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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2020/07/27/mil-osi-asia-pac-world-news-in-brief-july-27/* Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said his government’s intervention policy after the country’s first domestic transmissions of the coronavirus in March prevented as many as 1.3 million to 3.5 million infections. Speaking during his annual address to the nation, Duterte said the....Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:58:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-375e84c1bec055359378e774d90ff60dforeignaffairs-nzen14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthU.S. Geological SurveyIslamic republicRobert Koch InstituteBenjamin NetanyahuNational Hurricane CenterHealth MinistryAssam State Disaster Management AuthorityMiri RegevRodrigo DuterteLarry KudlowZalmay Khalilzad20200727115800https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/450269/Book-on-earthquake-resistance-of-historical-structures-hits-storesTEHRAN – A book containing 13 scientific papers on earthquake resistance of historical structures has recently been published, introducing ways to maximize the protection of potentially vulnerable structures. Compiled by Iranian researcher Alireza Anisi, the book has brought together a selection of....Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:26:00 +0200tehrantimes-1dbb6911ee092cb344b5f7877d1074batehrantimesen36.152672 48.03299NaturalDisastersUniversity of TehranFirst International20200720202600https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/14/piedmonts-lantern-projects-continues-doing-lots-with-little/Lantern Projects founder Gail Uilkema has no favorites among the nonprofit humanitarian aid organization’s approximately 415 charitable projects. Reaching communities from more than 60 countries in the 17 years since its inception and with charitable donations as of July 2020 amounting to a figure of $1.Tue, 14 Jul 2020 22:53:00 +0200eastbaytimes-c9b6706dab77f330d417a5e2e87a7e3aeastbaytimesen44.959148 8.058432CoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersPeace CorpsAction GroupNavajo Nation20200714225300https://www.kenyastar.com/news/265758197/xinhua-photos-of-the-day-july-13BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. Woman volunteers carry mung bean soup for armed policemen to cool down in hot weather in Jiangjialing Village, Poyang Town of east China's Jiangxi Province, July 11, 2020.Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:55:00 +0200kenyastar-854f20ea35efc646877246a78a044746kenyastaren34.5309 69.136757NaturalDisastersUNbodiesCoronavirusInfectionTAXUDHussein MwinyiFAOMohammed MohammedJohn MagufuliChama Cha MapinduziCommunist Party of ChinaZhou MiXue YubinBlue Mosque20200713135500https://www.irishsun.com/news/265758197/xinhua-photos-of-the-day-july-13BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua. Woman volunteers carry mung bean soup for armed policemen to cool down in hot weather in Jiangjialing Village, Poyang Town of east China's Jiangxi Province, July 11, 2020.Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:41:00 +0200irishsun-854f20ea35efc646877246a78a044746irishsunen34.5309 69.136757NaturalDisastersUNbodiesCoronavirusInfectionTAXUDHussein MwinyiFAOMohammed MohammedJohn MagufuliChama Cha MapinduziCommunist Party of ChinaZhou MiXue YubinBlue Mosque20200713094100https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/4-3-magnitude-earthquake-hits-afghanistans-hindukush/articleshow/76905663.cms. KABUL: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Hindukush region on Saturday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS). As per NCS, the tremors were felt at 09:50 am today. Further details are awaited.Sat, 11 Jul 2020 08:52:00 +0200timesofindia-ee94ab611e6450ac447842ff97fec9e3timesofindiaenNaturalDisasters20200711085200https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-hit-by-another-earthquake-epicentre-near-gurgaon-11593783516388.htmlAn earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hit Delhi today, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD)Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:13:00 +0200livemint-0e43f1c7dfa8c73070908ecc05d41564liveminten28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersIndia Meteorological DepartmentArvind Kejriwal20200703161300https://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/flash/un-seisme-de-magnitude-4-6-frappe-kaboul-1596Un séisme de magnitude 4,6 s’est déclenché lundi en Afghanistan, a annoncé l’observatoire américain USGS. Kaboul a très fortement ressenti ce tremblement de terre dont l’épicentre se trouvait à quelques dizaines de kilomètres de la capitale afghane. D’après l’USGS, le séisme s’est produit à 20 h 36....Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:58:00 +0200lesoirdalgerie-1006f08e5987fbd2fc62ad2ca6d5572blesoirdalgeriefr34.5309 69.13675720:09 a earthquake of magnitude 4,6 impactors Kabul20:09 a earthquake of magnitude 4,6 impactors KabulNaturalDisastersAhmad Tamim Azimi20200706215800http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2020-07/07/content_76243145.htmUn puissant tremblement de terre a secoué l'est de l'Afghanistan lundi aux environs de 20H40 heure locale, avec des secousses ressenties dans la capitale Kaboul. La magnitude du séisme n'est pas encore connue, mais des victimes éventuelles sont à craindre. F.Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:57:00 +0200french.china.org.cn-483093b4aad35a51afd74756037678abfrench.china.org.cnfr34.5309 69.136757Urgent Afghanistan: an earthquake rocking the east of the countryUrgent Afghanistan: an earthquake rocking the east of the countryNaturalDisasters20200706195700https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/growing-floods-toll-hampers-coronavirus-efforts-south-asia-200801083018658.htmlThe death toll from monsoon floods across South Asia has increased to more than 350 in recent weeks, with villages still submerged and tens of thousands displaced as authorities battle with rising coronavirus cases. The torrential downpours across the densely populated region are critical to....Sat, 01 Aug 2020 13:38:00 +0200aljazeera-en-a7df70e34ba068059f8fae9f23e3f687aljazeera-enen23.7099 90.4071PublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersCoronavirusInfectionMuzaffar AliAFP news agencyEid al-AdhaAnushka SharmaMurari WastiWorld Heritage Site20200801133800https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/proche-orient/liban/explosions-a-beyrouth/on-aurait-cru-a-un-tremblement-de-terre-des-habitants-racontent-les-fortes-explosions-qui-ont-ravage-une-partie-de-beyrouth_4066377.html. Deux explosions ont partiellement détruit le port de Beyrouth, la capitale libanaise, ce mardi, et ont provoqué d'importants dégâts dans d'autres quartiers. Des morts et des blessés sont à déplorer. Les circonstances et l'origine du drame sont encore inconnues. Le port de la capitale libanaise, Beyrouth, mardi 4 août 2020, après les explosions.Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:49:00 +0200francetvinfo-9d56f5e26b99d2a9c6075f687ce67a7bfrancetvinfofr33.887189 35.513404"We thought to an earthquake": inhabitants show after explosions that ravaged part of Beyrouth"We thought to an earthquake": inhabitants show after explosions that ravaged part of BeyrouthNaturalDisastersICRCFrance TélévisionsCroix-RougeMichel Aoun20200804204900https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/proche-orient/liban/explosions-a-beyrouth/on-aurait-cru-a-un-tremblement-de-terre-des-habitants-racontent-les-fortes-explosions-qui-ont-ravage-une-partie-de-beyrouth_4066377.html#xtor=AL-48"Je n'ai jamais entendu quelque chose de si violent." Deux grosses explosions ont ravagé les quartiers situés autour du port de Beyrouth, au Liban, mardi 4 août, aux alentours de 18 heures. Selon un bilan provisoire annoncé par le ministre de la Santé libanais un peu avant 22 heures, au moins 50 personnes sont mortes et 2 750 ont été blessées.Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:38:00 +0200france3-2d02115e9f7fa63d891ca9fd24411559france3fr33.887189 35.513404"We thought to an earthquake": inhabitants show after explosions that ravaged part of Beyrouth"We thought to an earthquake": inhabitants show after explosions that ravaged part of BeyrouthNaturalDisastersICRCFrance TélévisionsCroix-RougeMichel AounLuna Safwan20200804223800