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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu Thursday but there was no tsunami warning or any immediate reports of damage, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit about 143 kilometers (88 miles) southeast of the capital Port Vila at 7:09am local time (2009 GMT Wednesday) at a depth of 200 kilometres. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s debut speech at the United Nations featured saber-rattling aplenty, but it also showed glimmers of a Trump doctrine that could transform America’s place in the world. It was described by one observer as a “42-minute tweetstorm” and by another as president George W. Bush’s “‘axis of evil’ speech on steroids.” But in most respects, Trump’s first stint before the green […]
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday has surged to 224 people, including 117 in the capital, said Interior Minister Miguel Osorio Chong. The dead included at least 21 children crushed beneath a primary school that collapsed on Mexico City’s south side during the 7.1-magnitude quake, authorities said. The destruction revived horrific memories in Mexico on the anniversary of another massive quake in 1985, the […]
ST JOHN ISLAND, United States (AFP) – Hurricane Maria closed in on the US Virgin Islands late Tuesday as the US National Hurricane Center warned of a “potentially catastrophic” impact from a storm that has already killed at least two people in the Caribbean. Winds packing 160 miles (255 kilometers) an hour were already lashing the US islands as Maria barreled westwards, forecast to make landfall Wednesday before heading to Puerto Rico. “Preparations against life-threatening storm surge […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Auckland Island in southern New Zealand on Wednesday, September 20, with a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. USGS recorded the quake 256 kilometers west of Auckland Island in New Zealand. Before this, USGS recorded another strong quake with a magnitude of 4.7. This was 273 kilometers northeast of Opotiki, New Zealand. After the 6.1 magnitude quake, another quake with a […]
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (Reuters) — The French overseas territory of Martinique felt the impact on Tuesday (September 19) from the force of Hurricane Maria, although the island escaped largely unscathed. Flooded streets and scattered debris could be seen in the capital Fort-en-France, with some local businesses showing signs of water damage after the storm’s violent winds and torrential rains. Hurricane Maria caused major damage across the small island of Dominica before pushing on towards the U.S. […]
by Carola SOLÉ Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY (AFP) — When the earthquake hit, it sent panicked people running into the street but many weren’t so lucky. The dust settled minutes later to reveal a landscape of flattened buildings and rubble in the heart of Mexico City. “Awful. I think it was one of the strongest we’ve felt. I don’t know what magnitude, but it was awful,” said Pedro Cruz Martinez, a public servant cradling his […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to fight an “Iranian curtain” descending on the Middle East, pledging to prevent Tehran from ever establishing a permanent foothold in Syria. Netanyahu — who in recent years has coined his own sort of theater at the annual United Nations speech marathon with podium props and dramatic warnings — was in a lighter mood for 2017, cracking jokes and […]
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — A devastating quake in Mexico on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, according to official tallies, with a preliminary 30 deaths recorded in the capital where rescue efforts were still going on. Volunteers and emergency crews were digging through the rubble of 29 collapsed buildings in Mexico City, according to municipal authorities. The overall toll rose steadily in the hours after the 7.1-magnitude quake, and now stood at 106. Officials […]
A powerful 7.1 earthquake hit Central Mexico on Tuesday, shaking buildings in the capital of Mexico, Mexico City. Vendors and shoppers huddled together inside a local mall Pabellón Cuauhtémoc as the terrfiying tremor lingered. Local police led residents to the Jardín Ramon López Velarde park to keep them away from Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI after reports of a gas leak. This, after an 8.4 quake hit the southern coast of Mexico earlier this month […]
Pointe-à-Pitre (France) (AFP) –Hurricane Maria strengthens into a “potentially catastrophic” Category Five storm as it barrells into eastern Caribbean islands still reeling from Irma, forcing residents to evacuate in powerful winds and lashing rain.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (Reuters) — New Zealand’s jet fuel shortage on Tuesday (September 19) forced 39 flights to be cancelled, 13 of them international, with concerns the fuel crisis may spread after fuel stations in the country’s largest city Auckland halted high-octane gasoline sales. The fuel shortage, caused by a damaged pipeline to Auckland Airport, has caused widespread disruption to air travel since the weekend and comes only days before Saturday’s (September 23) national election […]
