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The quake struck the Iranian capital at around 00:45 am (2015 GMT) and lasted several seconds, the AFP reported. No casualties or damages have been reported.Fri, 08 May 2020 07:52:00 +0200thestatesman-ba616da19e100c2c4cddb2fdd9025cc6thestatesmanen34.5309 69.136757NaturalDisasters20200508075200https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11536010/readers-salute-britains-virus-crisis-stars/HE has helped battle natural disasters all over the globe – and now Army veteran Tim Wright is doing his bit on the Covid-19 frontline. The former Royal Engineers sapper, turned generator engineer, is a member of Team Rubicon UK, a volunteer response team that has seen action in The British Virgin Islands, Mozambique and Haiti.Mon, 04 May 2020 14:58:00 +0200thesun-3fdad1e4f3b8c8bcfdabf68e9042a9f8thesunen18.4292338571081 -64.6286184411713PublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersAlternativeEnergyCoronavirusInfectionSARAH PHILLIPSFacebookEMERGENCYNHSDavid MurphyNEIL WATSONRichard SharpRoyal Marine CommandoMARIE CURIEMarie CurieAMANDA COXSouthampton HospitalJames ThompsonTim Wright20200504145800https://wn.com/Coronavirus_-_USShe looks like the top contender to succeed him, but does she have what it takes to do that in a regime long characterized by extreme brutality? Trump ... Kim Yo Jong, as reported by the ’s Korean Central News Agency , expressed her brother’s “intent to render cooperation in the anti-epidemic work” as the novel coronavirus swept across the world .Sun, 03 May 2020 04:28:00 +0200wn-676de5c1797c02731e5e8ffb515fd3b9wnen30.5725 114.279PublicHealthNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesHurricane MariaMark WarbyBerkshire HathawayForeign LegionBarack ObamaKim Yo JongJoe BidenSupreme Court20200503042800https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11536010/readers-salute-britains-virus-crisis-stars/HE has helped battle natural disasters all over the globe – and now Army veteran Tim Wright is doing his bit on the Covid-19 frontline. The former Royal Engineers sapper, turned generator engineer, is a member of Team Rubicon UK, a volunteer response team that has seen action in The British Virgin Islands, Mozambique and Haiti.Sun, 03 May 2020 01:13:00 +0200thesun-ab3e2ea16ecc7438235f0cac4acaea74thesunen18.4292338571081 -64.6286184411713PublicHealthNaturalDisastersAlternativeEnergyCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesSARAH PHILLIPSFacebookEMERGENCYNHSDavid MurphyNEIL WATSONRichard SharpRoyal Marine CommandoMARIE CURIEMarie CurieAMANDA COXSouthampton HospitalJames ThompsonTim Wright20200503011300https://www.internal-displacement.org/expert-opinion/did-you-know-that-millions-of-people-around-the-world-are-still-uprooted-from-theirLast week, countless homes were destroyed by flash floods in displacement sites across Yemen . With the population already suffering from one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis following years of war, how long will it be before people can return home and rebuild? For the first time, IDMC has....Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:05:00 +0200internal-displacement-88e06351a52fbe87946fefb9d3b94eddinternal-displacementen15.9342452321615 47.5468006036417NaturalDisastersFacebook20200429170500https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/deplacements-internes-nont-jamais-alarmants-quaujourdhuiLes statistiques mondiales sur le déplacement interne n’ont jamais été aussi élevées et alarmantes qu’aujourd’hui. Près de 46 millions de personnes, soit plus du double du nombre de réfugiés dans le monde, sont déplacées à l’intérieur de leur propre pays en raison de conflits et de violences, et plus de 5 millions en raison de catastrophes.Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:19:00 +0200letemps-43ed453d93dbe9564626cd73e11ec208letempsfr33.334 44.3978Internal displacement have never been so alarming todayInternal displacement have never been so alarming todayCommunicableDiseasesEuropeAidMigrationPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisasters20200428111900http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/terrorisme-la-menace-n-a-pas-disparu-avec-le-confinement-18-04-2020-8301966.php#xtor=RSS-1481423633Cette opération illustre l'activité toujours soutenue des services de renseignement en pleine épidémie de Covid-19 . « La menace terroriste qui prévalait en France avant le début de la crise sanitaire, essentiellement d'origine endogène, n'a pas disparu avec le confinement, explique Nicolas Lerner ,....Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:10:00 +0200leparisien-2db9772e480bfcdac5d97c7f723f3da2leparisienfr48.8521 2.34899Terrorism: "the threat has not disappeared with containment’Terrorism: "the threat has not disappeared with containment’NaturalDisastersMigrationCommunicableDiseasesTerroristAttackCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthAhmed-OsmanMickaël HarponHugues MoutouhNicolas LernerNathan ChiassonAl-QaïdaJean-Charles Brisard20200418201000https://www.alwihdainfo.com/508-millions-de-deplaces-internes-dus-aux-conflits-a-la-violence-et-aux-catastrophes-un-record_a87351.htmlLe nombre de personnes déplacées dans le monde a atteint un niveau record, selon un nouveau rapport de l'Observatoire des situations de déplacement interne (IDMC) du Conseil norvégien pour les réfugiés (NRC). Le Rapport mondial sur les déplacements internes (GRID, d’après ses initiales en anglais)....Tue, 12 May 2020 20:43:00 +0200al-wihda-f05b02829d6484ca8bf50d6efaab7ec8al-wihdafr33.5193 36.313550,8 million displaced due to internal conflicts, violence and disasters, a record50,8 million displaced due to internal conflicts, violence and disasters, a recordPublicHealthMigrationCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersNations uniesAlexandra BilakJan Egeland20200512204300