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20:12 13/10/2011

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Series of quakes kill three in Guatemala - media
02:25 20/09/2011
At least three people were killed and six injured on Monday as three earthquakes hit southern Guatemala within 90 minutes
Powerful quake hits off Alaska
16:57 02/09/2011
Over 40 hospitalized after bromine leak in Russia's Urals
22:18 01/09/2011
Forty two people were hospitalized in and around the Urals city of Chelyabinsk on Thursday following a bromine leak, the health ministry said.
Death toll from Philippines typhoon reaches 29
07:59 01/09/2011
The death toll from Typhoon Nanmadol that hit the Philippines late last week rose to 29 early on Thursday, the GMA News portal said.
Death toll from U.S. hurricane rises to 9
06:49 28/08/2011
The death toll from Hurricane Irene, a ferocious storm that has hit the U.S. East Coast, has risen to nine, CNN said, quoting emergency officials.
Hurricane Irene kills at least 4 people, including child
00:54 28/08/2011
At least four people, including a child, died on Saturday as a result of powerful Hurricane Irene that has hit the U.S. East Coast, emergencies services reported.
Almost 30 dead as heavy rain continues in India
09:39 17/08/2011
Torrential rains have killed 29 people in northern and eastern India, regional media said on Wednesday.1
Powerful quake shakes northwest Japan again
05:25 31/07/2011
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northwest coast of Japan early on Sunday and the jolts were felt in Tokyo, the NHK television reported.
Kyrgyzstan quake destroys hundreds of homes
09:56 21/07/2011
More than 600 houses were damaged or destroyed in Kyrgyzstan by a powerful 8-magnitude earthquake that struck near the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border on Wednesday, emergencies services said on Thursday.
Russian captain faces criminal charges over failure to help sinking riverboat
12:55 19/07/2011
A criminal case has been opened against the captain of a ship that failed to come to the aid of a cruise boat that sank with the loss of at least 114 lives in Russia’s Volga River on July 10, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Strong earthquake shakes Alaska island region
01:59 17/07/2011
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Aleutian Island region of Alaska late on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
Fire, blasts rock military unit near central Moscow
20:44 15/07/2011
A fire broke out at a military base near central Moscow on Friday, accompanied by a series of explosions.
Putin blames negligence, greed for Russian riverboat tragedy
21:55 14/07/2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that irresponsibility, greed and gross violation of safety rules led to a disastrous boat accident that has claimed 113 lives.
Storm shuts down nuclear reactor in central Russia
02:38 08/07/2011
A powerful thunderstorm forced the shutdown of one of the reactors at the Balakovskaya nuclear power plant in central Russia.
Radioactive strontium detected on seabed near Fukushima
14:16 28/06/2011
Radioactive strontium has been found on the seabed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Kyodo reported on Tuesday.
Japan estimates damages from quake, tsunami at $210 bln
07:56 24/06/2011
The Japanese government announced on Friday that a double natural disaster that hit Japan in March could cost the country up to 16.9 trillion yen (about $210 bln).
Magnitude-6.7 earthquake rocks Japan
03:43 23/06/2011
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck northeastern Japan early on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Kamchatka volcano spews ash to 10,000 meters
02:23 17/06/2011
Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of 10,000 meters (33,000 feet) in the country's Far East, local scientists reported on Friday.
Mexico braces for Hurricane Adrian
06:19 09/06/2011
Mexican authorities issued a storm warning for five states along its Pacific coast prior to the arrival of the first hurricane of the 2011.

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