4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (242+ words) At least one person was killed and more than 40 others sustained minor injuries in central Japan after a linear rainband unleashed record rainfall on the Tokai region beginning Tuesday, authorities said Wednesday, Kyodo reported. In Nagoya, transport paralysis left commuters…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (183+ words) Japan's Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency landslide warnings for the village of Niijima and the town of Oshima in the Izu Island chain south of Tokyo on Monday after heavy rain triggered by a frontal system, Jiji Press reports. At…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (260+ words) Japan's weather agency on Saturday continued to urge maximum vigilance for landslides caused by heavy rain on Yakushima Island in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, after temporarily issuing its highest emergency warning, Kyodo reports. The Japan Meteorological Agency lowered…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (162+ words) Kazakhstan won nine medals at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad — IESO 2026, Qazinform News Agency cites the Kazakh Industry and Construction Ministry. Mansur Turssungaliyev, Amir Darynov, Sara Mukhtarkhanova and Nuriya MukhaNbetali defended the country’s colors at the Olympiad. It should be…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (209+ words) For the first time ever, Kazakhstan will host the ICAO Security Week 2026, organized with the support of the Kazakh Transport Ministry on October 20-22, Qazinform News Agency reports citing the Civil Aviation Committee. The ICAO Security Week is one of the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1062+ words) A record bear toll in Japan, a fatal attack on a camper in Russia’s Altai Republic and three injuries in Colorado in three days have brought human-bear conflict into focus. The incidents do not share a single cause, but experts…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (317+ words) A roundtable, titled “Water: Sustainable Development and Water Initiatives,” was held at the Kazakhstan Cultural Center in Beijing and brought together leading experts and officials from Kazakhstan and China, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports. In his opening remarks, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (155+ words) At least two people died after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off Indonesia's Flores Island, an official at the National Disaster Management Agency said Saturday, as authorities warned of possible aftershocks, Qazinform News Agency cited Xinhua. Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (223+ words) Kazakhstan has approved a new Smart City and Smart Region methodology that shifts regional governance to a unified digital model powered by AI and data, Qazinform News Agency cites the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development. The new methodology…...