Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:01:00 +0100tribuneonline (en)

PORT BLAIR, India — Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said Wednesday in India’s Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life.

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:05:00 +0100bssnews (en)

PORT BLAIR, India, Nov 21, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said Wednesday in India’s Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life.

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:14:00 +0100channelnewsasia (en)

PORT BLAIR, India: Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said on Wednesday (Nov 21) in India's Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life.

American missionary, 27, killed by protected tribesmen on remote island

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:12:00 +0100dailymail (en)

The Sentinelese tribe are an indigenous tribe who have thrived on North Sentinal Island, one of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, for up to 55,000 years. They shun all contact with the outside world and are known to be hostile to any encroachers.

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:55:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said Wednesday in India's Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life. John Chau, 27, was surrounded and killed by tribal fighters,....

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:49:00 +0100digitaljournal (en)

John Chau, 27, was surrounded and killed by tribal fighters, who fiercely defend their island paradise on the Andaman Sea, official sources told AFP. Chau paid local fishermen to take him to North Sentinel Island which is out of bounds even to the Indian navy in a bid to protect its reclusive inhabitants who number only about 150.

Revival hopes as Olympics chief set to visit Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:15:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

Olympics chief Thomas Bach will visit Japan's Fukushima this weekend, a region devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster that officials hope to revive by bringing some events to the region. International Olympic Committee President Bach will on Saturday visit a stadium set to....

Revival hopes as Olympics chief set to visit Fukushima

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:42:00 +0100afp-english (en)

Olympics chief Thomas Bach will visit Japan's Fukushima this weekend, a region devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster that officials hope to revive by bringing some events to the region. International Olympic Committee President Bach will on Saturday visit a stadium set to....

Skikda : Exercice de simulation en cas de séisme

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 21:22:00 +0100elmoudjahid (fr)

Un exercice de simulation d'un séisme engageant les brigades de soutien et d’intervention de la Protection civile de quatre wilayas a été effectué, lundi dernier, à la base de vie du consortium COJAAL, dans la commune d’Azzaba au nord de Skikda, a-t-on constaté.

Evacuation carried out

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:58:00 +0100sunstar (en)

DANAO CITY and Daanbantayan started evacuating residents living in coastal areas with tropical depression Samuel expected to make landfall at dawn on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) raised the alert status to red from blue.

Embassy of Japan organizes “Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku” Exhibition

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:33:00 +0100sarajevotimes (en)

The Embassy of Japan and the Sarajevo city will hold The Japan Foundation Traveling Exhibition “Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan” from17 November to 7 December 2018 at the Sarajevo City Hall. The name Tohokumeans “ North east” in Japanese and is the geographic region of northern part of the mainland of Japan, which covers 6 prefectures.

Sismo 5,7 Richter se registró en el norte de Perú

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 08:57:00 +0100cooperativa (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 5,7 en la escala de Richter se registró a las 01:38 hora local (03:38 hora de Chile) en la región peruana de Áncash, en el norte del país. El Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) ubicó el epicentro del movimiento telúrico a 96 kilómetros al suroeste del distrito de Casma. No hay reporte de daños por el sismo.

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Baja California, Miles From Border

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:28:00 +0100theepochtimes (en)

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the U.S.-Mexico border in Baja California, Mexico, and it was felt in San Diego and other parts of Southern California. in Southern California reported that a number of people in San Diego, located 180 miles to the west-northwest of the epicenter, felt the quake.

6.5 magnitude offshore earthquake hits Lakeba, poses no threat

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:42:00 +0100fijitimes (en)

A 6.5 magnitude offshore earthquake occurred north north-west (38 km) Tubou, Lakeba in the Lau Group today, however posed no threat to the Fiji region. According to the Seismology Unit of Fiji’s Mineral Resources Department, the strong earthquake had deep depth source occurred at about 09:25AM local time.

Las mujeres se levantan tras el desastre en Manabí

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 06:18:00 +0100lahora (es)

Después del terremoto de 2016, un grupo de campesinas creó sus propios emprendimientos y Focaznom. Los estragos que dejó el terremoto que azotó a la costa norte de Ecuador, el 16 de abril de 2016, aún se pueden evidenciar en varios de los sectores vulnerables que sufrieron el fenómeno natural, que alcanzó una magnitud de 7,8 grados.

CTBTO: Australia Completes Its Monitoring Stations in the Global Network to Detect Nuclear Tests

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:32:00 +0100markets-businessinsider (en)

VIENNA November 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "A remarkable achievement -- the result of a 20 year-long effort" A listening post in Antarctica -- the last of 21 Australian monitoring facilities -- has been certified to become part of an active system girdling the planet to detect nuclear weapon tests.

CTBTO: Australia Completes Its Monitoring Stations in the Global Network to Detect Nuclear Tests

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:16:00 +0100finanzen-at (en)

VIENNA November 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "A remarkable achievement -- the result of a 20 year-long effort" A listening post in Antarctica -- the last of 21 Australian monitoring facilities -- has been certified to become part of an active system girdling the planet to detect nuclear weapon tests.

CTBTO: Australia Completes Its Monitoring Stations in the Global Network to Detect Nuclear Tests

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:10:00 +0100finanzen-ch (en)

VIENNA November 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "A remarkable achievement -- the result of a 20 year-long effort" A listening post in Antarctica -- the last of 21 Australian monitoring facilities -- has been certified to become part of an active system girdling the planet to detect nuclear weapon tests.

CTBTO: Australia Completes Its Monitoring Stations in the Global Network to Detect Nuclear Tests

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:06:00 +0100finanznachrichten-en (en)

VIENNA November 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "A remarkable achievement -- the result of a 20 year-long effort" A listening post in Antarctica -- the last of 21 Australian monitoring facilities -- has been certified to become part of an active system girdling the planet to detect nuclear weapon tests. (Logo: https://mma.

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake devastates North Italian city of Ravenna

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:51:00 +0100trendnews-az (en)

. The tremor came just a few months after a series of quakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.7 to 5.3 struck the region, causing damage to Italian cities near the Adriatic Sea, reported. The province of Ravenna in north-eastern Italy was hit by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported on Sunday.

World: The Aid in Danger Monthly News Brief - October 2018

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:36:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

This monthly digest comprises threats and incidents of violence affecting the delivery of aid. It is prepared by Insecurity Insight from information available in open sources. Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami Response. New safety, security and access information.

Evacuaciones y rescates en jornada de simulacro en Guayaquil

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 06:54:00 +0100eluniverso (es)

La alarma sonó a las 09:34 y de inmediato comenzó la evacuación de huéspedes y trabajadores por las tres escaleras de emergencia. Un supuesto sismo de magnitud 7,8 registrado en el país motivó la evacuación de unas 600 personas hacia los parqueos y áreas adyacentes del hotel Hilton Colón, en el norte de la urbe.

Ministro Huerta pidió crear cultura de prevención frente a desastres naturales

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 01:19:00 +0100americatv (es)

Fue durante la supervisión del Ejercicio de Entrenamiento Multisectorial de Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres, organizado por el Comando Operacional del Norte ( CON ), desarrollado en el centro poblado de Parachique, provincia de Sechura, en Piura, en el que participó personal de las tres Instituciones....

5 Earthquakes Hit Off the Coast of Oregon: USGS

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:47:00 +0100theepochtimes (en)

Several moderate earthquakes struck about 100 miles off the coast of southern Oregon in the past 24 hours , according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The largest of the quakes was a 4.5 on the Richter scale. The five quakes occurred on Thursday night and Friday morning. Four of the quakes hit from 9 p.

Scientists to explore new sites in Puerto Rico, USVI waters

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:01:00 +0100repeatingislands (en)

Scientists will explore new sites in deep waters surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to learn more about coral and fish habitats as part of a 22-day mission led by the U.S. government. The team aboard the 224-foot (68-meter) Okeanos Explorer also will map geological features up to 3.