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Test of Indian Ocean tsunami warning
With the support of the United Nations, the Indian Oceanic nations tested the early tsunami warning system.
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Strong earthquake shook Indonesia
A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's island of Bali today, causing hundreds of panic-stricken people to flee high-rise buildings and 17 injured.
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Banyan storm weakened and suddenly
After crossing the Philippine Islands, Typhoon Banyan weakened into a tropical depression. But when entering the East Sea, the tropical depression suddenly got stronger.
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Unusually high radiation detection in the Japanese capital
Japanese media reported that the country's authorities have detected unusually high levels of radiation at one of the central districts in Japan's Tokyo capital. This ar…
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Air pollution increases the risk of premature birth
A large-scale study demonstrated that toxic substances in the air increase the risk of premature birth in women by up to 30%.
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Radioactivity in Tokyo does not come from Fukushima
Japanese officials say unusually high radioactivity was discovered in Tokyo unrelated to the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.
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Bangkok people panicked because of flooding alarms
Thai Prime Minister yesterday (October 14) reassured 12 million Bangkok residents, after a false flood warning yesterday caused panic in the capital.
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Coal gas from primitive stoves affects human health
A study published in the journal Science (USA) on October 13 showed that primitive stoves, still widely used in the world, are the cause of killing about 2 million peopl…
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Storm No. 5 will enter Hanoi at 15-16 this afternoon
About 15-16h this afternoon, September 30, the storm No. 5 will enter Hanoi, the intensity of storms may still be at level 7 and 8.
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Philippines welcomes new storms
Another tropical storm is about to land in the Philippines when at least one million people in this country still have to live in flooding due to the consequences of Typ…
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14-strong strong Nalgae storms towards the East Sea
At 1 o'clock on October 1, the location of the center of the storm is about 17.2 degrees Vi Bac; 124.1 degrees east longitude, about 200km from the island of Luke (Phili…
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Severe storms and floods in Asia, more than 600 people died and went missing
Yesterday, a major storm hit Vietnam, leaving 20,000 people evacuated, while the Philippines was also hit by storms and many other Asian countries flooded during the hur…
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Floating ball to save people in tsunami
A Japanese company built a circular storage chamber capable of floating on water to help people escape in tsunamis and other natural disasters.
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Discover huge reserves of rare earth in Afghanistan
Recently a huge reserve of rare earth has just been discovered in southern Afghanistan. According to scientists' estimates, based on current demand, 1,000,000 tons of ra…
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Storm Nalgae heads straight to North Central
At 04:00 on October 3, the location of the center of the storm was about 17.6 degrees north latitude; 114.7 degrees Kinh Dong, about 250 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to…