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6.9-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Ogasawara Islands

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck off the west coast of Japan's Ogasawara Islands on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake happened at 17:26 JST (0826 GMT

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China to develop global top-notch forecasting technology by 2030

Chinawillspeedupitseffortstodevelopglobaltop-notchearthquakeforecastingtechnologyby2030,makingitcompetitivewiththatofdevelopedcountriesby2020,saidZhengGuoguang,