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The overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 81,554 by Tuesday, including 2,004 patients who were still being treated,....Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:11:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-5e87b792ff295a47bcf0cc9db1653277foreignaffairs-nzen1.36100915482186 103.810788264244CommunicableDiseasesSocialSituationPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionCivilProtectionNaturalDisastersConflictU.S. Geological SurveyEmmanuel MacronAngelo BorrelliDmitry PeskovCivil Protection DepartmentKhaled MegahedJoko WidodoIraqi governmentGreg HuntUN-backed governmentHealth MinistryMinistry of HealthCenter for Disease ControlVladimir Putin20200401101100https://www.wateronline.com/doc/a-nonprofit-helps-homeless-shelters-combat-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-0001WaterStep is providing several of its patented BleachMakers to help homeless shelters in Louisville, Kentucky combat the spread of COVID-19. So far, Wayside Christian Mission, The Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul, and The St. John Center for Homeless Men have all received a BleachMaker and staff has been trained on how to use it.Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:27:00 +0200wateronline-f77351b78dea095500a77a9d8118a30cwateronlineen9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthEnvironmentHurricane FlorenceChristian MissionSalvation Army20200330162700https://ec.europa.eu/echo/aggregator_enIrregular border crossing through the Darien Gap , the border forest between Colombia and Panama, has been a growing phenomenon over the past months and the migrant situation in the area is now attracting the attention of humanitarian actors. According to official sources a total of 23,698 people entered into Panama through the Darien area in 2019.Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:24:00 +0100EC-c9c73eaa6626ef572227009c483741c2ECen8.18165700875031 -77.8718522510882CivilProtectionCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersMigration20200327042400https://ec.europa.eu/echo/aggregator_enIrregular border crossing through the Darien Gap , the border forest between Colombia and Panama, has been a growing phenomenon over the past months and the migrant situation in the area is now attracting the attention of humanitarian actors. According to official sources a total of 23,698 people entered into Panama through the Darien area in 2019.Tue, 24 Mar 2020 04:31:00 +0100EC-96001f2cb13a351f89acd26ccb3cbdf6ECen41.749333 -87.976253NaturalDisastersMigrationCivilProtectionCoronavirusInfectionAutonomous Region20200324043100http://www.startribune.com/strong-earthquake-shakes-croatia-damage-reported/569005182/Purchase: Order Reprint ZAGREB, Croatia — A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. No casualties were initially reported. A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. No casualties were initially reported.Sun, 22 Mar 2020 07:57:00 +0100startribune-35937203582f82b25a9b11b181c67fdbstartribuneen45.75666821788 16.0686941522768CoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthAir BaseNarendra Modi20200322075700https://www.fijitimes.com/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement-kyodo-2/FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo. TOKYO (Reuters) – A senior official of the....Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:14:00 +0100fijitimes-94e013c99b7ef76e7d8566429f61c406fijitimesen35.6831 139.809CoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki Endo20200322051400https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/21/20/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement-kyodoA woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo. TOKYO - A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of....Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:49:00 +0100abs-cbnnews-5942f2779f0d73a0bea84c9ffb56c4dfabs-cbnnewsen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki Endo20200321124900https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-olympics/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement-kyodo-idINKBN218098?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FINtopNews+%28News+%2F+IN+%2F+Top+News%29TOKYO (Reuters) - A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of deciding whether or not to postpone or cancel the event, Kyodo news agency reported. The committee member was responding to a request from Norway’s Olympic committee not to....Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:30:00 +0100reuters-in-6e09a42637b156faff886e784fca0c8freuters-inen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki Endo20200321083000https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2020/03/21/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement/1848705A woman wears a face mask amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus as she sits at a bus stop advertising the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Bangkok March 20, 2020. — AFP pic. TOKYO, March 21 — A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee said today it is not at....Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:17:00 +0100malaymail-f9735b7815ad443d5d735cd7e556ff60malaymailen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki EndoSummer Olympics20200321081700https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2020/03/21/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement/1848705A woman wears a face mask amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus as she sits at a bus stop advertising the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Bangkok March 20, 2020. — AFP pic. TOKYO, March 21 — A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee said today it is not at....Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:07:00 +0100themalaymailonline-f9735b7815ad443d5d735cd7e556ff60themalaymailonlineen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki EndoSummer Olympics20200321080700https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement---kyodo-12563220A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of deciding whether or not to postpone or cancel the event, Kyodo news agency reported. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease....Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:42:00 +0100channelnewsasia-92e7954873829b92e7b3c03b5a8316bechannelnewsasiaen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki Endo20200321074200https://wsau.com/news/articles/2020/mar/21/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement-kyodo/997557/?refer-section=sportsTOKYO (Reuters) - A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of deciding whether or not to postpone or cancel the event, Kyodo news agency reported. The committee member was responding to a request from Norway's Olympic committee not to....Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:35:00 +0100wsau-d6dbbad8d9367c7b74d2deca8e22db74wsauen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki Endo20200321073500https://www.oann.com/tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement-kyodo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tokyo-2020-committee-says-not-at-stage-of-deciding-olympics-postponement-kyodoFILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo. March 21, 2020.Sat, 21 Mar 2020 06:58:00 +0100oann-6cf898dfe18811062abf9d4679e98bbeoannen35.6831 139.809CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionInternational Olympic CommitteeToshiaki EndoFacebook20200321065800https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/03/228c61b5d796-canadian-leads-program-on-fukushima-for-overseas-students.htmlA 37-year old Canadian has been welcoming overseas university students to Fukushima Prefecture in hopes of dispelling misconceptions about the area as the nine-year anniversary of the nuclear disaster approaches. "I love Fukushima and couldn't accept the awful treatment the prefecture was....Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:39:00 +0100kyodonews-a462fadbe5d3105a94877e27fa889ae8kyodonewsen35.909229 -100.387398ManMadeDisastersJRCSafeguardsNaturalDisastersNuclearEnergyJRCNuclearSecurityFukushima PrefectureFukushima Daiichi20200305063900https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/mas-regiones/tragedias-que-ha-vivido-el-mundo-en-el-siglo-xxi-479482En medio de la emergencia que vive el mundo por el nuevo coronavirus, EL TIEMPO le recuerda algunas de las situaciones más difíciles que ha vivido la humanidad durante la primera quinta parte del siglo XXI y de las que se ha levantado. Crisis económicas, desastres naturales, accidentes y hasta....Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:29:00 +0200eltiempo-CO-b869a0d2e262b9c3a6a73ef63ceb7158eltiempo-COes38.9051 -77.0162Here, a reminder of situations that have touched the world in the first 20 years of the 21st century.Here, a reminder of situations that have touched the world in the first 20 years of the 21st century.PublicHealthNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesUNbodiesGeorge W. BushAtlético NacionalONUEL TIEMPOLehman BrothersBarack ObamaMark ZuckerbergBBCAl QaedaKaty Perry20200401062900https://www.clarin.com/mundo/terremoto-5-1-grados-sacudio-centro-colombia_0_uo2pHXYqt.htmlUn terremoto de 5,1 grados en la escala de Richter sacudió este sábado el centro de Colombia, sin que por el momento las autoridades hayan informado de víctimas ni de daños materiales. El sismo se registró a las 00.55 hora local (05.55 GMT) y su epicentro se localizó 9 kilómetros de la localidad de....Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:53:00 +0100clarin-b5cb3229afcc56225f56c42aa7b839cfclarines10.44865 -75.272377An earthquake of 5,1 degrees world-shaking centre of colombiaAn earthquake of 5,1 degrees world-shaking centre of colombiaNaturalDisasters20200328095300https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2020/03/23/columna-del-dia/2654802-castigo-de-diosCARTAS DE AMOR A NICARAGUA. Querida Nicaragua: Cada vez y cuando ocurren desastres en nuestro mundo. Unas veces son terremotos, otras inundaciones, sunamis, pestes como esta del coronavirus, erupciones volcánicas monstruosas como la del volcán Cosigüina en 1835 que produjo tres días de oscuridad en....Tue, 24 Mar 2020 07:05:00 +0100laprensa-725c673b54079eeea8ecb973d112f386laprensaes19.42705 -99.127571¿castigo of god?¿castigo of god?PublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfection20200324070500https://www.elpais.com.co/colombia/na-sobreviviente-describe-un-cuadro-de-horror-en-filipinas.htmlLina es una pereirana que vive con su esposo en la isla Leyte, una de las afectadas por el tifón en Filipinas. La tía de Lina, Miryam Calle, confirmó este lunes que su sobrina los llamó en horas de la noche para decir que estaba bien, pese a que la situación allá está muy complicada porque no ha llegado ningún organismo de socorro.Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:54:00 +0100elpais-CO-84c4c986f92a1006abd3b1e15841dde3elpais-COes11.37315 124.489403Colombia survivor describes a table of horror in the philippinesColombia survivor describes a table of horror in the philippinesNaturalDisastersUNbodiesNaciones UnidasPolicía NacionalJohn GingFerdinand BrionesDefensa CivilReynaldo Balido20200321215400https://www.lavozdelsandinismo.com/nicaragua/2020-03-11/declaraciones-de-la-companera-rosario-murillo-vice-presidenta-de-nicaragua-11-3-2020-texto-integro/LA VOZ DEL SANDINISMO | 11/03/2020. Muy buenas tardes, Compañera; buenas tardes, Queridas Familias de Nuestra Nicaragua Bendita, Nuestra Nicaragua Siempre Libre ! Aquí estamos muy pendientes, trabajando duro. Sabemos que, en el Mundo ya la OMS decretó que el COVID-19 puede caracterizarse como una Pandemia.Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:58:00 +0100lavozdelsandinismo-84f25ac546bd1e37c402324f14f969b8lavozdelsandinismoes35.2086 110.727Statements of the girl-friend Rosario Murillo, Vice president of Nicaragua (11/3/2020) (full text)Statements of the girl-friend Rosario Murillo, Vice president of Nicaragua (11/3/2020) (full text)NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthLuis CañasOswaldo GuayasamínRosario MurilloAlejandro Rodríguezla RepúblicaFranklin DuarteOMSOrganización Mundial de la SaludArteSantiago CamposMaría AmeliaTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus20200312055800https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:101151-companera-rosario-murillo-en-multinoticias-11-de-marzo-del-2020Estamos pendientes de todas las Medidas que se están tomando. Estamos en comunicación también con los Organismos Regionales. Hemos estado pendientes también del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, del SICA, donde también se están tomando Medidas y evaluando a cada momento lo que sucede en nuestra Región.Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:35:00 +0100el19digital-3e0ab358bab399bab3032fe8a64ff4dcel19digitales35.2086 110.727Girl-friend Rosario Murillo in Multinoticias (11 March of 2020)Girl-friend Rosario Murillo in Multinoticias (11 March of 2020)NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthLuis CañasOswaldo GuayasamínRosario MurilloAlejandro Rodríguezla RepúblicaFranklin DuarteOrganización Mundial de la SaludArteSantiago CamposMaría Amelia20200312053500https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:101151-companera-rosario-murillo-en-multinoticias-11-de-marzo-del-2020Estamos pendientes de todas las Medidas que se están tomando. Estamos en comunicación también con los Organismos Regionales. Hemos estado pendientes también del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, del SICA, donde también se están tomando Medidas y evaluando a cada momento lo que sucede en nuestra Región.Thu, 12 Mar 2020 01:08:00 +0100presidencia-NI-3e0ab358bab399bab3032fe8a64ff4dcpresidencia-NIes35.2086 110.727Girl-friend Rosario Murillo in Multinoticias (11 March of 2020)Girl-friend Rosario Murillo in Multinoticias (11 March of 2020)NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthLuis CañasOswaldo GuayasamínRosario MurilloAlejandro Rodríguezla RepúblicaFranklin DuarteOrganización Mundial de la SaludArteSantiago CamposMaría Amelia20200312010800https://www.albawaba.com/editors-choice/ecuadors-tallest-waterfall-running-out-water-1348387The San Rafael waterfall in Ecuador has run dry. Local officials have traced the cause to a large sinkhole that opened beneath the river that once fed the falls. Located in Cayambe Coca Park, part of the Ecuadorian Amazon near the border with Colombia, the falls ranked as the tallest in the country at more than 500 feet.Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:28:00 +0200albawaba-en-acae887f19e43d522ba221ba2ce540a1albawaba-enen-0.229498 -78.5243NaturalDisastersChinese company20200402102800https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/mas-regiones/tragedias-que-ha-vivido-el-mundo-en-el-siglo-xxi-479482En medio de la emergencia que vive el mundo por el nuevo coronavirus, EL TIEMPO le recuerda algunas de las situaciones más difíciles que ha vivido la humanidad durante la primera quinta parte del siglo XXI y de las que se ha levantado. Crisis económicas, desastres naturales, accidentes y hasta....Fri, 03 Apr 2020 05:49:00 +0200eltiempo-CO-a0f9e1592bb87c8f5c9ff68c52369f92eltiempo-COes38.9051 -77.0162Tragedies that humanity treaties—broke and inspires us to go aheadTragedies that humanity treaties—broke and inspires us to go aheadUNbodiesPublicHealthNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionGeorge W. BushAtlético NacionalONUEL TIEMPOLehman BrothersBarack ObamaMark ZuckerbergBBCAl QaedaKaty Perry20200403054900