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Turkey-Syria quake deaths toll pass 33,000

Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as...

Why multiple earthquakes are rattling one Indonesian island

The Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has been hammered by a series of powerful earthquakes in the past three weeks that have killed more...

Twitter updates app to highlight big events, news stories

Twitter is changing its service to give more space to major events such as the World Cup, earthquakes, royal weddings and elections.

NASA’s newest Mars lander to study earthquakes on Red Planet

TAMPA: NASA is poised to launch its first lander to Mars since 2012, an unmanned spacecraft called InSight that aims to listen for quakes and...

Big earthquakes predicted for 2018: Is your country safe?

Scientists have warned of potential increase in earthquakes in 2018 after their critical assessment of earth movement’s data. The warning by the experts holds substances...

Scientists warn of big earthquakes in 2018

Scientists have warned that there will be a significant increase in the occurrence of potentially deadliest earthquakes in 2018. The assessment was made on the...

‘Disasters cost $71bn in first half of 2016’

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: From earthquakes in Japan to wildfires in Canada, disasters cost the world economy $71 billion (62 billion euros) in the first half of the year, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Thursday.

Aftershocks rock Indonesia after massive quake, calls for calm

Strong aftershocks continued to rock Indonesia on Thursday after a massive undersea quake sparked fears of a region-wide disaster similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people.

Nepal extends Everest permits for climbers put off by earthquakes

KATHMANDU: Nepal has extended the climbing permits of hundreds of foreigners forced to abandon the Himalayas after last year's twin earthquakes, the government said on Tuesday, to encourage them to return to the mountains.

Twin earthquakes rattle Indonesia’s Sumatra: USGS

PADANG, Indonesia: Two powerful quakes struck Indonesia's Sumatra on Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Major earthquakes of the past 30 years

KABUL: A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region Monday, with strong tremors felt in Kabul, Islamabad and New Delhi. 

China using animals to predict earthquakes: report

BEIJING: Chinese government researchers are using chickens, fish and toads to try to predict earthquakes, media reported.

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