Earthquakes
Strong quake shakes Taiwan, no damage reported
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Buildings shook in Taipei on Sunday as an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northeastern Taiwan, but there were...
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Spain vows to speed up aid to volcano-hit La Palma
LA PALMA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Spain would speed up aid to the hard-hit agriculture and fishing...
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New Zealand’s Ardern keeps going as earthquake disrupts live event
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, paused briefly as an earthquake rattled the capital Wellington on Friday...
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“The dogs are fine”: Mystery banner and footprints hint at volcano rescue
By Anthony Paone LA PALMA (Reuters) - The Spanish drone company trying to rescue three dogs trapped near an erupting...
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Japanese volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away
TOKYO (Reuters) -A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, blasting ash several miles into the sky and prompting officials to...
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La Palma evacuees see no end to ordeal after month of volcanic eruption
By Guillermo Martinez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -One month after the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on the Spanish island of...
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Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
By Guillermo Martinez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue...
Read moreMagnitude 6 quake hits eastern Mediterranean, USGS reports
ATHENS (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake hit the eastern Mediterranean off the Greek island of Karpathos on Tuesday, the...
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No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma – Canaries president
By Miguel Gutierrez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -There is no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has...
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Bali, kills three
JAKARTA (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Indonesia's Bali island on Saturday morning, killing at least three people, Indonesia's...
Read moreEarthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Bali, kills three
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Indonesia's Bali island on Saturday morning, killing at least three people,...
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German couple take refuge on boat as volcano threatens their Spanish home
By Bart Biesemans LA PALMA (Reuters) -Juergen Doelz and his girlfriend Jacqueline Rehm were in the process of selling their...
Read moreMagnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Buala, Solomon Islands – USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Buala, Solomon Islands on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey...
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Hundreds more flee as lava spreads on Spain’s La Palma
LA PALMA (Reuters) - Around 300 more people fled their homes early on Thursday as flows of molten rock pouring...
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Celebrity chef’s group feeds the hungry on Spain’s eruption-hit La Palma
By Silvio Castellanos and Sergio Perez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Working in close proximity to the red-hot lava flowing...
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As Spanish volcano roars, drones drop food for dogs stranded by lava
LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Several emaciated dogs lie curled up in and around a walled, ash-covered yard cut off...
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Hundreds evacuated as red-hot lava threatens homes in Spain’s La Palma
By Bart Biesemans and Silvio Castellanos LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Over 700 residents were ordered to abandon their homes on...
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Strong quake rattles Crete, minor damage but no casualties
ATHENS (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake rattled Crete on Tuesday, causing minor damage on the Greek island in the Mediterranean, and...
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Lava blocks the size of buildings falling from La Palma volcano
By Silvio Castellanos and Juan Medina LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Blocks of molten lava as large as three-storey buildings rolled...
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Volcanic lava in Spain’s La Palma engulfs more houses, land
By Silvio Castellanos and Juan Medina LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) -Red-hot lava engulfed the land Jose Roberto Sanchez inherited from...
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