Japan: Massive Blackout Hits Shikoku Region, Leaving 360,000 Homes Without Power 2

A massive power outage hit the Shikoku region in southwestern Japan on Saturday, November 9, at around 8:20 p.m., leaving more than 360,000 homes without power and halting train services. According to Shikoku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, there was an issue with some of the transmission lines connecting Honshu and Shikoku, which caused an "Under-Frequency Relay" to activate to maintain the supply-demand balance, leading to the blackout.

Japan: Massive Blackout Hits Shikoku Region, Leaving 360,000 Homes Without Power

A massive power outage hit the Shikoku region in southwestern Japan on Saturday, November 9, at around 8:20 p.m., leaving more than 360,000 homes without power and halting train services. According to Shikoku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, there was an issue with some of the transmission lines connecting Honshu and Shikoku, which caused an "Under-Frequency Relay" to activate to maintain the supply-demand balance, leading to the blackout.

SpaceX Recovery - California

SpaceX Recovery - California

Seen from the rooftop of a home, A Falcon 9 rock which was successfully launched the NROL-113 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:20 p.m. PDT This mission was carried out using a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 20th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. The booster had previously launched several other missions, including Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and multiple Starlink missions September 5, 2024 Oxnard Shores, Oxnard, California Photo Paul Harris Photography

SpaceX Recovery - California

SpaceX Recovery - California

Seen from the rooftop of a home, SpaceX successfully launched the NROL-113 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:20 p.m. PDT This mission was carried out using a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 20th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. The booster had previously launched several other missions, including Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and multiple Starlink missions September 5, 2024 Oxnard Shores, Oxnard, California Photo Paul Harris Photography

SpaceX Recovery - California

SpaceX Recovery - California

Seen from the rooftop of a home, A Falcon 9 rock which was successfully launched the NROL-113 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:20 p.m. PDT This mission was carried out using a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the 20th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. The booster had previously launched several other missions, including Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and multiple Starlink missions September 5, 2024 Oxnard Shores, Oxnard, California Photo Paul Harris Photography

Almost 100 aftershocks recorded overnight following Taiwan's 7.3-magnitude quake

STORY: Almost 100 aftershocks recorded overnight following Taiwan's 7.3-magnitude quake SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: HUALIEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of affected areas STORYLINE: A total of 96 aftershocks were recorded on Wednesday night and Thursday early morning following the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that jolted Taiwan, according to Taiwan's meteorological agency. The epicenters of all the aftershocks, which occurred from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 8:20 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), were located in Hualien County's coastal area and nearby waters. The maximum earthquake intensity reached 4 magnitude, the agency said. The 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien of China's Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring more than 1,000 people. A total of 101 people are trapped and 34 were missing as of 12 a.m. Thursday, local authorities said. Search and rescue teams from all over Taiwan came to H

News display in Ginza flashes Bush's victory

News display in Ginza flashes Bush's victory

TOKYO, Japan - An illuminated news display board in Tokyo's Ginza area flashes at 8:20 p.m. Nov. 8 Republican George W. Bush won the U.S. presidential election. The report was retracted later.

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 600 mln -- Johns Hopkins University

STORY: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 600 mln -- Johns Hopkins University DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in Manhattan, New York City STORYLINE: Global COVID-19 cases topped 600 million on Saturday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The data showed that the global case count amounted to 600,449,934, with 6,485,233 deaths worldwide, as of 8:20 p.m. local time (0020 GMT on Sunday). The United States reported 94,184,146 cases and 1,043,838 deaths, both the highest counts around the world, accounting for nearly 16 percent of the global cases and more than 16 percent of the global deaths. India recorded the world's second largest caseload of 44,398,696, followed by France with 34,662,834 cases. Countries with more than 20 million cases also include Brazil, Germany, Britain, South Korea and Italy, according to the university's tally. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York,

Woman stabbed to death in western Japan, suspect on run

A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death on Friday in the compound of her apartment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki with a suspect apparently fleeing on a motor scooter, police said. Sayaka Morimoto was found lying face-down with multiple stab wounds in her back near a bicycle parking area, an investigative source said, adding she and the suspect are believed to have known each other. A delivery man called an ambulance at around 8:20 p.m. saying that "a man possibly in his 20s or 30s is stabbing" the woman. Morimoto, a medical clerk, was taken to a hospital but pronounced dead later, the police said, adding that no weapons were found at the crime scene. According to the police, security camera footage showed a man dressed in black who was not wearing a helmet entering a passage toward the parking area shortly before the stabbing incident and later fleeing.

News display in Ginza flashes Bush's victory

News display in Ginza flashes Bush's victory

TOKYO, Japan - An illuminated news display board in Tokyo's Ginza area flashes at 8:20 p.m. Nov. 8 Republican George W. Bush won the U.S. presidential election. The report was retracted later.