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5.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Hachinoe, Japan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Friday jolted 111 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan with a depth of 46.06 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Britain looking for sites to host radioactive waste

BritainwantstodevelopageologicalstoragesiteforhighlevelradioactivewasteandlaunchedapublicconsultationonThursdaytosolicitcommunitiespreparedtohostthefacility.Aro

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China to conduct geological disaster surveys in Xinjiang

China will spend 36 million yuan (5.4 million U.S. dollars) on geological disaster surveys in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said Sunday.