Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge: landmark climber AFP

Thu, 23 May 2019 22:39:00 +0200msn-uk (en)

SHOTLIST: KATHMANDU, NEPAL. 23 MAY 2019SOURCE: AFPTV SOUNDBITE 1 - Saray Khumalo, first black African woman to climb Everest (woman, English, 19 secs)"If you think about it Everest was first climbed in 1953, you know. It's taken us how many flipping years for us to be there.

interview 'Never give up' says first black African woman to scale Everest

Thu, 23 May 2019 20:10:00 +0200trust (en)

About 5,000 climbers have ascended Everest since it was first scaled in 1953, but only about 550 of them were women. By Gopal Sharma. KATHMANDU, May 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first black African woman to conquer Mount Everest urged fellow Africans to "never give up" on their dreams on....

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge, says landmark climber

Thu, 23 May 2019 18:21:00 +0200capitalfm (en)

The 47-year-old South African business executive reached the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain last week after three previous bids failed. Although she had not thought about being the first when she reached the top, she now knows “how big a deal it is” for black African women.

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge, says Saray Khumalo

Thu, 23 May 2019 16:37:00 +0200citizen (en)

The first black African woman to climb Everest said Thursday that people from her continent must seek “amazing” new challenges to prove they can compete with the best. “There are many places still, unfortunately if you think about it, that we still haven’t broken through,” Saray Khumalo told AFP in....

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge, says landmark climber

Thu, 23 May 2019 15:00:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

KATHMANDU: The first black African woman to climb Everest said Thursday (May 23) that people from her continent must seek "amazing" new challenges to prove they can compete with the best. "There are many places still, unfortunately if you think about it, that we still haven't broken through," Saray....

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge, says landmark climber

Thu, 23 May 2019 14:58:00 +0200vanguardngr (en)

“There are many places still, unfortunately if you think about it, that we still haven’t broken through,” Saray Khumalo told AFP in an interview after conquering the world’s highest peak. The 47-year-old South African business executive reached the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain last week after three previous bids failed.

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge, says landmark climber

Thu, 23 May 2019 14:14:00 +0200pulse (en)

"There are many places still, unfortunately if you think about it, that we still haven't broken through," Saray Khumalo told AFP in an interview after conquering the world's highest peak. The 47-year-old South African business executive reached the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain last week after three previous bids failed.

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge, says landmark climber

Thu, 23 May 2019 14:11:00 +0200digitaljournal (en)

"There are many places still, unfortunately if you think about it, that we still haven't broken through," Saray Khumalo told AFP in an interview after conquering the world's highest peak. The 47-year-old South African business executive reached the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain last week after three previous bids failed.

Black Africans must pick up Everest challenge, says landmark climber

Thu, 23 May 2019 13:50:00 +0200yahoo-au (en)

The first black African woman to climb Everest said Thursday that people from her continent must seek "amazing" new challenges to prove they can compete with the best. "There are many places still, unfortunately if you think about it, that we still haven't broken through," Saray Khumalo told AFP in....

22:21 A 59 años de la catástrofe: valdivianos relatan cómo vivieron el terremoto más grande de la historia

Thu, 23 May 2019 04:53:00 +0200biobiochile (es)

Este 22 de mayo se cumplieron 59 años de terremoto más grande del que se tiene registro y que azotó a gran parte de la zona sur de Chile. Se trata del movimiento 9.5 grados en la escala de Richter, registrado en 1960, mejor conocido como “El Terremoto de Valdivia”.

Sonido de sirenas inundó el centro de Valdivia a 59 años del terremoto del 22 de mayo de 1960

Thu, 23 May 2019 02:59:00 +0200cooperativa (es)

A las 15:11 horas de hoy miércoles , el único sonido que se percibió en la costanera de la ciudad de Valdivia, Región de Los Ríos fue el ulular de sirenas y las campanas de la Catedral. y que junto al tsunami posterior dejó miles de muertos y damnificados en la zona centro sur de Chile e incluso en Japón y Hawai.

Terremoto de Valdivia: Un día como hoy hace 59 años ocurrió un verdadero cataclismo en Chile

Wed, 22 May 2019 23:57:00 +0200fayerwayer (es)

El domingo 22 de mayo de 1960 a las 15:11 horas de la tarde se produjo el terremoto más fuerte registrado en la historia de la humanidad, un violento sismo el cual alcanzó la magnitud de 9.5 en la escala Richter, dejando una total destrucción en toda la zona centro y sur de nuestro país.

Tanzania floods kill five, leave around 2,500 homeless

Wed, 22 May 2019 12:42:00 +0200terradaily (en)

Flooding in Tanzania has killed five people and forced about 2,500 to flee their homes after a week of torrential rain in the country's south, an official said Friday. Schools have closed in Kyela, a district on the border of Lake Malawi, and families fled to shelters after losing everything in the rising waters.

RUSH HOUR: Students accused of adding bodily fluids to teach...

Tue, 21 May 2019 00:42:00 +0200news_com_au (en)

A group of students at a US school have been accused of adding their bodily fluids into a batch of crepes that were being served up to their teachers. The sickening accusation only came to light after staff at the Olentangy Hyatts Middle School in Ohio had already eaten the crepes.

RUSH HOUR: Comet sighting in NT sparks triple-0 call — Aust...

Mon, 20 May 2019 23:11:00 +0200news_com_au (en)

Northern Territory residents were treated to a rare sight in the early hours of Monday morning, after a mysterious white light lit up the night sky. The bright flash was followed by a huge bang, resulting in a woman from Alice Springs making a panicked phone call to the police.

Stay or go? As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement

Mon, 20 May 2019 18:32:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)

GENEVA - Warned that Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) would slam into the coastal part of the Philippine town of Dulag in November 2013, Leah C. Caminong's family rented a room 300 meters back from the shoreline where they planned to ride out the storm. Little did Caminong know the roof of that building....

USGS confirms four earthquakes in the Eagle Ford Shale

Mon, 20 May 2019 17:39:00 +0200houstonchronicle (en)

The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that four low-magnitude earthquakes have taken place over the past two weeks in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas. USGS officials confirmed a 2.5-magnitude earthquake about five miles east of the Gonzales County town of Smiley on Saturday evening.

World: Stay or go? As weather gets wilder, states urged to prepare for displacement

Mon, 20 May 2019 16:48:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

With disasters uprooting 24 million people a year, pressure grows on governments to reduce the risk, and do more to protect the displaced. (Fixes number in para 18 after IDMC correction to 2.8 million from 3.8 million) By Megan Rowling. GENEVA, May 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Warned that....

Iglesia mexicana exige la reconstrucción de templos México, La Iglesia Católica mexicana exigió este domingo a las autoridades federales la reconstrucción de los 160 templos dañados por el terremoto del 19 de septiembre de 2017, en el día en que se cumple un...

Mon, 20 May 2019 09:15:00 +0200eldiario (es)

Secuelas del terremoto Iglesia mexicana exige la reconstrucción de templos. > La mayoría de estos templos se ubican en la Alcaldía de Xochimilco, en el sur de Ciudad de México, incluida la parroquia de San Bernardino de Siena, propuesta como futura catedral de Xochimilco.

Nouvelle-Calédonie : un séisme de magnitude 6,7 frappe à 165 km à l'est de Tadine (USGS)

Sun, 19 May 2019 18:19:00 +0200french.china.org.cn (fr)

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 6,7 sur l'échelle de Richter s'est produit dimanche à 165 km à l'est de Tadine, en Nouvelle-Calédonie, à 14h56 GMT, a indiqué l'Institut américain d'études géologiques (USGS). L'épicentre du séisme a été initialement localisé à 21,661 degrés de latitude sud et....

Yellowstone volcano: How USGS recorded 'A LOT of activity' near caldera – ‘they FELT IT!’ YELLOWSTONE volcano scientists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a lot of...

Sun, 19 May 2019 15:12:00 +0200express (en)

The Yellowstone volcano sits in between the US states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, inside the Yellowstone National Park. The caldera is labelled a supervolcano due to its capability to inflict disaster on a global scale should another supereruption occur.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia - USGS

Sun, 19 May 2019 11:07:00 +0200thestar-my (en)

(Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings. The quake was recorded 179 km (111 miles) east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands at a depth of 14 km (9 miles), the USGS said.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia

Sun, 19 May 2019 10:29:00 +0200petra-en (en)

Amman, May 19 (Petra) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday. The quake was recorded 179 km east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands, at a depth of 14 km, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia USGS

Sun, 19 May 2019 10:21:00 +0200nna-en (en)

NNA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings. The quake was recorded 179 km (111 miles) east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands at a depth of 14 km (9 miles), the USGS said.

6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes in waters off New Caledonia

Sun, 19 May 2019 10:11:00 +0200globaltimes (en)

HOME >> WORLD 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes in waters of f New Caledonia. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck 178 km east of Tadine in waters off New Caledonia in South Pacific on Sunday, according to US Geological Survey. The earthquake which occurred at 11:23 a.m. local time (0123 GMT) was initially determined to be at 21.

NUEVA CALEDONIA TERREMOTO - Un seísmo de magnitud 6,2 sacude Nueva Caledonia en el Pacífico Sur

Sun, 19 May 2019 07:02:00 +0200efe-agencia (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,2 sacudió hoy las Islas de la Lealtad, un archipiélago del territorio francés de Nueva Caledonia, en el Pacífico Sur, sin que las autoridades informaran inicialmente de víctimas, daños ni riesgo de tsunami. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, siglas en inglés),....

Registrado un terremoto de magnitud 6,8 al este de Nueva Caledonia

Sun, 19 May 2019 06:31:00 +0200teinteresa (es)

Un terremoto de magnitud 6,8 en la escala Richter ha sido registrado en el Pacífico Sur al este de Nueva Caledonia, según ha informado este domingo el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, según sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro del seísmo se ha localizado a 14 kilómetros de pr of undidad, a....

19 May 2019-Strong Earthquake in Southeast of Loyalty Islands at 19 May 2019 on 09.23am

Sun, 19 May 2019 05:13:00 +0200met-my (en)

JMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23B Ruj. Kami: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.15(98) PRESS RELEASE Strong Earthquake in South east of Loyalty Islands A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred near Southeast of Loyalty Islands at 9:23am (Malaysian Local Time) on 19 May 2019 . The epicentre of the earthquake was located at latitude 21.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia - USGS

Sun, 19 May 2019 05:13:00 +0200reuters-in (en)

(Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings. The quake was recorded 179 km (111 miles) east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands at a depth of 14 km (9 miles), the USGS said.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia, says USGS

Sun, 19 May 2019 05:12:00 +0200themalaymailonline (en)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, reported the US Geological Survey. — AFP pic. MAY 19 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said today, but there....

6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes in waters off New Caledonia

Sun, 19 May 2019 05:04:00 +0200trendnews-az (en)

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck 178 km east of Tadine in waters off New Caledonia in South Pacific on Sunday, according to U.S. Geological Survey, reported citing Xinhua. The earthquake which occurred at 11:23 a.m. local time (0123 GMT) was initially determined to be at 21.700 degrees south latitude and 169.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia - USGS

Sun, 19 May 2019 04:59:00 +0200reuters-uk (en)

(Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings. The quake was recorded 179 km (111 miles) east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands at a depth of 14 km (9 miles), the USGS said.

6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes in waters off New Caledonia

Sun, 19 May 2019 04:44:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

SYDNEY, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck 178 km east of Tadine in waters off New Caledonia in South Pacific on Sunday, according to U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake which occurred at 11:23 a.m. local time (0123 GMT) was initially determined to be at 21.700 degrees south latitude and 169.

6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off New Caledonia

Sun, 19 May 2019 04:44:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

SYDNEY, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted 176 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia, on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which occurred at 0123 GMT, was initially centered at 21.704 degrees south latitude and 169.576 degrees east longitude with a depth of 14.2 km.

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia - USGS

Sun, 19 May 2019 04:28:00 +0200trust (en)

May 19 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings. The quake was recorded 179 km (111 miles) east of Tadine in the....

REUTERS - Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia - USGS

Sun, 19 May 2019 04:27:00 +0200nampa (en)

Magnitude 6.8 quake hits east of New Caledonia - USGS. Contributed by NAMPA / Reuters. May 19 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in the South Pacific east of New Caledonia, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings.