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Strong earthquake hits Greek tourist island in Ionian Sea
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A strong earthquake has struck off Greece’s western coast near the tourist island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea. Authorities say there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the 6.8 magnitude quake was 35.9 kilometers (22.3 miles) southwest of Lithakia in the southern part…
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Insects invading Virginia and Pennsylvania could be ‘most destructive species in 150 years’
An invasive insect species native to China, India and Vietnam is posing a problem in at least two states. The spotted lanternfly is harming crops in Winchester, Virginia, WDVM reported. The Pennsylvania-based Churchville Nature Center said the creatures were also spotted for the first time on its property Thursday. “We are sad to report that we have had…
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Polio-like Virus Infects Kids, Frustrates Doctors
Federal health officials know that a rare nervous system disorder is on the rise and that it is mostly affecting children across the country. But what officials with the CDC don’t know about acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like illness that can cause paralysis, is nearly everything else. What causes it is not clear. Why it…
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Water woes as drought leaves Germany’s Rhine shallow
Lower water levels on Germany’s Rhine river have caused problems from exposing an old WWII bomb to forcing ship operators to halt services Months of drought have left water levels on Germany’s Rhine river at a record low, exposing a World War II bomb and forcing ship operators to halt services to prevent vessels from…
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Without Yemen ceasefire mass starvation looms, critics say
Aden, Yemen, Oct 19, 2018 / 04:00 am (CNA).- The possibility of mass starvation in Yemen continues as a military engagement over a major port city could block food and other aid for millions of people. “We cannot fail to be moved by the news coming from Yemen, of families ripped apart by this…
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Two HUGE earthquakes STRIKE New Caledonia – tremors RICOCHET across Ring of Fire
TWO MASSIVE earthquakes have struck the French island of New Caledonia sending aftershocks ricocheting through the volatile Ring of Fire region. A huge magnitude 6.8 quake rocked the region early on Tuesday morning. The earthquake followed an earlier quake that was given a preliminary 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has…
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Global hunger relief back-tracking, especially in war zones
Germany’s Welthungerhilfe (World Hunger Relief) aid organization published the Global Hunger Index (GHI) in Berlin Thursday, warning that gains made since 2000 have gone into reverse, with 821 million people, many of them children, undernourished. Zero hunger by 2030 is one of 17 UN-agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Data from 119 countries, including child stunting, was used…
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Michael: Most violent US hurricane since 1969
Mr Rick Teska (left) helps a business owner rescue his dogs from the damaged business after Hurricane Michael passed through the area on October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm. PHOTO | JOE RAEDLE | GETTY IMAGES|AFP WASHINGTON, Hurricane Michael, which tore into Florida…
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Death Toll in Haiti Earthquake Rises to 15; 333 Injured
Thousands of people along Haiti’s north coast have dragged mattresses and chairs outside, fearing new aftershocks. A woman overcome by emotion after an aftershock hit the area is carried by a relative to the general hospital in Port-de-Paix, Haiti on Oct. 7, 2018.Dieu Nalio Chery / AP PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti — The death toll from a…
