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The epicentre of the aftershocks was located at 41.9 degrees north latitude and 147.Sat, 02 Mar 2019 08:40:00 +0100nan-3a5c343dbd949b3bd3a7159b14b60c37nanen45.0679349162116 147.876462455708NaturalDisastersRussian Academy20190302084000https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10093/japan-open-letterAs someone who has lived in Japan for many years, worked with them, studied their history and language, admires them and would happily return to/retire in the country, I understand their preoccupation with peace. It is not just the trials of WWII, which would have led to the mass starvation of 50%....Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:18:00 +0100gatestoneinstitute-22c2e7b997f0047e28da239c9b84c0cdgatestoneinstituteen37.5424 126.935NaturalDisastersUS militaryJapanese government20190222111800https://www.japantimes.co.jp/2019/02/21Feb 21, 2019 Major Japanese and Chinese e-commerce companies Rakuten Inc. and JD.com Inc. said Thursday they will tie up and commercialize an unmanned delivery service in Japan to save time, cost and labor of parcel shipments in the wake of the explosive growth of online shopping. Rakuten ... Feb 21, 2019 A strong magnitude 5.Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:32:00 +0100japantimes-00bfe4bbebfc1cc7a09439baa3882ea4japantimesen13.7308 100.521NaturalDisastersDemocratic Progressive PartyRobert MuellerDepartment of JusticeIwate PrefectureProgressive PartyWilliam BarrPrincess MasakoCrown Princess Masako20190221163200https://repeatingislands.com/2019/02/17/haitis-explosive-rite-of-spring-from-pagan-russia-to-vodou-ritual/Saintus draws on the rituals of vodou in his first UK commission, for Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre . His Rite of Spring will be performed in a double bill with Opera North , accompanied by their orchestra. Saintus was tentative at first, having never worked with a classical orchestra, but he....Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:20:00 +0100repeatingislands-c35d762f1ee777404ca811c2352bd5ffrepeatingislandsen55.7388 37.6665NaturalDisastersMartha GrahamOpera North20190218022000https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/feb/14/from-pagan-russia-to-vodou-ritual-haiti-explosive-rite-of-spring-jeanguy-saintus-stravinskyFull-bodied choreography … Natalie Alleston rehearsing The Rite of Spring. Photograph: Jack Thomson. In Saintus’s Rite, the loa appear: Damballa, the serpent and creator of life, Ogoun, the warrior and Marassa, the divine twins. I watch the dancers in the studio perform full-bodied choreography,....Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:24:00 +0100guardian-12afd325427c29f0dcbc30677923f533guardianen55.7388 37.6665NaturalDisastersMartha GrahamGianni SchicchiOpera North20190215012400https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/feb/14/from-pagan-russia-to-vodou-ritual-haiti-explosive-rite-of-spring-jeanguy-saintus-stravinskyFull-bodied choreography … Natalie Alleston rehearsing The Rite of Spring. Photograph: Jack Thomson. In Saintus’s Rite, the loa appear: Damballa, the serpent and creator of life, Ogoun, the warrior and Marassa, the divine twins. I watch the dancers in the studio perform full-bodied choreography,....Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:21:00 +0100guardian-fb0c49b7733775ab015450589b4209bdguardianen55.7388 37.6665NaturalDisastersMartha GrahamGianni SchicchiOpera North20190214142100https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/venezuela-s-opposition-leader-guaid-sets-deadline-aid-come-thousands-n970796?cid=public-rss_20190212CARACAS, Venezuela —Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó set Feb. 23 as the deadline for humanitarian aid to enter the country as his supporters Tuesday filled streets nationwide. Speaking before masses of supporters, Guaidó said he is mobilizing caravans to get the badly needed food and medicine from across the border in Colombia.Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:09:00 +0100nbcnews-bb00d477fd4b928945042ae74a1788bdnbcnewsen10.49605 -66.898277NaturalDisastersNicolás MaduroAndrés BelloMSNBCLester HoltHurricane KatrinaJuan GuaidóNBC NewsKerry Sanders20190212230900https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/what-you-can-see-with-a-drone-amazing-photographs/ss-BBTjgixThis is the Dalyan River in south-western Turkey, April 28, 2018. This area is where the Dalyan River and and the mouth of the delta meet at the Agean see and is a national conservation site for three varieties of turtles and over 100 species of birds.Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:29:00 +0100msn-uk-2e7034285bd80ec6f6e8946006d346cbmsn-uken39.9293 32.8533ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersFountain SquareUSA TODAY20190208032900http://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2019/02/05/warnings-of-doom/It’s a new year in the Chinese calendar. In the lunar year, today is the first day of the year of the Earth Pig. Many feng shui practitioners have said that 2019 will be relatively peaceful and more harmonious compared to the previous year. They attribute this positive forecast to the nature of the animal sign — happy and relaxed.Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:49:00 +0100tribuneonline-3633fdd717b8169d181cd73e01e032d5tribuneonlineen37.97895 -121.261002NaturalDisastersRaymond LoBaba VangaYellowstone National Park20190204174900https://laprensa.peru.com/cultura/noticia-efemerides-que-paso-3-marzo-historia-nnda-nnrt-85755En un 3 de marzo, pero 1847, nace Alexander Graham Bell, físico e inventor escocés naturalizado estadounidense cuyos trabajos significaron el desarrollo de las telecomunicaciones. Otras efemérides: 1613.- Comienza a reinar en Rusia la dinastía de los Romanov, en la persona del joven Miguel. 1816.Sun, 03 Mar 2019 14:01:00 +0100laprensa-PE-b57a32f8f42307e4b646c3a1ab79a96alaprensa-PEes55.7388 37.6665Anniversaries: what happened on 3 March?Anniversaries: what happened on 3 March?SecurityNaturalDisastersUNbodiesGeorges BizetONUAlexander GrahamGraham BellAlexander Graham BellFederico MorenoRené PrevalCarlos MontoyaDanny KayeFrancisco OteroLucio GutiérrezGuillermo BrownMarguerite DurasFARCJean HarlowGeorges RemiArthur Antunes CoimbraJuana AzurduyArthur KornbergGonzalo EscobarPepe SanchoJuana Azurduy de PadillaPrimera Guerra Mundial20190303140100https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/02/21/Vardenyants-Pass/2075804Vardenyants Pass is shut down for trailer trucks as of 9:30am Thursday, Armenia’s Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies said in a daily road condition update. All the other interstate and republican highways in the territory of Armenia are open for traffic.Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:04:00 +0100panorama-am-en-4550fe81a5d1290a1384348a3ac10785panorama-am-enen55.7388 37.6665EuropeanParliamentNaturalDisastersMigrationEU-AfricaEU-PacificEU-AsiaEuropean ParliamentOSCEHassan RouhaniAndrew SchoferDaily MailZohrab MnatsakanyanIgor PopovEmergencyMinistry of TransportPiotr ŚwitalskiVicente del BosqueFatahHarut SassounianSergei ParajanovNATONorth Atlantic AllianceEUVladimir PutinBako SahakyanAeroflotUS governmentReal MadridRecep TayyipTayyip ErdoganRecep Tayyip ErdoganTigran MansurianNikol Pashinyan20190221080400https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/02/17/trade-unions-can-help-critical-worker-shortages-oil-gas-industryWe are in the middle of a great shale revolution. For the first time in decades, the U.S. is holding its own against OPEC and Russia, going from energy importer to energy exporter. Unlocking previously inaccessible shale reservoirs deep underground using hydraulic fracturing technology is becoming our nation's ticket to energy dominance.Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:15:00 +0100dallasnews-027be746f6563071febd970aac8839acdallasnewsen35.07951 -98.244911AlternativeEnergyNaturalDisastersDallas MorningThe Dallas Morning NewsLabor DepartmentOPECDonald Trump20190217091500https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1087925/russia-news-vladimir-putin-russia-war-military-nuclear-torpedo-poseidon-kanyonNicknamed ‘Poseidon’, the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) can deliver a thermonuclear cobalt bomb of up to 200 megatons, according to Russian state media. Detonation of such a bomb could be enough to create a tsunami wave 500 metres tall and poison miles of coastline.Sat, 16 Feb 2019 11:12:00 +0100express-b3d78d117b0e7ce29f5e37e656ce208fexpressen55.7388 37.6665NaturalDisastersNuclearEnergyJRCNuclearSecurityNuclearJRCSafeguards20190216111200