salvamento Maritimo / star What a story: while fleeing to Europe, three migrants apparently waited eleven days next to the rudder of an oil tanker en route from Nigeria to the Canary Islands. The Spanish Coast Guard finally recovered the men in the port of Las Palmas...
emergencies Strong earthquake shakes Solomon Islands View over Honiara - the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific have been shaken by a massive earthquake. photo © Charley Piringi/AP/dpa Just a day after the devastating earthquake in Indonesia, violent tremors rock the Solomon Islands. Panic reigns: A tsunami in the South Pacific is feared for a short time. The Solomon Islands in the South Pacific have been rocked by a massive earthquake. The US Earthquake Monitor (USGS) put the magnitude at...
A major earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Tuesday. The US earthquake control center put the magnitude at 7.0, other measuring stations at up to 7.3. The quake struck at noon (local time) near Malango in the province of Guadalcanal at a depth of about ten kilometers. The tsunami warning system in the USA warned of an impending tidal wave. Accordingly, tsunami waves of up to one meter in height are possible on the coasts...
Status: 22.11.2022 4:15 a.m There has been a severe earthquake near the Solomon Islands in the South Seas. The USA's tsunami warning system triggered an alarm of a possible tidal wave. At least 162 people were killed in an earthquake in Indonesia on Monday. A major earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The US earthquake station put the magnitude at 7.0, other measuring stations at 7.3. The tsunami warning system in the USA triggered an...
They only measure a few tens of centimeters and still seem quite frail in the midst of the majestic century-old trees that surround them. In the Gâvre forest, the largest in Loire-Atlantique, a new species is nevertheless raising great hopes. Originally from Europe, more than 2,000 sequoia sempervirens plants, which can reach 35 meters in height as adults, were planted last year. “Some have dried up but others have made rejections, welcomes the National Forestry Office (ONF). In such compacted...
Status: 11/01/2022 11:23 a.m With the construction of so-called overhead line islands, Deutsche Bahn wants to advance the electrification of its infrastructure. In doing so, they intend to further reduce their fleet of around 3,000 diesel locomotives. Deutsche Bahn wants to increasingly replace its diesel fleet in passenger transport with battery-powered trains. These electric trains can now travel up to 80 kilometers without overhead lines, which are expensive to build. In order to recharge the batteries on the route, the...
