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Strong earthquake rattles northern Japan; no damage reported
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken Japanβs northernmost main island of Hokkaido TOKYO — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Japanβs…
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4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 3 dead, several injured
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday, killing at least three…
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Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
PALMYRA, Syria (AP) β At the height of the Islamic State groupβs rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror…
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes in Caribbean just off border between Panama and Colombia
The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has struck in the Caribbean Sea…
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Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) β The Syrian government has agreed to extend by another three months the use of two border…
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Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake
Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syriaβs rebel-held northwest, aid officials…
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Group: Turkish troops shooting Syrian civilians along border
BEIRUT (AP) β A leading international rights group on Thursday said Turkish border guards have been indiscriminately shooting at Syrian…
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Quake damages hospital, sends Indonesians racing to highland
A strong undersea earthquake has sent streams of people fleeing to higher ground in western Indonesia before the tsunami danger…
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Small earthquake rumbles upstate New York
A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York ADAMS CENTER, N.Y. — A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake…
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