US: Massive Dust Storm Prompts Warnings In New Mexico

Strong winds from thunderstorms triggered a massive dust storm in New Mexico on Wednesday, June 19, prompting a series of Dust Storm Warnings for southern New Mexico around the Interstate 10 corridor from the National Weather Service. A massive pile-up that injured some motorists outside Albuquerque on Interstate 25 may have been due to poor visibility from the dust, according to local reports.

KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

TOKYO, Japan - A model demonstrates how a mobile phone handset is used to pay train fares at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on July 11. Subscribers to KDDI Corp.'s ''au'' mobile phone service will be able to pay train fares with their handsets at East Japan Railway Co. stations starting in January 2006, the two companies said. JR East will allow its Suica electronic train fare card functions to be installed on Internet-capable mobile phone handsets for use with KDDI's EZ FeliCa service to be launched in September in combination with Sony Corp.'s FeliCa contactless integrated-circuit card technology.

KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

TOKYO, Japan - A model demonstrates how a mobile phone handset is used to pay train fares at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on July 11. Subscribers to KDDI Corp.'s ''au'' mobile phone service will be able to pay train fares with their handsets at East Japan Railway Co. stations starting in January 2006, the two companies said. JR East will allow its Suica electronic train fare card functions to be installed on Internet-capable mobile phone handsets for use with KDDI's EZ FeliCa service to be launched in September in combination with Sony Corp.'s FeliCa contactless integrated-circuit card technology. (Kyodo)