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A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least eight people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with officials warning people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes.
With 2024 just two days old, Japan has already been rocked by dual disasters -- an earthquake on its western coast and a plane crash at a major Tokyo airport.
The United States is closing older nuclear power plants and only taking baby steps toward building new ones while China, the world's No. 2 economy, aggressively ramps up its nuclear power inventory to add 37 new reactors in the past decade.
After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Vehicles and buildings were seen shaking as video emerged of a series of strong earthquakes on Japan's western coastline.