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Peru-Chile border hit by 6.2 quakeA strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the border area straddling southern Peru and northern Chile early on Monday, but there were no reports of damage, the Andean neighbors' national emergency offices said. More… |
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Big quake rattles Mexico, no major damageA major earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday, unleashing panic as it damaged hundreds of buildings and caused homes in the capital to bounce like "trampolines". Office workers fled into the street when the 7.4-magnitude quake shook Mexico C More… |
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Ocean damage 'could cost $2 trillion a year'The cost of damage to the world's oceans from climate change could reach $2 trillion a year by 2100 if measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions are not stepped up, a study said. The study found that without action to limit rising greenhous More… |
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Ocean damage 'could cost $2 trillion a year'The cost of damage to the world's oceans from climate change could reach $2 trillion a year by 2100 if measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions are not stepped up, a study said. The study found that without action to limit rising greenhous More… |
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Greek default 'could cost Europe $1.3 trillion'A disorderly default in Greece would probably leave Italy and Spain needing outside help to stop risks spreading, and cause more than 1 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion) damage to the euro zone, the Institute of International Finance said. "T More… |
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Gaddafi forces bombard Tripoli airport, damage planeForces loyal to fugitive Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi have bombarded the capital's airport on Friday, damaging a plane, Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV reported. There was an exchange of gunfire between Gaddafi forces and rebel fighters More… |
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Libyan oil facilities not damaged says ItalyItalian oil and gas facilities in Libya were not damaged during the conflict and can restart as soon as security conditions permit, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Italian radio on Friday. – Reuters More… |
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Quake jolts northeast Japan, no damageA strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but there was no sign of further damage along the coast or to the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said. Th More… |
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Bahrain University classes to resume SundayBahrain University has decided to resume classes on Sunday after closing the campus for almost two months following attacks on its Sakhir campus in March by anti-government protesters. The decision was taken following a meeting between Edu More… |
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$300 BILLION LOSS: Japan quake costliestThe Japanese government estimates material damage from a deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck the country's northeast this month at 15-25 trillion yen ($185-308 billion), making it the costliest ever natural disaster, the Nikkei newspaper rep More… |
