Search widens for Tibet quake survivors as tens of thousands moved to shelters
Beijing, China Reuters Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said on Thursday, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite slim survival odds. It is not yet clear how many are still missing after Tuesday’s quake of magnitude 6.8 killed […]
Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
Beijing, China Reuters More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a strong tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills. The epicentre of Tuesday’s magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region’s most powerful tremors […]
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
Updated: 7:25am, 8th January, 2024 (AEDT) Beijing, China Reuters A strong earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and flattening hundreds of houses, Chinese authorities said. The magnitude 6.8 quake’s epicentre was about 80 kilometres north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest […]
On the Screen: “Infectious” joy from two remarkable people who practiced what they preached
NILS VON KALM watches the documentary ‘Mission: Joy’…
“Running out of time”: Tibetan President-elect warns of cultural genocide
Beijing, China/New Delhi, India Reuters The top political leader of Tibet’s government in exile said on Friday that there is an urgent threat of “cultural genocide” in Tibet, and the international community must stand up to China ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Penpa Tsering, who was this month elected president of the Central […]
Mourners honor Nobel laureate and peace advocate John Hume
London, UK AP Mourners remembered activist John Hume on Wednesday, celebrating the visionary politician who devoted his life to peace and forged the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ireland. Only close family, friends and a smattering of politicians mourned the Catholic leader at his funeral at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Londonderry, also […]