7.9 earthquake hits near Kodiak, AK
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Tsunami Warning Lifted After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Alaska Today
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USGS The west coast of North America experienced a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake hit Alaska today. A powerful magnitude-7.9 earthquake hit Alaska early today, sending tsunami warnings across the west coast of North America, from Alaska to Canada … Read More
Dying North Koreans an indication US diplomatic technique works, Tillerson says
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Dying North Koreans a sign US diplomatic strategy works, Tillerson says Signs of starvation and death in North Korea indicate that US diplomatic strategy works fine, says the secretary of state. The objective now is not to let Pyongyang evoke … Read More
California Today: 100 Million Dead Trees Prompt Fears of Giant Wildfires
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Patches of dead and dying trees near Cressman, Calif., in 2016. CreditScott Smith/Associated Press Good morning. (Want to get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) The more than 100 million trees that died in California after being weakened by drought and … Read More
6.3 magnitude earthquake hits off Mexico coast
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MEXICO CITY— A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck offshore Friday in Mexico’s Gulf of California, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the Friday morning quake was centered about 48 miles (78 kilometers) north-northeast of Loreto, … Read More
Yemen could face famine in 2018 as war continues, aid agencies warn
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BEIRUT/ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Already battered by three years of war, Yemen is in danger of tipping into famine in 2018 if fighting continues to disrupt imports of food aid, aid agencies warned. In the worst-case scenario, the war-torn … Read More
Africa girl dies of new eye-bleeding fever, feared to be worse than Black Death
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Nine-year-old died in central Uganda with symptoms of an eye-bleeding disease which could kill up to 40 per cent of those infected by it. The outbreak comes months after hundreds of people were killed by the plague in Madagascar in … Read More
The flu is officially an epidemic in the US
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The flu is now officially an epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than half of all US states reported high flu activity within the first week of the year. A total of 7.0 percent … Read More
7.1 earthquake hits near coast of Peru leaving 1 dead, 20 injured
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has struck off the coast of Peru, killing 1 man and injuring 20 more people. It triggered temporary tsunami warnings along the Peruvian coast. Casualty figures were provided by the governor of Peru’s … Read More
WHO: South Africa’s listeriosis outbreak ‘largest ever’
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Listeriosis is one of the serious food-borne illnesses you can contract from bacteria. Johannesburg – The World Health Organisation has said South Africa’s Listeria outbreak, with nearly 750 confirmed cases, is believed to be the largest-ever outbreak of the bacterial … Read More