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A Serene Journey: Sankō Line Full Trip – Miyoshi to Gotsu, Japan (Ontario Train Dreams)

Posted by [email protected] | Jul 16, 2023 | Asia, ASMR, Opinion, Public Transit, Trains, World |

Trains in Japan Are you yearning for a serene and picturesque train journey? Look no further than...

Have you seen missing teen Michelle Yu

Posted by [email protected] | Apr 18, 2012 | Ajax, Asia, Barrie, Canada, Durham, Emergencies, GTA Issues, GTA News, London, Newmarket, Ontario, Oshawa, Pickering, Toronto, Vaughan, World |

Toronto police are seeking the public’s help in locating Michelle Yu, an 18-year-old who has been missing since Tuesday. Police say she was last seen at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the TD Bank at 354 Bay St., near Temperance Street. Her...

K-Pop Phenomenon and 2EN1

Posted by [email protected] | Apr 18, 2012 | Asia, Multiculturalism, Music |

I am still trying to understand the phenomenon of K-Pop. I am amazed at the popularity of the group (2NE1) and their fan base. What’s more amazing is the fact that some of the younger generation seemed to not understand...

NDMA rules out tsunami threat after 8.7 quake strikes off Indonesia

Posted by [email protected] | Apr 11, 2012 | Asia, Emergencies, News, World |

NDMA rules out tsunami threat to India after 8.7 quake strikes off Indonesia

The Indonesian president said on Wednesday there was no immediate threat of a tsunami from an 8.6-magnitude earthquake that struck off Sumatra island.

Indonesia has issued its own tsunami warning and an Indian Ocean-wide alert was also issued after the quake, but President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said there was no immediate threat.