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The epicenter was detected at 37.5 degrees north latitude and 96.7 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers.Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:36:00 +0100chinaenchina-95fdda9090726b572359d24dc4ea7f16NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091221143600http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/19/content_12672794.htmBEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Jidong County in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province at 21:26 (Beijing time) Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported. The epicenter was at 45.2 degrees north latitude and 131.3 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers.Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:44:00 +0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-cd79ee25e6f1e7d17af4674e0812b5f6NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091219204400http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20091220-187030.htmlThere were gas leaks, minor fires and people were trapped in elevators. -The China Post/ANNSun, 20 Dec 2009 06:01:00 +0100AsiaOneenAsiaOne-fcb42eae49d76741a1d8a9d3ab2cdcb2NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091220060100http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091218/tc_pcworld/microsoftteambringstechhelpindisastersPC World - Next time you're stuck in a long line at airport security, see if Microsoft's Claire Bonilla or a member of her team, loaded down with networking and other electronic equipment, is responsible for the hold up.Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:10:00 +0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-1aa40e99083d2dbf657080e0c466f93aEchoSwineFluPublicHealthTREN-SecurityEuropeAidCommunicableDiseaseEndemicsNaturalDisasters20091218221000http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/19/content_12672791.htmBEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck Hualien waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan island at 21:02 (Beijing time) Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported. The epicenter was at 23.8 degrees north latitude and 121.7 degrees east longitude with a depth of 30 kilometers.Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:44:00 +0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-ac373bbe6b9124626c8811d41b51f01dNaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091219204400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6847087.htmlAn earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck Hualien waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan island at 21:02 (Beijing time) Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported. The epicenter was at 23.8 degrees north latitude and 121.7 degrees east longitude with a depth of 30 kilometers.Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:14:00 +0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-677f5b4cceb4e3613e479c90d6e50981NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091220061400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6847088.htmlAn earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Jidong County in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province at 21:26 (Beijing time) Saturday, the China Earthquake Networks Center reported. The epicenter was at 45.2 degrees north latitude and 131.3 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers.Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:14:00 +0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-edeabe6e40e6e43beec3c5c4830059e7NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091220061400http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091217/ap_on_re_as/as_china_expo_pandasAP - Ten giant panda cubs will be on display at the Shanghai World Expo next year at the city's zoos, giving tens of millions of Chinese and foreign visitors a glimpse at the highly endangered species.Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:33:00 +0100news-yahooennews-yahoo-5873106585385e4dec8ba962fca86026NaturalDisasters20091217143300http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6848139.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Delingha City of northwest China's Qinghai Province at 1:15 p.m. (Beijing time) Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was detected at 37.5 degrees north latitude and 96.7 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers.Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:08:00 +0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-3824b4f75fc283605ed9f0a68791da47NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091221100800http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/21/content_12682294.htmBEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Delingha City of northwest China's Qinghai Province at 1:15 p.m. (Beijing time) Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was detected at 37.5 degrees north latitude and 96.7 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers.Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:14:00 +0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9cd3843e22a4921b17f0c3447e5a62b0NaturalDisasters35.2086 110.72720091221081400http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6851947.htmlBeijing's top envoy sought to promote "brotherly love" across the Straits, even as dozens staged protests when Chen Yunlin visited a typhoon-hit village in central Taiwan. More than 20 buildings in this mountainous village of 100 were washed away in early August by landslides caused by Typhoon Morakot, although nobody was killed.Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:50:00 +0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-04089d793dd0f1a472565ae4fa001700NaturalDisasters20091225035000http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2050291&Language=enKUWAIT -- Democracy around the world ===================== -- January 29: Bolivia announces its new constitution. -- February 16: more than 36 percent of votes in support of reforming the constitution. -- March 2: Russia's united party led by Vladimir Putin wins regional election.Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:54:00 +0100kuna-enenkuna-en-16119999727f96b5af5bab4517a31675TREN-SecurityFoodSecurityFoodAidECBEconomicForecastingEnlargementTerroristAttackMarketNaturalDisastersHorizontalMattersEconomicForecastingEUEnergyPoliticalUnrestManMadeDisasters-16.7090871781643 -64.665157254758720091228075400http://rt.com/Politics/2009-12-28/end-irans-ahmadinejad.htmlSince hotly disputed presidential elections in June, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been the focus of the opposition’s contempt; Sunday was certainly no exception.Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:09:00 +0100russiatodayenrussiatoday-ad39950d746c4620937f1500be8689deNaturalDisastersEnergyManMadeDisasters35.7745 51.447720091228150900http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/29/content_12719483.htmBEICHUAN, Sichuan, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The reconstruction of main buildings of a school that was destroyed in last year's earthquake was completed Monday in southwest China's Sichuan Province, with a strong seismic resistance level. The new school in the Beichuan county, covering 15 hectares, will....Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:43:00 +0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a57006a770672f29d97bdc854a7b229fNaturalDisasters20091228224300http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/219158/126214665440.htm30 Dec 2009 02:20:00 GMT Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) - USA "And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." -Micah 6:8 (NIV) UMCOR marks its 70th birthday in ...Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:26:00 +0100alertnetenalertnet-035b3e7f7fac4f1e4e09d28e222b8e9fFoodSecurityFoodAidEuropeAidNaturalDisastersAgricultureEchoDevelopmentAsylum20091230052600http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/63938da5bb7c4a121f359a06c982ec0e.htmIndonesia began setting up an early warning system in 2005, a year after a 9.2 Richter scale earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami which left over 230,000 dead, 1.8 million displaced and 470,000 homes and buildings destroyed in 13 countries. The Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System has three....Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:33:00 +0100alertnetenalertnet-1c30d71fc54a7c71c01ec9a23aa2fa44FoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920091231083300http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=87605JAKARTA, 31 December 2009 (IRIN) - Five years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, Indonesia's early warning system remains a work in progress, officials and experts say. Indonesia began setting up an early warning system in 2005, a year after a 9.2 Richter scale earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami which left over 230,000 dead, 1.Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:25:00 +0100irinnewsenirinnews-ba8bc5efb8d2b3c252b602cd20c0c4beFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920091231082500http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2009/12/mil-091231-irin03.htmFive years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, Indonesia’s early warning system remains a work in progress, officials and experts say.Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:53:00 +0100globalsecurityenglobalsecurity-350b24f1eba355470b7ff3eeadb95103FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersUNbodies-6.18287 106.82920091231205300