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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.newsweek.com/israel-lawmaker-blames-earthquakes-jews-who-want-men-women-pray-together-1010164An ultra-Orthodox Israeli lawmaker suggested Wednesday that reformist efforts to allow Jewish men and women to pray together at the revered Western Wall may be responsible for minor earthquakes that struck the region earlier that day. Yinon Azoulay, a member of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party,....Fri, 06 Jul 2018 04:20:00 +0200newsweek-a1f28d8765a0ba80de621f874d06474dnewsweeken35.7745 51.4477NaturalDisastersUNbodiesU.S. Geological SurveyUnited NationsAyoub KaraWestern WallCultural OrganizationHebrew UniversityBaz RatnerAmmar AwadShlomo BenizriNoble Sanctuary20180706042000http://balkaneu.com//powerful-earthquake-hits-albania/Albania was hit by an earthquake today, causing panic among many residents, especially in the capital, Tirana. This earthquake was also felt in Italy, Montenegro, Greece and FYROM. The Defence ministry reported damages in several apartment buildings and homes, but no human casualties were registered.Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:57:00 +0200balkaneu-4002c2259d0b244e8a8b75e1e2165a5abalkaneuen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20180704165700https://physicsworld.com/a/earthquakes-could-be-detected-using-undersea-telecoms-cables/The more than 1 million kilometres of fibre-optic cable that criss-crosses the world’s oceans could be used to create a global seismic network, says an international team of scientists. They have shown that variations in the phase of ultra-stable laser beams sent down optical fibres could be used to....Mon, 02 Jul 2018 16:24:00 +0200environmentalresearchweb-00b56f4578ba52616a752b241e8f3e60environmentalresearchweben-41.3348 174.807ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisastersNational Physical LaboratoryGiuseppe Marra20180702162400https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44644073Image caption Geologists at work on the Sierra Negra volcano. A team of geoscientists from Edinburgh University is monitoring an erupting volcano in the Galápagos Islands to study how earthquakes affect volcanoes. In Dr Andrew Bell's office at Edinburgh's School of Geosciences, we can hear the Earth move.Fri, 29 Jun 2018 03:14:00 +0200bbc-7ef45bfbae59613a1ab788fc3a6644efbbcen19.42705 -99.127571NaturalDisastersEdinburgh UniversityAndrew BellResearch CouncilSierra NegraCharles Darwin20180629031400https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/334896-pakistans-joseph-coutts-among-14-cardinals-appointed-by-popeVatican City: Pope Francis appointed 14 new cardinals Thursday, a diverse selection from all over the world including Iraq, Pakistan, Madagascar and Japan whom he warned to avoid the kind of "palace intrigues" which have plagued the Vatican over the years.Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:20:00 +0200thenews-pk-8a9a39c8298365a90d390c89ea3ed400thenews-pken-12.0746 -75.21106NaturalDisastersEmploymentGiuseppe PetrocchiPope FrancisDesire TsarahazanaPedro BarretoSaddam HusseinsSaddam HusseinSt Peter´s BasilicaLouis Raphael SakoBenedict XVIPope Benedict XVIJoseph CouttsThomas Aquinas20180628192000https://www.irishsun.com/news/257556131/aftershocks-experienced-after-quake-strikes-southern-greeceA 5.5 magnitude quake shook the southwestern area of Peloponnese; A 5.5 magnitude quake shook the southwestern area of Peloponnese; The region also experienced strong aftershocks. PELOPONNESE, Greece - Shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday, southern Greece experienced a strong undersea quake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale.Tue, 26 Jun 2018 04:35:00 +0200irishsun-d4c796da526a82c9193b04dfd9374f0eirishsunen39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyAthens Geodynamic InstituteGerasimos PapadopoulosEfthymios LekkasDimitris Kafantaris20180626043500http://www.newtimes.co.rw/international/magnitude-55-quake-hits-greek-coast-usgsThe earthquake occurred 70 kilometers southwest of the city of Kalamata, the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, at the depth of 30 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey. A 5.5-magnitude quake hit off the coast of southern Greece on Monday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:03:00 +0200newtimes-RW-9b97fbcdebed98f04e54562a14900774newtimes-RWen39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisastersUS Geological Survey20180625100300https://micicinitiative.iom.int/migrant-stories/flavia-disaster-risk-reduction-starts-social-integrationI’m originally from Rome, but I have been living in Tokyo since 2011. This wasn't my first time in Japan — I had visited the country in 2002 for a couple of months. Back then, I had just started to learn Japanese and I decided to come and get an idea of what the country was like.Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:32:00 +0200micicinitiative-c54c30873f3589f98b8ba5096e897974micicinitiativeen35.6831 139.809NuclearEnergyManMadeDisastersCrisisResponseMigrationNaturalDisastersIOMFukushima Daiichi20180619143200https://micicinitiative.iom.int/migrant-stories/flavia-disatser-risk-reduction-starts-social-integrationI’m originally from Rome, but I have been living in Tokyo since 2011. This wasn't my first time in Japan — I had visited the country in 2002 for a couple of months. Back then, I had just started to learn Japanese and I decided to come and get an idea of what the country was like.Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:15:00 +0200micicinitiative-ec7f85e173251ae48f93312d9a7ca6c3micicinitiativeen35.6831 139.809CrisisResponseMigrationManMadeDisastersNuclearEnergyNaturalDisastersFukushima Daiichi20180618141500https://phys.org/news/2018-06-underwater-fiber-optic-cables-seismic-sensors.html(A) Submarine telecommunication cable map. Illustration of the existing and planned submarine telecommunication infrastructure. Optical frequency metrology techniques enable these fiber links to be used for the detection of earthquakes at the bottom of seas and oceans.Sun, 17 Jun 2018 14:37:00 +0200phys-ea898e222c13e83072f2f9a299fc5c75physen35.9042 14.5189ReferenceMaterialsNaturalDisastersGiuseppe Marra20180617143700https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180616/local/maltese-researcher-helps-develop-new-earthquake-technology.681784Maltese physics researcher Andre Xuereb has taken part in developing new laser technology to observe earthquakes. An international team of scientists at the UK National Physical Laboratory and Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica developed a vast network of sensors that can detect....Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:25:00 +0200timesofmalta-578136d9996a1dd0c8c75abfa4a84fddtimesofmaltaen51.4879 -0.177998NaturalDisastersReferenceMaterialsNational Physical Laboratory20180616152500https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/06/16/submarine-cables-could-be-repurposed-as-earthquake-detectors?fsrc=rss%7CsctBut despite its name, most of Earth is covered in water, and it is much harder to monitor what goes on beneath the waves. In a paper just published in Science , Giuseppe Marra, of Britain’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), proposes to shine a little light into the oceans by co-opting infrastructure built for an entirely different purpose.Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:06:00 +0200economist-87711b5bc92b6694d6ce1a8104105b68economisten38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersReferenceMaterialsNational Physical LaboratoryGiuseppe Marra20180615120600https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/06/16/submarine-cables-could-be-repurposed-as-earthquake-detectors?fsrc=rss%7CsctBut despite its name, most of Earth is covered in water, and it is much harder to monitor what goes on beneath the waves. In a paper just published in Science , Giuseppe Marra, of Britain’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), proposes to shine a little light into the oceans by co-opting infrastructure built for an entirely different purpose.Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:44:00 +0200economist-cc50301aae632279168b96de42932599economisten38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersReferenceMaterialsNational Physical LaboratoryGiuseppe Marra20180615004400https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/oxfam-banned-haiti-after-staff-accused-sexual-misconduct-1145846The government said the decision to ban the Britain-based charity confederation was made due to "violation of Haitian legislation and serious breach of the principle of human dignity" following the 2010 earthquake. "The NGO is therefore declared persona non grata," said Haiti's minister of planning and external cooperation, Aviol Fleurant.Thu, 14 Jun 2018 23:03:00 +0200albawaba-en-37dad9764c2bf9191e4e5c4000a5eb36albawaba-enen12.1041 15.0505NaturalDisastersHaitiReconstructionPenny LawrenceAviol FleurantOxfamMark Goldring20180614230300https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2018-06/44055660-new-technique-paves-the-way-to-a-global-underwater-earthquake-monitoring-network-008.htmLONDON June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking advantage of the vast undersea telecommunications cable inf r astructure, a global network for underwater earthquakes could be implemented using laser-based techniques. Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca....Thu, 14 Jun 2018 21:20:00 +0200finanznachrichten-en-206c986a783ae1e4939634319bbf24f1finanznachrichten-enen51.25 -0.3333333NaturalDisastersReferenceMaterialsNational Physical LaboratoryGiuseppe MarraRichard LuckettLinkedInInnovation CentreUniversity of Cambridge20180614212000http://www.lasexta.com/noticias/deportes/futbol/mercado-fichajes/terremoto-en-italia-y-el-resto-del-mundo-con-la-llegada-de-cristiano-es-la-noticia-de-los-ultimos-30-anos_201807105b45043e0cf25aed1ab1e393.html"¡ES LA NEGOCIACIÓN DEL SIGLO!" Terremoto en Italia y el resto del mundo con la llegada de Cristiano: "Es la noticia de los últimos 30 años" "Diría que es un momento que marca una época. Increíble. Nunca lo habría imaginado". En Italia no dan crédito con el fichaje de Cristiano por la Juventus .Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:13:00 +0200lasexta-5b0bb14d708a52ac7efda3466dd0a314lasextaes41.8955 12.4906Earthquake in Italy and the rest of the world with the arrival of christian: 'is the news of the last 30 years "Earthquake in Italy and the rest of the world with the arrival of christian: 'is the news of the last 30 years "NaturalDisasters20180711011300http://www.laprensa.hn/mundo/1195347-410/oriente_medio-ciudad_vaticano-papa_francisco-oriente_medio-ortodoxosEl papa Francisco clamó hoy por la situación en Oriente Medio, explotada, flagelada por conflictos, y de donde se corre el peligro que desaparezcan los cristianos, en un histórico encuentro en Bari, sur de Italia, al que El Papa reunió en esta ciudad símbolo, donde se encuentran las reliquias de San....Sat, 07 Jul 2018 16:15:00 +0200laprensa-HN-1f8c995f81e593fcf704b68349ce684alaprensa-HNes41.8955 12.4906Pope clamó by middle east in historic meeting with orthodox patriarchsPope clamó by middle east in historic meeting with orthodox patriarchsNaturalDisasters20180707161500http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20180705/45667499233/laquila-italia-reconstruccion-escuela-doctorado.html. “El Govern se pone al frente de la marcha por los presos”, en la portada de este jueves La ciudad de Italia devastada por el terremoto quiere renacer convertida en un polo de conocimiento Cicatrices. Las grúas de la reconstrucción forman parte del paisaje en el centro de L’Aquila.Thu, 05 Jul 2018 02:37:00 +0200lavanguardia-928df26f7895f938c2f212a8f777ffb2lavanguardiaes44.536667 -92.05A new life for L AquilaA new life for L AquilaNaturalDisastersUnión EuropeaBeverly Pepper20180705023700