Tokyo/Caracas, June 25 (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck northeastern Japan on Thursday morning, shaking a wide area across the country’s northeast and briefly disrupting transport services. However, authorities said there was no tsunami threat, according to local media reports. The quake struck off the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture at around 7:30 a.m. local time and occurred at a depth of 50 kilometres, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency….
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Tokyo, Jan 1 (IANS) A train collided with a car at a railway crossing on the JR Utsunomiya Line in Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture, on Thursday, police and fire officials said, adding that the train may have derailed after the incident. The accident occurred at around 2:20 pm local time when the train struck the car as it was passing through the crossing, causing severe damage to the car, according to local authorities, Xinhua news agency reported. One man was caught in the car, and rescue ope…