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5.6-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

Anearthquakewithapreliminarymagnitudeof5.6struckoffthecoastofFukushimaPrefectureinJapanonThursday,theweatheragencysaid.Thetemblor,whichmeasured4ontheJapanesesei

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6.4-magnitude quake hits 98 km WNW of Camana, Peru -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring6.4ontheRichterscalejolted98kmWNWofCamana,Peruat02:05:19GMTonTuesday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof44.05km,wasinitia

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Magnitude-7.7 earthquake hits off Russia, tsunami alert issued

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake rippled the waters off the coast of Nikol'skoye, Russia late Monday night, the US Geological Survey said.

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6.8-magnitude quake hits 212 km NW of Auckland Island: USGS

Anearthquakewithamagnitudeof6.8jolted212kmNWofAucklandIsland,NewZealandat070001GMTonTuesday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof10.0km,wasiniti

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6.9 magnitude quake hits 6 km SW of Pastrana, Philippines: USGS

Anearthquakeof6.9magnitudejolted6kmSWofPastrana,PhilippinesonThursday,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)said.Theepicenter,withadepthof40.6km,wasinitiallydeterminedto

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Marchers in Madrid urge Spain to take in more refugees

ProtestersmarchedinSpain'scapitalSaturdaytodemandtheconservativegovernmentfulfillitspledgetogivesheltertorefugeesfromwar-torncountrieslikeSyria.Bravingtemperatu

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China on yellow alert for heat wave

China's meteorological authority maintained its yellow alert Friday, as a heat wave is expected to sweep across many regions of the country.

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Last month was second hottest May on record: NASA

Lastmonthwasthesecond-warmestMayin137yearsofmodernrecord-keepingofaverageglobaltemperatures,accordingtoNASA.ThetwotopMaytemperatureanomalieshaveoccurredduringth

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7.0-magnitude quake hits 3km South of San Pablo, Guatemala -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring7.0ontheRichterscalejolted3kmSouthofSanPablo,Guatemalaat07:29:03GMTonWednesday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof98.0km,

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India's Delhi blazes at 45 degrees

India's Delhi is witnessing a heat wave, as it recorded this season’s highest temperature on Monday at 44.6 degrees Celsius. While the humidity level was between 40% -19%.

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India's Delhi blazes at 45 degrees

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,June6(APD)-India'sDelhiiswitnessingaheatwave,asitrecordedthisseason’shighesttemperatureonMondayat44.6degreesCelsius.Whilethehu

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5.9-magnitude quake hits 23km S of Loay, Philippines

Anearthquakemeasuring5.9ontheRichterscalejolted23kmSofLoay,Philippinesat01:06:13GMTonSaturday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof521.04km,wasi

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5.6-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Taitung County at about 7:12 a.m. Tuesday Beijing Time, according to the measurement of the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

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5.6-magnitude quake hits Taiwan; no casualties reported

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted south Taiwan on Saturday morning, and no casualties were reported.

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Australian heatwave causing roads to melt in outback town

The Australian outback township of Bourke in New South Wales state is on track to break the state's record for 22 consecutive days above 40 degrees Celsius as the country's scorching heatwave continues Friday.

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Temperatures to soar above 40 degrees as heatwave sweeps eastern Australia

A heatwave predicted to stretch across 1,000km of eastern Australia has prompted warnings for the public to avoid physical activity in the sun and stay alert for signs of heat-related illness in others, especially children and older people.

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Flights cancelled as snow hits Beijing, with forecasts warning winter's chill "coldest in 30 years"

Cold front – with temperatures as low as minus 8 degrees Celsius – is Chinese capital’s coldest in three decades for this time of year