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Before & After: Revisiting the moment that knocked the world off its axis

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 PM Japanese Standard Time off the coast of Japan, unleashing enough seismic force to knock the entire world off its axis by more than......

15 amazing survival stories

Whether it be natural disasters, animal attacks or acts of violence, some survivors have overcome adversity and lived to tell their stories.We bring before you 15 such people.We start off with Toya......

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of March

We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the month gone by.A wave approaches Miyako City from the Heigawa estuary in Iwate Prefecture after the magnitude 8.9......

No fuel for cremation, Japan buries its dead

In the severely damaged prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima in Japan, at least 125 children and students were killed and 1,600 remained missing following the March 11 disaster, authorities......

The DEADLIEST earthquakes from the past 25 years

Two weeks after Nepal was struck by a deadly 7.9 magnitude quake, the region has been struck with another strong quake on Tuesday. Here are the ten worst earthquakes that shook the world and......

Japan: Factories remain shut, price hike likely

Natural disasters have dented Japan's economy in the past. But this time, the severity and magnitude is hard to comprehend. The aftershocks of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan will be felt in......

More COVID cases at Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: A security officer stands guard near the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Athletes' Village in Tokyo. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday confirmed......

Sports Shorts: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020

The pictograms for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled on Tuesday at an event to mark 500 days to go until the Summer Games. Pictograms for each sport, including the five new sports that......

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

The flame was carried to the podium by three-time Paralympic shooter Taguchi Aki. It was a special moment for Taguchi, as it came 106-days after she lit the celebration cauldron when the Tokyo 2020......

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Before & After: Revisiting the moment that knocked the world off its axis

15 amazing survival stories

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of March

No fuel for cremation, Japan buries its dead

The DEADLIEST earthquakes from the past 25 years

Japan: Factories remain shut, price hike likely

More COVID cases at Tokyo Olympics

Sports Shorts: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

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