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Sand attack the city
A fierce sandstorm from the desert covered many areas in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh capital yesterday, obscuring buildings and causing traffic congestion.
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Strong earthquake in the capital of the Philippines
A magnitude 6 quake struck the Philippines' capital Manila, causing many office workers to rush to the streets, witnesses and seismologists said.
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Tens of thousands of Mexicans are trapped in floodwaters
Tens of thousands of Mexicans today are trapped on the roofs after heavy rains have flooded nearly all of the southern state of Tabasco. At least 500,000 people lost the…
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Kien Giang limestone mountain - precious capital for biodiversity
The Kien Giang limestone mountain system accounts for only a small area compared to the national limestone system but is rated the world's most biodiversity. Here, scien…
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The whole embassy collected garbage
On August 24, the British Embassy in Rabat (Morocco) did not work and all 40 people, from ambassadors to regular employees, were dressed plainly and engaged in labor, cl…
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Terrifying earthquake in Peru
Peruvian Health Minister Carlos Vallejos said this morning that a magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked the country, leaving at least 337 people dead and more than 1,000 injur…
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Philippines: Sepat storm caused Manila capital to flood
Although not landing in the Philippines, Typhoon Sepat has caused heavy rain to flood in Manila and the northern region, forcing authorities to close government schools…
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Philippine capital sinks in the water because of storm Pabuk
Due to the influence of Typhoon Pabuk, in the Philippine capital, heavy rains have flooded many areas. No information about casualties.
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Mexico: Strong earthquake, thousands of people panic
A strong earthquake happened last night (5-7) rocked many areas of southern Mexio and made thousands of people panic to run out to the street. There is no information ab…
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Buenos Aires picked up snow for the first time in nearly 100 years
Thousands of Argentinians yesterday (July 9) came out to celebrate after the first snowfall fell on Buenos Aires capital since 1918.
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Big storms hit the Gulf
A strong storm with winds of more than 200 km / h flooded into the Gulf, causing heavy rain in the capital Muscat, causing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Curre…
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Setting up an earthquake observation station in the zoo
Beijing's capital has recently launched a new earthquake observation station at a wildlife zoo in the southwestern suburbs, using animals as a replacement sensor system…
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Myanmar: 5 people died in the heaviest rain after 50 years
At least 5 people died and many homes were damaged after the heaviest rain in 50 years in Myanmar. The rain flooded Myanmar's old capital Yangon during the weekends.
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Bangkok turned off the electricity for 15 minutes to warn the world to warm up
After Sydney (Australia), on May 9, the Thai capital, Bangkok, turned off the power for 15 minutes to warn the global warming. Officials have called for 2 million people…
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'Cooling' the city
Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Baru and the administrative capital Putrajaya are all hotter than other cities in Malaysia 50C - that is the result of the International Coun…