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November 5th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, November 5 (ANI): Scientists at the US Geological Survey (USGS) have detected a series of depressions on Mars that may harbor caves beneath them, which could provide shelter for future Mars ...
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November 5th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, Nov 5 (EFE) Russian and Cuban governments have signed four agreements for oil exploration and production on the Caribbean island, official media reported.
Under the accords, Russian state energy firm Zarubezhneft has ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port town of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and left injured at least 700 people, ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Nov 4 (DPA) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and injured at least 270 people, state media ...
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October 30th, 2009 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
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Guwahati, Oct 29 (IANS) A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked India's northeast and Bhutan Thursday, triggering panic among sleeping residents, officials said.
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the earthquake ...
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October 29th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
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La Paz, Oct 29 (EFE) Bolivia is planning to begin the production of lithium batteries for electric cars by 2018, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Roger Carvajal said here, according to ...
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October 23rd, 2009 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) The US Geological Survey (USGS) has said that a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area at 12.21 a.m. local time Friday, Xinhua reported.
The local TV channel ...
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October 16th, 2009 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Oct 16 (DPA) A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake struck at 2.33 am (1833 GMT Thursday) at a depth 10 km, the ...
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October 15th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Arctic land and seas lock up as much as a fourth of the world's carbon dioxide, so the melting of Arctic ice can potentially alter climate, says a ...
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October 15th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, October 15 (ANI): In a new study, ecologists estimate that Arctic lands and oceans are responsible for up to 25 percent of the global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, October 14 (ANI): A US Geological Survey (USGS) report has determined that five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) The US Geological Survey (USGS) has said that an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Aleutian Islands of the US state of Alaska late ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) The US Geological Survey has said that an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Aleutian Islands of the US state of Alaska late Tuesday, ...
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October 12th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Sydney, October 12 (ANI): A recent cluster of large earthquakes in the South Pacific has led some scientists to wonder if one quake triggers another.
Last week, a series of seven major earthquakes ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
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Wellington, Oct 8 (DPA) New Zealand civil defence authorities downgraded an initial tsunami warning after three big quakes hit the South Pacific Thursday, saying there was no confirmation that a tsunami had ...
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October 2nd, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Wellington, Oct 2 (DPA) Two more large earthquakes -- of magnitude 6.3 and 5.1 -- were recorded in the Pacific Ocean Friday, the US Geological Survey reported.
The first quake, which hit at ...
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September 30th, 2009 - 10:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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Sumatra, Sep 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems like earthquakes are out to out-do each other. Yesterday there was a major quake in the American island of Samoa and following on its heels, ...
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September 30th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by GD
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By Madhuri Dey
Padang, Sep 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Following the devastating earthquake that had rocked the entire American Samoa region on Tuesday, a fresh earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 has reportedly struck ...
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September 30th, 2009 - 7:16 am ICT by IANS
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Washington/Wellington, Sep 30 (DPA) At least 25 people died in the Pacific island states of Samoa and American Samoa after a tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake Tuesday, according to ...
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September 28th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 28 (ANI): A new video of time-lapse photographs has shown that the sea is eating away at Alaska's northern coast with alarming speed.
According to a report in National Geographic ...
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September 25th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) Discovery of water on the moon by India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 may bolster US space agency NASA's long-held goal of setting up an outpost there, ...
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September 13th, 2009 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
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Caracas, Sep 13 (DPA) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked several parts of Venezuela Saturday, but there were no reports of casualties or damage.
Jesse Chacon, the minister for science, technology and industry, said the ...
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September 8th, 2009 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
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Moscow, Sep 8 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Georgia early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The tremor occurred at 3.41 a.m., with its epicenter some 155 ...
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September 6th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 6 (ANI): Scientists have attached the world's smallest satellite tags to the members of the rare and rapidly declining Kittlitz's Murrelet seabirds, in order to track them.
Most of these birds ...
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September 5th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 5 (ANI): Reports indicate that climate change may affect critical water resources that support prey for 75 migratory bird species in the Great Basin in the US.
As climate change either ...
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September 3rd, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Sep 3 (DPA) At least 45 people were killed and dozens were missing and feared dead after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake devastated the western part of Indonesia's Java island, officials and ...
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September 3rd, 2009 - 7:05 am ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Sep 3 (DPA) At least 44 people were killed in a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that devastated the western part of Indonesia's Java island, state media reported early Thursday.
The quake was felt ...
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September 2nd, 2009 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Sep. 2 (ANI): The US Geological Survey on Wednesday issued a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean in the wake of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake striking Indonesia's Java island.
According to ...
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September 2nd, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Sep 2 (DPA) At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Java Island, officials said.
The quake was felt strongly in the capital Jakarta, ...
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September 2nd, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Jakarta, Sep 2 (DPA) Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami warning after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake Wednesday afternoon rocked Java Island, including the capital Jakarta, triggering panic among residents.
The tsunami alert was cancelled ...
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