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Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan; no tsunami warning
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Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan; no tsunami warning

A strong earthquake struck just off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan. No tsunami warning was issued, and there…
Nearly 2,000 left homeless by quake in India’s northeast
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Nearly 2,000 left homeless by quake in India’s northeast

Authorities are offering financial help to rebuild damaged homes of nearly 2,000 people after a strong earthquake that struck India's…
Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured
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Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured

A powerful earthquake struck South Asia before dawn on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 200, with…
Strong 6.8-magnitude quake rocks Chile: USGS
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Strong 6.8-magnitude quake rocks Chile: USGS

A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said. The quake hit the…
Nepal’s first foreign photo festival opens in shadow of quake
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Nepal’s first foreign photo festival opens in shadow of quake

Nepal's first international photo festival opened on Tuesday on the streets of the quake-devastated Kathmandu Valley, with exhibits set up…
Taliban overrun district in quake-hit northern Afghanistan
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Taliban overrun district in quake-hit northern Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents overran a district in one of the northern Afghan provinces hit by a powerful earthquake this week, underlining…
Taliban urge rescuers ‘not to hold back’ on Afghan quake relief
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Taliban urge rescuers ‘not to hold back’ on Afghan quake relief

The Taliban urged aid agencies on Tuesday to push ahead in delivering emergency relief supplies after a major earthquake hit…
UPDATE 2: Rescuers race to quake zones as toll nears 300
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UPDATE 2: Rescuers race to quake zones as toll nears 300

Rescuers on Tuesday rushed to deliver relief aid to victims of a massive earthquake that hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan,…
At least three killed in eastern Congo quake
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At least three killed in eastern Congo quake

 A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday killed at least three people, the…
40 aftershocks following Saturday’s earthquake
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40 aftershocks following Saturday’s earthquake

Abul Ela Amin, director of the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research, said Saturday’s earthquake, which took place at…
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