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No detail was immediately available of possible casualties and damage of the quake, which occurred at 12:57 p.m. local time. Enditem.Mon, 18 May 2020 11:19:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-07b709bbded1d4bbe49bf944c6fba21fxinhuanet_enen34.5309 69.136757NaturalDisasters20200518111900https://www.wftv.com/news/5-things-know-today/ZEYTPH2J2GLQSB7DNEHWIZLYMM/3. TYPHOON LEAVES EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN PHILIPPINES Ferocious wind and rain left at least one dead and damaged hundreds of structures, along with rice and corn fields. 4. AFGHANISTAN MATERNITY HOSPITAL ATTACK - A U.S. official said he is convinced the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan carried....Fri, 15 May 2020 19:02:00 +0200wftv-f866b650da40b2279085979e466cc8b7wftven14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersPublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionJoe BidenDonald TrumpMatt RourkeChris O'Meara20200515190200http://oklahoman.com/article/feed/10039947/5-things-to-know-today-that-arent-about-the-virus?custom_click=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsok%2Fbusiness+%28NewsOK.com+RSS+-+business%29A newborn baby is cared for at the Ataturk Children's Hospital a day after being rescued from a deadly attack on another maternity hospital, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Militants stormed the Barchi National Maternity Hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off....Fri, 15 May 2020 18:31:00 +0200newsok-dad31e9dc854498f2ca823fa77031929newsoken34.5309 69.136757NaturalDisastersWHOJoe BidenDonald Trump20200515183100https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/5-things-to-know-today-that-aren-t-about-the-15271999.phpYour daily look at nonvirus stories in the news: 1. WHO’S KEY TO TRUMP’S REELECTION The president’s advisers are concerned about a drop in support among seniors, a group vital to his hopes of winning a second term this November. 2. ‘IT’S A DERELICTION OF DUTY’ Joe Biden says that if he wins the....Fri, 15 May 2020 18:30:00 +0200sfgate-09a48b049d6e4e2b95538db797222fb5sfgateen14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersWHOJoe BidenDonald Trump20200515183000https://www.thestatesman.com/world/4-8-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-tehran-sparks-panic-among-people-1502885570.html. A 4.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Tehran in the early hours on Friday, causing panicked residents to flee buildings for the safety of the streets, according to the media report. 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.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 Egeland20200512204300https://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 todayCommunicableDiseasesEuropeAidMigrationPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisasters20200428111900https://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, 27 May 2020 05:38:00 +0200internal-displacement-257f06820f8cc2daf4ef0e4797429dc1internal-displacementen15.9342452321615 47.5468006036417NaturalDisastersFacebook20200527053800