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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20081125032315Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation (ABTF), donated $1 million to the Right to Live Society (RLS), Gaza, to help children with disabilities get needed care, education and training.2008-11-25T08:40+0100zawya-palestineenzawya-palestine-d89536eab16dfff6a23924de97099e07OHIMNaturalDisasters20081125084000http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=183215A powerful earthquake has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reports say. Indonesia's meteorology agency said the quake had a magnitude of 6.7, while the U.S. Geological Survey put its strength at 6.8. The undersea quake was at a depth of 23km (14.3 miles) and the epicenter was 142km southwest of the city of Bengkulu, the agency said.2008-11-24T16:29+0100tehrantimesentehrantimes-e19db6c576205c3afedb4dbb7688d1daNaturalDisasters20081124162900http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/24/int039l-investors-bring-power-pupils.htmlRidwan Max Sijabat , The Jakarta Post , Probolinggo | Mon, 11/24/2008 12:18 PM | National It has been eight years since PT Jawa Power and PT Yeoh Tiong Lay (YTL), German and Malaysian investors supplying power to the Jawa-Bali grid, built a junior high school in Paiton village, Probolinggo, where their power plant is located.2008-11-24T07:01+0100JakartaPostenJakartaPost-de28b0edd23f73e4af6747c1f27c31a7NaturalDisastersFloodingWasteENV20081124070100http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/indonesia/2008/11/24/184605/Strong%2Dquake.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island late Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2008-11-24T04:58+0100ChinaPostenChinaPost-097e2a1b0807325625712a3df9fc46caNaturalDisasters20081124045800http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013154642(AHN) - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia Saturday night, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. - Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:30:02 GMT2008-11-23T12:20+0100AHNenAHN-d6563cbb627f6422940afd39db9ec2dfNaturalDisasters20081123122000http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=890721JAKARTA - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island late yesterday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 11:01 pm (1601 GMT), 164 kilometres southwest of Bengkulu, the USGS said. It was registered at a depth of 26 kilometres, and was followed. . . .2008-11-23T11:44+0100thetimes-zaenthetimes-za-f4a7f9eb61e16fd2e1dd2a7edb34b03dNaturalDisasters20081123114400http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/391647/1/.htmlLIMA: Australia and Indonesia have announced they are establishing a new joint facility in Jakarta that would aim to reduce the impact of disasters in the Asia Pacific region through analysis and training.2008-11-23T09:08+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-6c957fca82350ba667283c83fbba6663NaturalDisasters20081123090800http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-11-23-0944_273_0012.aspxJakarta, November 23 (QNA) - A strong earthquake struck off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra late Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injury and structural damage, seismologists said. The quake, measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale, jolted Sumatra''s Bengkulu province at 11:01 pm (1601 GMT).2008-11-23T08:16+0100qnaolenqnaol-8ab32ea9379478722700198c716a93ccNaturalDisasters20081123081600http://www.apakistannews.com/strong-quake-aftershocks-hit-indonesias-sumatra-91804A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island ,the US Geological Surveysaid. The quake hit at 11:01 pm last night, 164 kilometres southwest of Bengkulu, the USGS said. It was registered at a depth of 26 kilometres, and was followed 10 minutes later by an aftershock with a magnitude of 5.2008-11-23T08:13+0100apakistannewsenapakistannews-b18b4a934c31ca519fd1a5196d3fb40eNaturalDisasters20081123081300http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/23/nation/20081123130343&sec=nationThree earthquakes, measuring 6.5, 6.2 and 5.7 on the Richter scale, occurred in Indonesia and the Caroline Island region in the central Pacific Ocean early Sunday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.2008-11-23T06:34+0100thestarenthestar-e3d9d2519e5689dee61e28be2e115b00NaturalDisasters20081123063400http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20081123-102755.htmlJoint facility would aim to reduce the impact of disasters in the Asia-Pacific region through analysis and training. -AFP2008-11-23T06:33+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-d364cf8d8a297643f879c668f9be10a8NaturalDisasters20081123063300http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/391580/1/.htmlJAKARTA : A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island late Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.2008-11-23T06:06+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-002124707b0a7e5eb3a196341be7c901NaturalDisasters20081123060600http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6538677.htmlAn earthquake with magnitude of 6.7 rocked Bengkulu province of Sumatra Island, Indonesia on Saturday evening, but there were no casualties and no tsunami warning issued, local meteorology agency said. In Ketahun and Mukomuko towns, the nearest areas to the epicenters and hit the hardest with the....2008-11-23T05:40+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-dcb54db3a05c2c3ff3c663890800e56dNaturalDisasters20081123054000http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Strong_quake_hits_Indonesias_Sumatra/rssarticleshow/3746934.cmsA 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday night. It was followed by a 5.7 magnitude aftershock.2008-11-23T05:18+0100timesofindiaentimesofindia-3ce3515840eb9843b84d3b3ce95e1e19NaturalDisasters20081123051800http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081123/wl_asia_afp/indonesiaquakeAFP - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island late Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.2008-11-23T04:41+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-347906d44c3d5ff060b0f647c96f0ac1NaturalDisasters20081123044100http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20081123-102721.htmlJAKARTA - A 6.8-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island late on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 11.01pm (12.01am Singapore time), 164 kilometres southwest of Bengkulu, the USGS said. It was registered at a depth of 26 kilometres, and was followed 10 minutes later by an aftershock with a magnitude of 5.2008-11-23T04:16+0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-badedc8dde05a8311070420b14280491NaturalDisasters20081123041600http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/australia_indonesia_to_join_forces_563299Australia and Indonesia will join forces to help the region cope better with extreme weather being wrought by climate change and other natural disasters.2008-11-23T02:51+0100sbsensbs-354f2bb38c9e21156a2cedbd32b78760NaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeExternalAffairs20081123025100http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/international/11020308/20081123/15200599.htmlJAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.7 rocked Bengkulu province of Sumatra Island, Indonesia on Saturday evening, but there were no casualties and no tsunami warning issued, local meteorology agency said. In Ketahun and Mukomuko towns, the nearest areas to the epicenters....2008-11-23T02:14+0100chinaenchina-f874b3ac8f0242fc7e80b49d9b28c757NaturalDisasters20081123021400http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/4Pwo5HKVhY0/index.htmlNo agencies reported any damage or injuries, and a tsunami was not expected. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a "destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. "However, there is a very small possibility of a local tsunami that could....2008-11-23T01:43+0100cnnencnn-45df76c1713141c44f79dd6aadf38092NaturalDisasters20081123014300http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081122/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_earthquakeAP - A powerful earthquake struck the waters off western Indonesia late Saturday, but it did not trigger a tsunami and there were no initial reports of injuries or damage.2008-11-23T01:40+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-181e385f472368e06d7d28caee37e2beNaturalDisasters20081123014000http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/22/indonesia-earthquakes.html?ref=rssNo tsunami warning has been issued in the aftermath of a series of powerful earthquakes Saturday off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island.2008-11-23T01:09+0100CBCenCBC-7aea51c3e48a98846aff509ca2505826NaturalDisasters20081123010900http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/22/asia/AS-Indonesia-Earthquake.phpA powerful earthquake struck the waters off western Indonesia late Saturday, but it did not trigger a tsunami and there were no initial reports of injuries or damage.2008-11-23T00:23+0100IHTenIHT-f27d40c51716200b21aedc4f3d6df06bNaturalDisasters20081123002300http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/biPTR266RzU/index.htmlU.S. geological agency says a magnitude 6.8 quake struck off Sumatra, Indonesia Second quake measured soon after; no reports of damage or injuries No tsunami alert because quakes were below magnitude ...2008-11-22T23:28+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-45df76c1713141c44f79dd6aadf38092NaturalDisasters20081122232800http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081122/BREAKING/81122012/-1/RSS01?source=rss_breakingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck the waters off western Indonesia late Saturday, but it did not trigger a tsunami and there were no initial reports of injuries or damage2008-11-22T21:48+0100HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-2086ae32edb17f33258e92467a0bb6eeNaturalDisasters20081122214800http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4AL28Q20081122?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsJAKARTA (Reuters) - A strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the country's meteorology agency said.2008-11-22T21:43+0100reutersenreuters-fc9f0898ea995384fc64c04f95e93bccNaturalDisasters20081122214300http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck the waters off western Indonesia late Saturday, but it did not trigger a tsunami and there were no initial reports of injuries or damage....2008-11-22T21:08+0100APenAP-c1e5afa63aa1e3ce13df7a3b275c29aeNaturalDisasters20081122210800http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/242868,strong-earthquake-strikes-off-western-indonesia.htmlJakarta - A strong earthquake struck off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra late Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injury and structural damage, seismologists said. The quake, measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale, jolted S...2008-11-22T20:16+0100earthtimesenearthtimes-3507a7e9e2cf1d3f7b929bf27567dadcNaturalDisasters20081122201600http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AL29C20081122?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsJAKARTA (Reuters) - A strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the country's meteorology agency said.2008-11-22T20:13+0100reutersenreuters-6f89f1465c70810f841ef500ebcb659aNaturalDisasters20081122201300http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/23/worldupdates/2008-11-22T233713Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-366439-2&sec=WorldupdatesJAKARTA (Reuters) - A strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the country's meteorology agency said.2008-11-22T19:52+0100thestarenthestar-e64e99e00dd47e3e9be7a0ea07b6c613NaturalDisasters20081122195200http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1122/indonesia.htmlA strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, although no tsunami warning was issued.2008-11-22T19:34+0100RTERadioenRTERadio-4e7cd35d9f153fe990d7603a3568d549NaturalDisasters20081122193400http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/391580/1/.htmlJAKARTA - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island late Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.2008-11-22T19:28+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-41f2d800499e9eb06d0131155cccb67eNaturalDisasters20081122192800http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=206592There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but quake was felt strongly in several districts in South Sumatra.2008-11-22T18:57+0100javno-enenjavno-en-334534a1bb2b49ac6deacf917dbcab6aNaturalDisasters20081122185700http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/23/content_10397719.htmJAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.7rocked Bengkulu province of Sumatra Island, Indonesia on Saturday evening, but there were no casualties and no tsunami warning issued, local meteorology agency said. In Ketahun and Mukomuko towns, the nearest areas to the epicenters....2008-11-22T18:55+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-bc1050e8e2f5cb5c44ee28d33e11a2b6NaturalDisasters20081122185500http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-22-indonesia-quake_N.htm?csp=34The U.S. geological agency says a strong earthquake has struck in the waters off western Indonesia. There were no immediate reports ...2008-11-22T18:47+0100usaTodayenusaToday-5b31366592de5344d9a45f560c2352c5NaturalDisasters20081122184700http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081122.wquake1122/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081122.wquake1122JAKARTA, Indonesia — The U.S. geological agency says a strong earthquake has struck in the waters off western Indonesia. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey put Saturday's preliminary magnitude of the quake at 6.8.2008-11-22T18:47+0100theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-a6e48d4ba71d82632c0f03a3a092cfddNaturalDisasters20081122184700http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27856306/A powerful earthquake struck waters off western Indonesia on Saturday, but local officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.2008-11-22T18:40+0100msnbcenmsnbc-4e395fa4e6817b0995bc3f2b09966388NaturalDisasters20081122184000http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081122/wl_nm/us_indonesia_quakeReuters - A strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the country's meteorology agency said.2008-11-22T18:31+0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-ea873bbd44bfbddbbe0adbf12cd022a3NaturalDisasters20081122183100http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK392534.htm22 Nov 2008 17:07:23 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds second quake, official, USGS) JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the ...2008-11-22T18:29+0100alertnetenalertnet-19f2037dc4760aca101ed35deeb5c60aNaturalDisasters20081122182900http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081122/world-news/strong-quake-strikes-off-sumatraA strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the country's meteorology agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, but an agency official...2008-11-22T18:26+0100timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-bfae0d14c569cfc6f3863d4ace9469e4NaturalDisasters20081122182600http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/22/asia/AS-Indonesia-Earthquake.phpA powerful earthquake struck waters off western Indonesia on Saturday, but local officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.2008-11-22T18:22+0100IHTenIHT-c084a621d9e49cabc13e7f781909abb2NaturalDisasters20081122182200http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/22/strong-quake-hits-waters-off-western-indonesia-1/The U.S. geological agency says a strong earthquake has struck in the waters off western Indonesia. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.2008-11-22T18:07+0100washtimesenwashtimes-1e4f665be986d31da8c86607dd77bfedNaturalDisasters20081122180700http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/biPTR266RzU/index.htmlJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The U.S. geological agency says a strong earthquake has struck waters off western Indonesia. The U.S. Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude of the quake at 6.8. It says the quake was centered 100 miles (164 kilometers) southwest of Bengkulu, a city on Sumatra island.2008-11-22T18:06+0100cnnencnn-0fbf8bcdaa92492eddb09b300f30e7bcNaturalDisasters20081122180600http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The U.S. geological agency says a strong earthquake has struck in the waters off western Indonesia. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage....2008-11-22T18:05+0100APenAP-17e6d4bc58902b7ea79afc6ebb340b50NaturalDisasters20081122180500