Reuters, by Lincoln Feast: A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet) that prompted warnings and evacuations stretching across the Pacific Ocean….

Reuters, by Wayne Cole: Australia’s central bank said on Thursday it was taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a range of industry partners pursuing projects using real money and assets for the first…

The Daily Mail, by Chris Melore: The major tropical rainmaker that has already drenched Florida and Louisiana is shifting course and threatens to flood out more than 30 million Americans. Meteorologists have warned that a surge in tropical moisture could…

NBC News, by Phil Helsel: New Yorkers in basement apartments were told to be ready to leave Monday and New Jersey’s governor declared a state of emergency after heavy rains in the northeast caused flash flooding. Western Union County, New…

The Daily Express U.S., by Daniel Smith: The US has reportedly urged Pacific allies to prepare for potential conflict with China over Taiwan, as Japan signals the dawn of a ‘new crisis era’ and Beijing appears to be ramping up its…

USA Today, by Elizabeth Weise: Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news stories. But despite the jolts and temblors, geologists say there’s no cause for alarm….