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【ライブ】熊本で震度7 各地の様子

２８日午後４時２７分ごろ地震がありました。気象庁は津波注意報を発表しました。現在、震度３以上が観測されている地域は以下のとおりです。▼震度７が、熊本県熊本地方。▼震度６弱が、熊本県天草・芦北。▼震度５強が、島原半島、鹿児島県薩摩地方。

Inside $85M James Bond mansion 'Villa Skyfall' in Florida

Villa Skyfall, a stunning estate available for $85 million in Delray Beach, Florida, epitomizes luxury living. This mansion presents an entire ecosystem tailored for its affluent owner, including equipped closets and a fully functioning kitchen. Its design channels a James Bond aesthetic, prioritizing security and privacy. Stone Creek Ranch is becoming a magnet for global elite, enhanced by the al...

Ukraine’s ‘volunteer army’ helps rebuild what Russia destroys

Made up of mostly locals and some foreign visitors, a large group of volunteers step in to fix war damage.

【津波速報】有明・八代海に津波注意報

気象庁は津波注意報を発表しました。津波注意報が出ているのは次の沿岸です。▼有明・八代海（予想高さ １ｍ）

【地震速報】熊本県熊本地方で震度７ 津波注意報 気象庁

２８日午後４時２７分ごろ地震がありました。気象庁は津波注意報を発表しました。現在、震度３以上が観測されている地域は以下のとおりです。▼震度７が、熊本県熊本地方。▼震度６弱が、熊本県天草・芦北。▼震度５強が、島原半島、鹿児島県薩摩地方。▼震度５弱が、福岡県筑後地方、佐賀県南部、長崎県南西部、熊本県阿蘇地方、熊本県球磨地方、宮崎県北部平野部、宮崎県北部山沿い。▼震度４が、山口県西部、福岡県北九州地方、福岡県筑豊地方、長崎県北部、大分県北部、大分県中部、大分県南部、大分県西部、宮崎県南部平野部、宮崎県南部山沿い、甑島。▼震度３が、山口県北部、山口県東部、山口県中部、愛媛県南予地方、高知県西部、福岡県福岡地方、佐賀県北部、長崎県壱岐、長崎県五島地方、鹿児島県大隅地方。今後の情報に注意してください。

More than 4,000 Kenyan students came together to plant mangroves in a bid to set a Guinness World Record

Firefighters hasten efforts to contain massive wildfires in France and Spain ahead of heatwave – Europe live

Emmanuel Macron warns that ‘we have to hold out’ as fires burn near city; Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez warns of ‘difficult hours’ aheadFrance and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave beginsThe return of searing temperatures, from today in France and tomorrow in Spain, will complicate efforts to fight massive wildfires raging in the Bordeaux region and a number of site...

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' drives Homer book sales and sparks interest in learning Greek

The release of Nolan's 'The Odyssey' has sparked a huge surge in people wanting to read Homer's ancient poem and learn the Greek language. Some purists, however, aren't best pleased with the cinematic adaptation...

Refugee Convention at 75: The world must keep the promise that saved me

Millions of people forced to flee need the same chance that protection gave me.

After World War II, a few snakes reached Guam; they now number up to 30,000 per square mile, and scientists found 19,000 hidden genetic changes

Brown tree snakes invaded Guam after World War II, causing ecological damage. These snakes now exist in extremely high densities across the island. New research reveals thousands of hidden DNA changes in the snakes. This genetic flexibility helps them adapt to new environments and survive. The findings challenge previous understandings of invasive species and inbreeding.

Google rivals in Europe line up for damages after record EU fine

From Germany to Sweden, comparison-shopping firms have already won hundreds of millions from Google. The new DMA fine could help them, and others, claim even more.

US begins review of its military presence in Europe

The decision to do so comes a month after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington would do so. The Trump administration has repeatedly criticised its European allies for their response to the war in Iran.

India’s Cockroach movement threatens to restart protests after mass student arrests

Cockroach Janta party says government has broken promise, with detentions in Delhi, Assam, West Bengal and BiharIndia’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement, whose nationwide protests forced the resignation of the education minister, has accused the government of backtracking on its promise not to act against student protesters and has threatened to restart demonstrations.The Cockroach Janta party (CJP)...

Younger Italians warm to nuclear power as Meloni pushes revival four decades after Chernobyl

Forty years after Chernobyl ended Italy's nuclear ambitions, Giorgia Meloni's government wants small modular reactors back on the table — but cost and generational divides could complicate the comeback.

Australia news live: new Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’; two pedestrians in critical condition after Sydney crash

Follow updates liveJacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier before leadership challenge by Ben CarrollWho is Ben Carroll?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastACTU president says now is the ‘right time’ to leaveMichele O’Neil, the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, said it’s the “right time” to leave after she announced her departure alongside ACTU secretar...

気象台「竜巻目撃」発表 愛知県で竜巻などの突風発生のおそれ

気象台は、愛知県西部で竜巻などの突風が発生したとみられるとして、午後3時半に「竜巻目撃」の気象防災速報を発表しました。気象台によりますと、愛知県西部では竜巻などの突風が発生したとみられ、愛知県西部と東部では今後、さらに発生するおそれがあります。竜巻などの突風は、発達した積乱雲が近づいたときに発生します。気象台は、雷や急な風の変化、それに「ひょう」が降るなど、積乱雲が近づく兆しがある場合は突風に十分注意し、頑丈な建物などの中で安全を確保するよう呼びかけています。

Barclays increases bonus pool by nearly 30% as calls grow for UK bank tax

TUC leader says lender’s ‘bonanza’ quarterly profits of £3.3bn mean it ‘can easily afford to pay more tax’Business live – latest updatesBarclays has increased its banker bonus pool by nearly 30%after a rise in second-quarter profits that has fuelled calls for a tax raid on UK lenders to help fund Andy Burnham’s spending plans.Fresh corporate filings released on Tuesday showed the bank put £1.3bn t...

東北から近畿で大雨のおそれ 愛知で竜巻など突風発生か

低気圧の影響などで、大気の状態が非常に不安定になり、東海では局地的に非常に激しい雨が降ったほか、愛知県では竜巻などの突風が発生したとみられます。東北から近畿を中心に激しい雨や非常に激しい雨が降って大雨になるところもある見込みで、気象庁は土砂災害や低い土地の浸水などに警戒するとともに落雷や竜巻などの激しい突風に注意するよう呼びかけています。

How false information spread about the Berlin Pride attack amid suspect manhunt

Within hours of the attack which occured at Berlin's annual Pride event, unverified claims began spreading across social media, while authorities worked to establish facts and searched for the suspect.

China-made vessel carries record number of EVs in shipment from Shanghai to Europe

China has shipped a record number of electric vehicles (EVs) overseas from a Shanghai terminal, carried by a new generation of China-built car carrier ships – the latest instance of the country’s products taking on an even larger role in global supply chains. The Malta-flagged Glovis Nova, a newly delivered vehicle carrier built in China, loaded 7,738 new energy vehicles at Shanghai’s South Port T...

San Francisco tenant hears strange noises before Raccoon breaks into bedroom

Two San Francisco roommates spent nearly two months trying to identify strange scratching noises coming from inside their apartment walls. The mystery ended when a mother raccoon that had built a nest inside the wall gave birth to babies and later broke through into one tenant's bedroom. The roommates eventually moved out after the animals were removed and received about $4,600 in reduced rent and...

White House prepares for high-stakes talks with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu

The meetings will showcase Washington's foreign policy balancing act as it tries to broker peace in Ukraine, despite being the instigator of military action in the Middle East.

Hong Kong tutorial centre owner gets 6 years, 4 months in jail for molesting 5 boys

The owner of a Hong Kong private tutorial centre that ceased operations has been jailed for six years and four months for molesting five boys on the premises and filming some of the offences. The High Court on Tuesday sentenced Yu Hey-tsit for the “despicable and repulsive” acts he committed at the Prime Solid Learning Education Centre in Mei Foo Sun Chuen against the five minors, when they were b...

Nearly 6½ years’ jail for owner of Hong Kong tutorial centre who molested 5 boys

The owner of a Hong Kong private tutorial centre that ceased operations has been jailed for six years and four months for molesting five boys on the premises and filming some of the offences. The High Court on Tuesday sentenced Yu Hey-tsit for the “despicable and repulsive” acts he committed at the Prime Solid Learning Education Centre in Mei Foo Sun Chuen against the five minors, when they were b...

Critically endangered newts released into wild at secret location in Spain

Critically endangered Montseny brook newts have been released into the wild in Catalonia as part of an international conservation effort.