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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1889644,00.html?xid=rss-worldIn the aftermath of Italy's tragic earthquake, the nation faces questions about whether the death and destruction could have been avoided2009-04-08T13:46+0200timeentime-0a3f891e7be53d740d8e9f06d0d9ea5cNaturalDisasters20090408134600http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0408/breaking3.htmStrong aftershocks sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region killing 250 people.2009-04-08T09:20+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-873e1060ab4b2ff13d7e70d81ce4153bUE-USAMARS-STATNaturalDisastersEcho20090408092000http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0408/breaking3.htmStrong aftershocks sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central Italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region killing 235 people.2009-04-08T08:17+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-599581146b823bb1507b0955bc205682MARS-STATUE-USAEchoNaturalDisasters20090408081700http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25306873-2703,00.htmlThe rescue came as the death toll in Italy's deadliest earthquake in nearly 30 years rose to 207 and left tens of thousands sheltering in makeshift camps. Maria D'Antuono told the ANSA news agency sh...2009-04-07T20:21+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-de70a1be44c65e39bc5b9f26d3b1b82cEchoPoliticalUnrestNaturalDisastersPublicHealth20090407202100http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-04-07-06-29-35L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- A strong aftershock sent firefighters and rescuers scrambling Tuesday morning from a collapsed dormitory where they have been working frantically to find university students tr...2009-04-07T18:15+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-18b027f5d5735df40d16fb4cc23c0806EchoPoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407181500http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=85938L’AQUILA, Italy: A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early yesterday as residents slept, killing more than 150 people in the country’s deadliest quake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were injured.2009-04-07T17:48+0200MaltaIndipendentenMaltaIndipendent-5fce027c9adc03a251d5d295a8c4fbcePoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407174800http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTL'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- Firefighters say they have located four students trapped in a dormitory that crumbled in Italy's devastating earthquake but did not say if they were alive or dead....2009-04-07T16:49+0200APenAP-8dccb3377044d78b7700eaf17359d261PoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407164900http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102775903&ft=1&f=1001A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings as residents slept, leaving at least 70,000 homeless and about 1,500 injured. Some 10,000 to 15,000 buildings were either damaged or destroyed, and rescuers are working feverishly to reach people trapped in fallen buildings.2009-04-07T13:45+0200NPRnewsenNPRnews-290127f81fa966408febfa52793eb61aManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersPoliticalUnrest20090407134500http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6631479.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 13:24 p.m., was some 10 kilometers underground in the Chishima-retto region in Hokkaido. There were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami warning was issued.2009-04-07T12:55+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-0fc269337b27bf9e1e962abd25245fefNaturalDisasters20090407125500http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30083979/A strong aftershock on Tuesday hit the central Italian region where rescuers are searching for survivors of the country's deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades.2009-04-07T12:28+0200msnbcenmsnbc-b988d77a65bced4ed1eefbcfe0b2161bPoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407122800http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30083979/Rescuers worked frantically in the Italian city of L'Aquila on Tuesday, scooping through rubble in the search for survivors after the country's deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades.2009-04-07T11:12+0200msnbcenmsnbc-63c6dd71cd27d47dc1fc982ec7b76bf6PoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407111200http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/07/world/main4924382.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4924382Rescuers were working frantically in central Italy, scooping through piles of rubble with their hands in the search for survivors after the country's deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades.2009-04-07T11:04+0200CBSnewsenCBSnews-d143804189f2d3c67c52f2d55d0e7f0dPoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407110400http://www.javno.com/en-world/quake-strikes-kuril-islands-no-tsunami-warning_249221There was no immediate tsunami warning from the quake, according to the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre website.2009-04-07T11:03+0200javno-enenjavno-en-89c41e0df818cd58a33a25100600ff13NaturalDisasters20090407110300http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/420706/1/.htmlMOSCOW: A powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said. There was "no destruct...2009-04-07T10:52+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-c152aedcf1c85fe4af4d7613eb670014NaturalDisasters20090407105200http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-04-07-00-18-43L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets searched frantically for students believed buried in a wrecked dormitory after Italy's deadliest quake in nearly three decades struc...2009-04-07T10:52+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-ff6c727afb8ef1b6c5298ceb99c6b4f0PoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407105200http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/04/07/203353/Strong%2Dquake.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit at sea near the Kuril island chain between northern Japan and Russia, but there have been no reports of damage or casualties.2009-04-07T10:46+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-a90d612da03564abc7b3c39e146b78a1NaturalDisasters20090407104600http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0407/breaking2.htmA magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast today about 293 kilometres east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the US Geological Survey reported.2009-04-07T10:46+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-5313f44b4bd68d358652fdda9db63c63NaturalDisasters20090407104600http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/7/worldupdates/2009-04-07T131751Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-389215-3&sec=WorldupdatesMOSCOW (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.O on the Richter scale struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) northeast off Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2009-04-07T10:30+0200thestarenthestar-1572fdeb351665e41482d700d13b1625NaturalDisasters20090407103000http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1168192/Earthquake-measuring-7-0-strikes-Russian-coastline.html?ITO=1490A massive earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific Coast this morning, the U.S Geological Survey said.2009-04-07T10:22+0200dailymailendailymail-1976bf1ebf3564f441b3a93aa95e2a83NaturalDisasters20090407102200http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5360TR20090407?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsMOSCOW (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.O on the Richter scale struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) northeast off Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.2009-04-07T10:16+0200reutersenreuters-d2913a74c70011147484d18bd23855f7NaturalDisasters20090407101600http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090407/world-news/massive-earthquake-off-kuril-islandsA magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast this morning about 182 miles (293 km) east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake, which struck at 0424 GMT, was at a depth of 24.3...2009-04-07T10:15+0200timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-ea9312fb8d0d46ebe15135e0c7eb3a14NaturalDisasters20090407101500http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP304098.htm07 Apr 2009 07:38:38 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds details, changes dateline) MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.O on the Richter scale struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) ...2009-04-07T10:11+0200alertnetenalertnet-f610d3836068b428fc0cc5aa9360929aNaturalDisasters20090407101100http://www.kyivpost.com/world/39080TOKYO - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit at sea near the Kuril island chain between northern Japan and Russia, but there have been no reports of damage or casualties.2009-04-07T10:09+0200kyivpostenkyivpost-c0030803bc862edd3a3c3f25362627e8NaturalDisasters20090407100900http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30081965/An earthquake measuring at least magnitude 6.9 hit early Tuesday at sea near the Kuril island chain between northern Japan and Russia. There were no reports of damage or casualties.2009-04-07T09:56+0200msnbcenmsnbc-52aa39a5a413e2ffa7038df454adb225NaturalDisasters20090407095600http://www.javno.com/en-world/massive-earthquake-hits-off-kuril-islands_249221There was no immediate tsunami warning from the quake, according to the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre website.2009-04-07T09:49+0200javno-enenjavno-en-3684ae2dfbba2e98e1c546346df3b153NaturalDisasters20090407094900http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Common-Chunk-HT-UI-Common-LatestNews&id=affd7d04-7c74-4fa0-8288-436b37a3463f&Headline=Powerful+7.0+quake+shakes+Russian+island%3a+USGSA powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said.2009-04-07T09:37+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-49a0bfdb51546000d06101c5603c4b80NaturalDisasters20090407093700http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/eyauojqlcwid/rss2/Rescuers worked frantically through the night in the central Italian city of L’Aquila searching for survivors of the earthquake that has killed 179 and injured more than 1,500.2009-04-07T09:26+0200irish-newsenirish-news-765fa5a65605d1abde8299689d786d92ManMadeDisastersPoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407092600http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=15936Four-magnitude earthquake stuck Italy late last night, but it did not destruct anything in difference from the previous quakes. Rescue operations are still underway in the Italy`s Northern Province. They are estimating more than 150 people died in the 6.3 magnitude earthquake, the epicenter just 60 miles from Rome in the town of L`aquila.2009-04-07T09:21+0200geotimesengeotimes-f442348d7db220fd72a8a63a0d776e64NaturalDisasters20090407092100http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/420706/1/.htmlMOSCOW: A powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said.2009-04-07T09:02+0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-c152aedcf1c85fe4af4d7613eb670014NaturalDisasters20090407090200http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=65A powerful quake of magnitude 7.0 on Tuesday struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said.2009-04-07T09:01+0200thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-008d6e577bdeaf5be4e248a86d5ab599NaturalDisasters20090407090100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/07/content_11143386.htmTOKYO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted northern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus of the quake, which occurred at 13:24 p.m., was some 10 kilometers underground in the Chishima-retto region in Hokkaido. There were no reports of injuries or damage.2009-04-07T08:51+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-333a7aec7edcb08cfae80f18f648746eNaturalDisasters20090407085100http://www.anspress.com/nid109588.htmlAn Italian scientist predicted a major earthquake around L’Aquila weeks ago, but was reported to authorities for spreading panic.2009-04-07T08:31+0200ans_azenans_az-6e78259fbdda1da65f36648c7bbe0204PoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407083100http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5360TR20090407?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSINGAPORE (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.2009-04-07T08:14+0200reutersenreuters-2d157945c98ae69bad6d61aad2f0e53cNaturalDisasters20090407081400http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0407/breaking2.htmA magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast today about 293 kilometres east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the US Geological Survey reported.2009-04-07T08:08+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-120806152f4ce7e6163189584f6adb73NaturalDisasters20090407080800http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30081965/A magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles east northeast off Kuril'sk in the Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.2009-04-07T07:52+0200msnbcenmsnbc-63ca8fa41f529fc9143561c1c2c2f320NaturalDisasters20090407075200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP304098.htm07 Apr 2009 05:24:26 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds details, changes dateline) SINGAPORE, April 7 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.O earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday about 182 miles (293 km) east northeast off Kuril'sk in the ...2009-04-07T07:29+0200alertnetenalertnet-a94a09864e53b2a1e2827d277ce6c2ddNaturalDisasters20090407072900http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6630803.htmlThe death toll from a strong earthquake that hit central Italy early Monday has risen to 50, Italian TV reported, quoting Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni. Over 40 others were reported missing after the quake, which was centered in the Abrusso region, the RAI TV reported earlier, quoting civil protection officials.2009-04-07T04:55+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-3762b70c6ca5dd3b2868b1bbc5a07c2aPoliticalUnrestNaturalDisasters20090407045500