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Volcano erupts in Indonesia's North Sumatra

MountSinabungvolcanoinKarodistrict,Indonesia'sNorthSumatraprovinceeruptedearlierThursday,spewingacolumnofashtwokmtothesky,adisasteragencyseniorofficialsaid.Thee

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6.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea -- USGS

Anearthquakemeasuring6.0ontheRichterscalejolted193kmsouthofTaron,PapuaNewGuinea,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)saidonMonday.Theepicenter,withadepthof5.67km,wasini

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Beijing tests driverless and maglev subways, tramway

BeijingonWednesdaybegantestingthreeraillines,includingadriverlesssubway,amaglevsubwayandatramway,alltobelaunchedinthecity'swesternsuburbsattheendoftheyear.The16

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M8.0 earthquake hits Mexico

An8.0-magnitudeearthquakestrucksouthofMexicoonFriday,accordingtotheUSGeologicalSurvey(USGS).Theagencysaidhazardouswidespreadtsunamiwavesarepossible.Mediareports

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5.1-magnitude quake hits 182km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia

Anearthquakemeasuring5.1ontheRichterscalejolted182kmWNWofSaumlaki,Indonesiaat19:06:48GMTonSaturday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof70.91km,

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Quake of magnitude 6.5 strikes off Indonesian island of Sumatra: USGS

Anearthquakeofmagnitude6.5struckwestofIndonesia'sislandofSumatraonSunday,theUnitedStatesGeologicalSurveysaid.Therewerenoimmediatereportsofcasualtiesordamageinth

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Backgrounder: Quake-hit Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan Province

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous region in southwest China Tuesday night, leaving at least 13 dead and 175 others injured as rescue operations are in full swing Wednesday.

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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 7.8 quake hits off Russia's Kamchatka: USGS

Apowerfulearthquakeofmagnitude7.8struckinthenorthernPacificOceanbetweenthetipofAlaska'sAleutianIslandsandRussia'sKamchatkaPeninsula,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaido

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Earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude strikes off Tonga - USGS

Anunderseaearthquakewithamagnitudeof6.1struckofftheSouthPacificislandnationofTongaonMonday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Thequake,atadepthof97km(60miles),waslocat

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Wildfires rage throughout California

AnexcessiveheathitsouthernCaliforniathisweekend,withthehightemperatureinsomeareasreaching107Fahrenheitdegrees(about42degreescentigrade).Thisisalsoatoughweekendf

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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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8 dead, 23 injured in Xinjiang's 5.5-magnitude earthquake

Eightpeoplehavebeenconfirmeddeadand23otherswereinjuredaftera5.5-magnitudeearthquakejoltedTaxkorganCountyinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionat5:58a.m

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Indonesia to open 392 km of new toll roads in 2017: minister

An Indonesian minister said on Monday that the government has set a target to open 392 km of new toll roads in 2017, adding the total new toll roads opened by the government since 2015 to 567.9 km.

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Strong earthquake hits C. Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted East Nusa Tenggara of central Indonesia early Friday, but it was not potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.

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Beijing's '7th Ring Road' complete

​A 1,000-kilometer expressway linking Beijing and nearby cities in Hebei province was completed on Tuesday, which will ease traffic congestion and improve regional economic growth in the area.

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Earthquakes rock Okinawa, Hokkaido prefectures in Japan

​An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck off the coast of Japan's Okinawa Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.