Japan issues megaquake alert after 7.5-magnitude earthquake
December 9 2025 by Mithun Varkey
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Japan downgrades loss estimates from a potential Tokyo earthquake to US$530bn
- December 10
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hitting the metropolitan area could also kill 18,000 people in the worst-case scenario, the draft government estimate showed.
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Over half of US$10bn losses from recent Southeast Asian floods attributable to business interruption: Moody’s
- December 9
Modelling specialist noted that some atmospheric indicators suggest that parts of Southeast Asia are already experiencing La Niña-like conditions.
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‘China Taiping good enough on its own’ after Wang Fuk Court fire, HKIA CEO Clement Cheung says
- December 8
About 10,000 active life insurance policies from 35 insurers and 1,800 property policies from 35 insurers have been identified as having been issued to residents, he adds.
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‘Foreboding’ start to Australia’s bushfire season with 20 homes destroyed in NSW
- December 8
A firefighter died on Sunday evening after being struck by a tree while working on a bushfire at Bulahdelah on the state’s mid-north coast.
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