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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/19/worldupdates/2010-07-18T211748Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-502107-3&sec=WorldupdatesJAKARTA (Reuters) - Two big earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighbouring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:18:00 +0200thestarenthestar-bcc22753451a5e48d0a51833cddee02aNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100718181800http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/219158/127964472077.htmIn Today's Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world: In Today's Hotline: HAITI: Post-earthquake Aid Challenges INDONESIA: Communities Rebuild through Creative Arts ARMENIA: Healing for the Most Vulnerable WORLD: Water for the Thirsty US: Serving Refugees for 20 Years HAITI:....Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:09:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-39d804b6009376deeb93cb8b3a7d78acHaitiReconstructionEchoNaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100720190900http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/LPAA-87HFM4?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThe Lembang Fault is a large active fault situated less than 10 km from the major population centre of Bandung. Geological evidence has suggested that large earthquakes have occurred on this fault in the past, and therefore may occur in the future.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:29:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-df63f1496a0f7a5231221619876f1391NaturalDisasters-6.91243 107.60720100719142900http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/LPAA-87HEDH?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThis map shows the earthquake hazard in Indonesia. The colours show the minimum level of ground shaking that scientists expect to see in a 475 year period. This map will become part of Indonesia's revised building codes and will save lives through safer buildings.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:29:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-ff554dcbe23d92b26e668b8a418fe569NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100719142900http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/07/19/of_53b_pledged_to_haiti_little_disbursed/WASHINGTON — Three months after donors at a US-sponsored conference pledged more than $5.3 billion to rebuild Haiti, just a small fraction of the money has been disbursed and a special reconstruction commission has barely started to function, according to UN and aid officials.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:38:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-b867c7afe0c0238eaab1d459a302547cNaturalDisastersHaitiReconstruction18.54299 -72.34310220100719123800http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52194Janoshini Maurasini shakes like a leaf each time the sea belches a thunderous roar. And the 29-year-old mother of two has good reason to be nervous: Maurasini only narrowly escaped with her life in the Indian Ocean tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, which killed over 35,000 of her fellow Sri Lankans within minutes.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:07:00 +0200ipsnewsenipsnews-6bffa6e1e51ec9f4aacee8a787a87dd6NaturalDisasters7.6146933422071 80.704896543691220100719120700http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/quakes-hit-papua-new-guinea-early-monday-3657042?ref=rssTwo big earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea early on Monday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighbouring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning. Indonesia's quake agency had ...Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:09:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-b68b4eda5e7723f55f9d081f62f0f6d4NaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100719110900http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071801838.html?nav=rss_email/componentsSparse disbursement of funds, reconstruction panel barely functioning despite billions given. Haiti - Caribbean - Organizations - Business and Economy - Port-au-PrinceMon, 19 Jul 2010 10:15:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-2dbc0d898b32c3d8751dd4eb21751881NaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100719101500http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071801838.html?nav=rss_email/componentsSparse disbursement of funds, reconstruction panel barely functioning despite billions given. Haiti - Caribbean - Organizations - Business and Economy - Port-au-PrinceMon, 19 Jul 2010 03:13:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-6eb1afb37213aab720a876e77529a4c0NaturalDisasters18.54299 -72.34310220100719031300http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=54754No fears of tsunami after two quakes hit PNG Posted at 19:56 on 18 July, 2010 UTC The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre now says there is no indication of any waves following two big earthquakes that hit Papua New Guinea. Earlier warnings had spoken of possible sea disturbances. Neighbouring Indonesia has also lifted a tsunami warning.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:42:00 +0200rnzienrnzi-9158f65b481ee8540e2ff3d98a77bf63NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.829-9.48177 147.18420100719024200http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20100718222554375C320039Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning issued after a powerful earthquake off the coast of neighbouring Papua New Guinea.Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:39:00 +0200ioleniol-0be11def40bc092f2a4e4256618703e1NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100719023900http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=54747Two major earthquakes in PNG and concerns over possible tsunami Posted at 18:57 on 18 July, 2010 UTC Two big earthquakes of around magnitude 7 have struck Papua New Guinea. The Pacific Tsunami warning centre says sea level readings indicate a tsunami may have been generated and that it could have....Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:40:00 +0200rnzienrnzi-90b03e20c5d784dd64c3212dff176dbaNaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718224000http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/18/AR2010071801838.html?nav=rss_email/componentsSparse disbursement of funds, reconstruction panel barely functioning despite billions given. Haiti - Caribbean - Organizations - Business and Economy - Port-au-PrinceSun, 18 Jul 2010 21:55:00 +0200WashingtonPostenWashingtonPost-00c8639da58c4a85608a1b28a5eca1ddNaturalDisastersHaitiReconstruction18.54299 -72.34310220100718215500http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/indonesia-lifts-tsunami-warning-20100719-10g9m.htmlIndonesia said it has lifted a tsunami warning issued after a powerful quake hit off neighbouring Papua New Guinea.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:50:00 +0200smhensmh-bc0a14e176f438e0f6a91697796bbc2cNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100718215000http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201007/2957156.htm?desktopLast Updated: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:14:00 +1000 Two strong earthquakes with a magnitude of about seven have hit Papua New Guinea. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a strong seven-point three -magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea just after 1130 pm local time about half an hour after a similar quake shook the same area.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:48:00 +0200australianetworknewsenaustralianetworknews-1581b9272a2c75100794cfe4ebfff034NaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718194800http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/661336/cs/1/Two strong earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea within half-an-hour late Sunday, leading Indonesian seismologists to issue a brief tsunami warning.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:02:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-8f799aa75e63ec89160d2eb44ce9cb25NaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718190200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE66H0BF.htm* Indonesia lifts tsunami warning * Tremors of more than magnitude 7 (Updates with PNG emergency offical's comment) JAKARTA, July 18 (Reuters) - Two big earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighbouring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:45:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-669cd616c1438cfe5e87f4e13da5eda6NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100718184500http://www.scidev.net/en/news/sea-bed-structure-affects-tsunami-size-study-finds-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsResearch on how rock structure at the sea-bed affects the size of earthquake-triggered tsunamis could help inform warning systems.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:38:00 +0200scidevenscidev-d40af6c44502980398a58523d1e8c243FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisasters20100720193800http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3921538,00.htmlTwo big earthquakes of around magnitude 7 struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighbouring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning. Indonesia's quake agency had issued the warning after it said the second quake, of magnitude 7.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:41:00 +0200ynetnewsenynetnews-cb90b8f5636d403b105a7c74c91bae66NaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718184100http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3921538,00.htmlTwo big earthquakes of around magnitude 7 struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighbouring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning. Indonesia's quake agency had issued the warning after it said the second quake, of magnitude 7.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:15:00 +0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-cb90b8f5636d403b105a7c74c91bae66NaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718181500http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66H1DQ20100718?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two big earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighbouring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:57:00 +0200reutersenreuters-5e7ec372def12622dfd9d71c8892684fNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100718175700http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66H1DG20100718?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/worldNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20International%29JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two big earthquakes of around magnitude 7 struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighboring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:57:00 +0200reutersenreuters-36d8db279c957409669bcc6e4189a515NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100718175700http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE66H0BF.htm(Updates with comments from Indonesia quake agency) JAKARTA, July 18 (Reuters) - Two big earthquakes of around magnitude 7 struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage, and neighbouring Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:41:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-bf8e01769bd6a279e49c94be06cb4aa4NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100718174100http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-rattles-papua-new-guinea/article1643926/?cmpid=rss1The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and was centred 525 kilometres northeast of the capital, Port Morseby.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:24:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-fa58dcdd901606ee0fc3ab8386a98b2cNaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718172400http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/two-strong-quakes-strike-png-20100719-10g9m.htmlPapua New Guinea has been hit by two 6.8 magniture earthquakes and Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:18:00 +0200smhensmh-12879cb7c4c9de8da6ad030f652bcfb0NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.829-9.48177 147.18420100718171800http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/earthquake-sparks-tsunami-warning-465948.htmlIndonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a powerful quake hit off Papua New Guinea.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:10:00 +0200irish-newsenirish-news-35a8bbb2907846903aae0281b594814eNaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.829-9.48177 147.18420100718171000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/Kl_Q8KKez34/index.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck off the coast of Papau New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific ocean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:05:00 +0200cnnencnn-e070caeac8d2caf2ddd4237bd8eb98bdNaturalDisasters9.55038 -13.671620100718170500http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/2nd-quake-Tsunami-warning-20100718Indonesian seismologists have issued a tsunami warning after a second 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:03:00 +0200news24ennews24-182978a6340256ea08db4ecf7fc74501NaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718170300http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/tsunami-warning-issued-after-71-magnitude-quake-in-papua-new-guinea/article1643926/?cmpid=rss1A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck 117 kilometers east of Kandrian, New Britain, in Papua New Guinea, on Sunday,Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:39:00 +0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-e5b3d8aabe6fbb27fe0525c280ecf54aNaturalDisasters-9.48177 147.18420100718163900http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/qzjPb3Fjp00/index.htmlAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck off the coast of Papau New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific ocean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:12:00 +0200cnnencnn-3330ec186b5448109fe72f717d5c7022NaturalDisasters9.55038 -13.671620100718161200http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE66H09O.htmJAKARTA, July 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia's quake agency issued a tsunami warning on Sunday for a 7.1 magnitude quake 537 km northwest of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moreseby. A man prays in a cemetery affected by the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince July 10, 2010.Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:07:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-7697e1747dabab2535c9760020551819NaturalDisasters20100718160700http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/662577/cs/1/An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off North Maluku islands in Indonesia Wednesday, but there is no potential for tsunami, officials said.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:43:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-89215e3002ed7534fb7ad2b50296107dNaturalDisasters0.872565589175142 128.01329558817720100721164300http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/NMUO-87LMJM?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSPushing the question to the forefront was a June 25 op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times by Erik Johnson, humanitarian response coordinator for ACT member DanChurchAid, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:15:00 +0200reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-c650a6082d30ad8f482b526b82b1d3f8NaturalDisastersHaitiReconstructionFightagainstFraudEcho55.704 12.523420100722211500http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1725576.htmlA strong undersea earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's north Sulawesi province early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, dpa reported. The quake's epicentre was about 410 kilometres north-west off North ...Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:45:00 +0200trendnews-azentrendnews-az-292be31870497ea90fa9ff86978de6d3NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100724034500http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/world/Quake-rocks-Indonesia/Article1-576905.aspxA strong undersea earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's north Sulawesi province early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:05:00 +0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-e4d73de64cac115ecde207776ca498a5NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100724050500http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/24/2963173.htmA 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday, the local Meteorological and Geophysics agency said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties and no tsunami alert.Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:37:00 +0200abc-auenabc-au-53453d4955ef764db3112e9216736d61NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100724053700http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/24/nation/20100724122329&sec=nationKUALA LUMPUR: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit northern Sumatra, Indonesia this morning, sending tremors to the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:01:00 +0200thestarenthestar-47da16557a38ed61cbe853339db9ccbeNaturalDisasters3.15021 101.70820100724070100http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/03trem-2/Article/KUALA LUMPUR: Tremors were felt in high-rise buildings here following the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Sumatra yesterday morning, causing residents here to panic for a brief moment. The earthquake, which occurred 40km southwest of Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia, and 307km south-east of....Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:57:00 +0200nstennst-a603c791b2bb584fb0f76417c1cbceb9NaturalDisasters-6.18287 106.82920100725035700