Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was a report on the USGS website of the quake centered in the Pacific Ocean being felt in Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia. The quake struck at 12:05 p.m. local time, the …
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‘AL’s demands of Syria, not feasible’
A recent terrorist bomb explosion in a densely populated area of the capital city of Damascus has left at least 25 civilians dead and injured 63, some of whom are in critical conditions.
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Violence mars opposition rally in Bangladesh
Crude bomb explosion kills one person, as opposition activists clash with police in the capital, Dhaka.
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Strong earthquake rattles Mexico, killing two
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, killing at least two people, knocking out lights in parts of the capital and sending people rushing into the streets. There were no immediate reports of severe damage or injuries in Mexico City but emergency services said an 18-year-old man was killed when a roof collapsed in Iguala, a small city between the …
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Hundreds mourn woman killed in Alberta package bomb explosion
Clad in winter boots and a pink dress, 7-year-old Destiny Shachtay, the daughter of a wheelchair-bound woman killed in a bomb blast last week, attended a memorial service for her mother at an Innisfail church Saturday.
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Bomb explosion outside British embassy in Bahrain
According to Bahrain’s interior ministry, the blast came from a bus parked near the British embassy in the capital, Manama. read more
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Earthquake rocks north Philippines; no damages
An official says an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 shook the capital and parts of the northern Philippines. There are no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
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Blast outside Somali ministry kills 16
A powerful bomb explosion has left at least 16 people dead near Somalia’s Foreign Ministry in the capital city of Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
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London council confiscates breast milk ice cream (Reuters)
Reuters – A London council has confiscated supplies of breast milk ice cream from a specialist parlour which launched the new flavour in the capital last week on concerns the frozen treat may spread viruses.
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Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters)
Reuters – The Dutch are set to live longer — good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.
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