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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Hits Southern Turkey
05 January 2022Ankara – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck off Turkey’s Mediterranean resort province Antalya on Wednesday, the Turkish disaster agency said. “The ...
Bahraini Gov’t Approves Energy Agreement with Morocco
04 January 2022Manama – The Bahraini government, which met under the chairmanship of Bahraini Crown Prince Salman Ben Hamad Al Khalifa, approved five decisions on Monday, ...
China: Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Leaves 30 Injured in Yunnan
04 January 2022Kumming – Thirty people have sustained minor injuries on Tuesday after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Ninglang County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province at ...
Flash Floods Leave 8 People Dead in Iran
04 January 2022Tehran – At least eight people were killed in flash flooding in southern Iran over the past few days, Iran’s emergency services said on ...
Magnitude 6.4 Quake Hits Waters off Taiwan (CENC)
03 January 2022Taipei – A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted the seas near eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County at 5:46 p.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center ...
Morocco’s High-Speed Train Goes Green
02 January 2022Rabat – Morocco’s high-speed train, Al Boraq, is using green energy starting January 1, 2022, the National Railways Office (ONCF) announces Sunday in a ...
Rare Endangered Persian Panther Captured in Iraq
31 December 2021Duhok (Iraq) – A Persian panther, one of the subspecies of leopards native to western Asia, has been captured in northern Iraq, local media ...
Philippines: Death Toll From Typhoon Rai Exceeds 400
31 December 2021Manila – The number of deaths from typhoon Rai in the Philippines has reached 405, and 82 people are still missing, the National Disaster ...
Japan: Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Hits 79 km South West of Yonakuni
30 December 2021Hong Kong – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 79 km South West of Yonakuni, Japan, at 0647 GMT on Thursday, the ...
UN Program: Russia to Allocate Over $4Mln to Combat Plastic Pollution
29 December 2021Moscow – Russia will allocate over $4 million for the implementation of a UN program to combat plastic pollution in the Caspian Sea, according ...
