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As Trump targets immigrants, elderly and others brace to lose caregivers

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 04:15:00 +0200

"Hi, baby," Dicenso replies. But changes to federal immigration policy are putting both at risk. Haitian caregivers like Nirva, who got temporary permission to stay in the United States after the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of their homeland, now face a July 22, 2019, deadline for returning.

6.4 quake off eastern Indonesia, tsunami alert lifted

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 01:32:00 +0200

JAKARTA: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia in the early hours of Monday, triggering a brief tsunami alert that was swiftly lifted, according to seismic monitoring organisations. The quake struck deep at some 171 kilometres (106 miles) below the surface of the earth in the Banda Sea, the US Geological Survey said.

As Trump targets immigrants, elderly and others brace to lose caregivers

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:24:00 +0200

But changes to federal immigration policy are putting both at risk. Haitian caregivers like Nirva, who got temporary permission to stay in the United States after the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of their homeland, now face a July 22, 2019, deadline for returning.

New fault lines discovered on Negros Island – Phivolcs

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:25:00 +0200

BACOLOD CITY: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has found new fault lines on Negros Island. A Phivolcs mapping in 2017 showed the presence of the East Negros Fault System that includes the San Carlos fault, Calatrava-Toboso fault, Bindoy-Guihulngan fault and Pamplona-Manjuyod fault.

As Trump targets immigrants, elderly and others brace to lose caregivers

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 11:55:00 +0200

Nirva, a Haitian immigrant living in the United States under temporary protected status, helps care for 96-year-old Isolina Dicenso. The younger woman is among many direct-care workers who will face deportation over the next 18 months because of the Trump administration’s policy changes.

As Trump targets immigrants, elderly and others fear losing their caregivers

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 23:19:00 +0100

Nissan lights up a whole Japanese town with used car batteries! Here's how

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:55:00 +0100

Nissan lights up a whole Japanese town with used car batteries! Here’s how Nissan lights up a whole Japanese town with used car batteries! Here’s how Japanese automaker Nissan along with 4R Energy Corporation has teamed up with the town of Namie in Japan, to install new streetlights that will be....

Nepal: Jarayotar get set for integrated settlement

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:46:00 +0100

The devastating earthquake of April 2015 brought down most of the houses of Jarayotar in Melamchi of Sindhupalchowk, one of the worst-hit districts in central Nepal. When the majority of residents of this district have begun to rebuild their houses, people in this village of Jarayotar have taken things differently.

Council to consult on priority-routes under new earthquake system

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 01:37:00 +0100

As part of the new national earthquake-prone building system, each community is being asked to identify priority routes. These are busy roads or footpaths where falling masonry from buildings damaged in an earthquake would pose a high risk to life and public safety.

Immigrants sue US over end to temporary protected status

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:01:00 +0100

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and AMY TAXIN Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Trump administration's decision to end a program that lets immigrants from four countries live and work legally in the U.S. was motivated by racism and leaves the immigrants' American born children with an "impossible....

03/22 22:58 Magnitude 4.6 earthquake hits Chiayi

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:37:00 +0100

Image taken from Central Weather Bureau's website. Taipei, March 22 (CNA) A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Chiayi County in southern Taiwan at 10:27 p.m. Thursday, with Gukeng in neighboring Yunlin County registering an intensity of five, according to the Central Weather Bureau.

Immigrants sue US over end to temporary protected status

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:22:00 +0100

Immigrants sue US over end to temporary protected status

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:21:00 +0100

Immigrants sue US over end to temporary protected status

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:17:00 +0100

Immigrants sue US over end to temporary protected status

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:10:00 +0100

Immigrants sue US over end to temporary protected status

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:04:00 +0100

Tropical storm reaches Thailand, earthquake reported in Kanchanaburi

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 04:40:00 +0100

Bangkok – Thailand’s Meteorological Department has issued warnings for people in all provinces to brace for tropical storms from Wednesday through Friday. According to the Meteorological Department, an area of high air pressure from China, which is now moving towards the North East of Thailand, will....

Science and innovation supporting the European cultural heritage

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 04:38:00 +0100

When thinking of culture, the topics of research and innovation are not the first ones that cross our minds. However, they are indispensable in preserving the cultural heritage, as well as in finding new ways of presenting it to various audiences. The JRC lends its expertise from safety and security....

Clock ticking for huge earthquake

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:24:00 +0100

The March 18 editorial warned us: The coming subduction zone quake will affect Eugene and the entire Northwest. We are not alone. Between Dec. 16, 1811, and Feb. 7, 1812, four huge earthquakes shook the New Madrid Seismic Zone, three of them at least 8.0 on the Richter scale — with the fourth major shock leveling New Madrid, Mo.

DIGICEL Fulfils Promise To Haiti With 175TH School

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:29:00 +0100

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Wednesday, 21st March, 2018: The Digicel Haiti Foundation, under the patronage of Digicel Group chairman and founder Denis O’Brien, proudly inaugurated its 175th school in Haiti on March 20, following its 2014 commitment to build an additional 25 schools after the completion of the 150th.

Tropical storm reaches Thailand, earthquake reported in Kanchanaburi

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:13:00 +0100

BANGKOK, 21 March 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Meteorological Department has issued warnings for people in all provinces to brace for tropical storms from Wednesday through Friday. According to the Meteorological Department, a area of high air pressure from China, which is now moving towards the North....

Situation Critical: K.H.M.H. Awaits Mexico Roof Rescue

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:02:00 +0100

Mar 20, 2018 Situation Critical: K.H.M.H. Awaits Mexico Roof Rescue. Since Wednesday, the national referral hospital has been providing only about fifty percent of services. The roofing of the facility has been confirmed to be compromised and about one hundred pillars are damaged; likely by an earthquake in offshore Honduras earlier this year.

Oil Search sees Gobe plant operational this week after PNG quake

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:51:00 +0100

SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Australia's Oil Search Ltd said on Tuesday that it expects its Gobe processing plant and oil export pipeline in Papua New Guinea to be operational later this week, after a deadly earthquake hit last month. Oil Search said the Gobe facility and its export pipeline were largely undamaged in the magnitude 7.

High Speed Rail service suspended for 88 mins afte...

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:37:00 +0100

Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Corporation suspended service for 88 minutes, according to THSR, following a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that shook southern Taiwan Tuesday. THSR explained that the suspension of service was undertaken after a reading of 207 Gals, a unit used to measure the acceleration of earthquakes.

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattles southwestern Taiwan

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:43:00 +0100

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted southwestern Taiwan's Chiayi County today (March 20) at 5:22 p.m., according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), Taiwan News reports. The epicenter of the temblor was 30.7 kilometers east-southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 17.9 kilometers, based on CWB data.

Papua New Guinea: Air Force and Army form winning combination in Operation Papua New Guinea Assist

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:22:00 +0100

AAF platforms and crews have combined with Australian Army CH-47F Chinooks to deliver thousands of pounds of essential aid to remote villages in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the wake of the recent earthquake. On February 26, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake devastated villages across PNG, cutting off many roads.

Nepal: Nepal: from water woes to overflow pipes

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0100

By Ishwar Rauniyar, Communication, Learning and Documentation Officer, DanChurchAid (DCA) When a strong 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Nepal in April 2015, it not only destroyed houses, but also damaged innumerable latrines and water systems in remote mountainous areas.

4.9 magnitude quake rattles Mozambican province - APA report

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:59:00 +0100

An earthquake measuring 4.9 magnitude in the Richter scale hit the country’s central Zambezia province and was felt in all the country’s central and northern provinces as well as neighbouring Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe on Saturday ad Sunday. In a statement to APA, Mozambican mining authorities say....

Picture of the day

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:08:00 +0100

STOCK TAKING: Forest officials on an elephant look at a one-horned rhino as they conduct a census of the endangered Cattlemen and women, known as drovers and most of them transplant recipients, ride on horseback on Bondi Beach in Sydney. GIANT LEAP: A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumps....

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:32:00 +0100

LANGSTON, Okla. (AP) — A 3.0-magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 1:50 p.m. Sunday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north-northwest of Langston, which is about 43 miles (69 kilometers) north-northwest of Oklahoma City.

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 04:28:00 +0100

A 3.0-magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 1:50 p.m. Sunday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north-northwest of Langston, which is about 43 miles (69 kilometers) north-northwest of Oklahoma City. The temblor was recorded at a depth of about 3 miles (5.

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:54:00 +0100

LANGSTON, Okla. A 3.0-magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 1:50 p.m. Sunday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north-northwest of Langston, which is about 43 miles (69 kilometers) north-northwest of Oklahoma City. The temblor was recorded at a depth of about 3 miles (5.

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:21:00 +0100

3.0-magnitude earthquake shakes parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:04:00 +0100

LANGSTON, Okla. — A 3.0-magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 1:50 p.m. Sunday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north-northwest of Langston, which is about 43 miles (69 kilometers) north-northwest of Oklahoma City. The temblor was recorded at a depth of about 3 miles (5.

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:00:00 +0100

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:59:00 +0100

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:53:00 +0100

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:43:00 +0100

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:32:00 +0100

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:30:00 +0100

LANGSTON, Okla. (AP) - A 3.0-magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 1:50 p.m. Sunday about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north-northwest of Langston, which is about 43 miles (69 kilometers) north-northwest of Oklahoma City.

3.0-magnitude earthquake rattles parts of central Oklahoma