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Topics A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been registered off the shore of the Greek island of Crete, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:47:00 +0200business-standard-5eff3dc42bf58d0350898f23deecbae8business-standarden35.338 25.1341NaturalDisastersBronze Age20200919104700https://www.irishsun.com/news/266440897/magnitude-57-earthquake-strikes-off-shore-of-greece-creteCrete [Greece], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been registered off the shore of the Greek island of Crete, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The tremor was recorded at 16:28 GMT, with the epicentre of the earthquake located 55 kilometres (34....Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:11:00 +0200irishsun-dd142b86d4c9c0322438007c13c045e3irishsunen35.338 25.1341NaturalDisastersBronze Age20200919091100https://www.europesun.com/news/266440897/magnitude-57-earthquake-strikes-off-shore-of-greece-creteCrete [Greece], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been registered off the shore of the Greek island of Crete, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The tremor was recorded at 16:28 GMT, with the epicentre of the earthquake located 55 kilometres (34....Sat, 19 Sep 2020 08:56:00 +0200europesun-dd142b86d4c9c0322438007c13c045e3europesunen35.338 25.1341NaturalDisastersBronze Age20200919085600https://www.polandsun.com/news/266440897/magnitude-57-earthquake-strikes-off-shore-of-greece-creteCrete [Greece], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been registered off the shore of the Greek island of Crete, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The tremor was recorded at 16:28 GMT, with the epicentre of the earthquake located 55 kilometres (34....Sat, 19 Sep 2020 08:48:00 +0200polandsun-dd142b86d4c9c0322438007c13c045e3polandsunen35.338 25.1341NaturalDisastersBronze Age20200919084800https://theunionjournal.com/devastating-storm-washes-beach-away-on-greek-island-of-kefalonia-videos-rt-world-news/Storm Ianos made landfall in Greece on Friday and entirely washed away a beach on the island of Kefalonia. Videos posted by locals on social media showed massive destruction. The Mediterranean hurricane (‘Medicane’) hit Kefalonia on Friday. Footage posted to Twitter shows the once-beautiful....Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:52:00 +0200theunionjournal-449d14f6f05fd61dee87fbf5a00e6fcetheunionjournalen37.944 23.6529FloodingNaturalDisastersMatt Dobson20200918235200https://www.wsoctv.com/news/world/magnitude-5/ZEES4CNVW6HN5BQE5EWTS3Q2PY/ATHENS, Greece — (AP) — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:02:00 +0200wsoctv-73c20f3b08a117946b519f67a22d1f72wsoctvenNaturalDisastersAssociated Press20200918200200http://www.therepublic.com/2020/09/18/ap-eu-greece-earthquake/ATHENS, Greece An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.m.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:57:00 +0200therepublic-d5e0313afa39a858c804f62cccb655a8therepublicenNaturalDisasters20200918195700https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/magnitude-53-earthquake-rattles-greek-island-of-crete/ar-BB19bA53ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:55:00 +0200msn-uk-cb403bd6b2a2abd5ffbef06f973de93amsn-ukenNaturalDisastersAssociated PressThe Independent20200918195500https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/world/magnitude-5/ZEES4CNVW6HN5BQE5EWTS3Q2PY/ATHENS, Greece — (AP) — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:45:00 +0200actionnewsjax-73c20f3b08a117946b519f67a22d1f72actionnewsjaxenNaturalDisastersAssociated Press20200918194500https://www.startribune.com/magnitude-5-3-earthquake-rattles-greek-island-of-crete/572453402/Purchase: Order Reprint ATHENS, Greece — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:30:00 +0200startribune-ec5b8c803ab78824dd1021fc1200fcddstartribuneenNaturalDisasters20200918193000http://www.tribtown.com/2020/09/18/ap-eu-greece-earthquake/ATHENS, Greece An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.m.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:25:00 +0200tribtown-d5e0313afa39a858c804f62cccb655a8tribtownenNaturalDisasters20200918192500https://apnews.com/949e0a3a91952f4ed620e1e620cbb34eATHENS, Greece (AP) — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:23:00 +0200apnews-85192a9c98406d71443ab755c94f40ddapnewsenNaturalDisasters20200918192300https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/magnitude-53-earthquake-rattles-greek-island-crete-73099411ATHENS, Greece -- An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 7:28 p.m. local time (1628GMT; 12:28 p.m.Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:19:00 +0200ABCnews-e515379260453eff6802727a6b468997ABCnewsenNaturalDisasters20200918191900http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202009/14/WS5f5f5deaa3101ccd0bee04a7.htmlOver the past five years, Belgian Ronny Verdoodt has organized around 120 charity events to help the poor, the elderly, autistic, disabled and orphans in Shenzhen, attracting nearly 6,000 volunteers and contributors from more than 50 countries including Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Japan.Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:04:00 +0200chinadaily-1998adc48a3b50578a0c091119939ac5chinadailyen-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisasters20200916050400https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/articles/z0508_00104.htmlIn December 2019, researchers from the Earthquake Research Institute ran an earthquake test simulation to collect data about buildings with modern architecture. In parallel with their test, they invited international research teams to predict how the test structure might react.Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:44:00 +0200u-tokyo-c6a5a0a82a49fe72537e72d3de1e9f01u-tokyoen34.79882 134.9841NaturalDisastersHyogo PrefectureMiyagi Prefecture20200915074400https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/weather/bedfordshire-experiences-second-earthquake-six-days-2970514According to the British Geological Survey (BGS) the earthquake originated in Leighton Buzzard, again, at 12.20am in the early hours of this morning (Monday), and was magnitude 2.1. It is the second time a tremor has been felt in the area, after a magnitude 3.5 quake was felt on September 8.Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:55:00 +0200lutontoday-395efc08d38f7370fd7fbf57e426dab8lutontodayen51.92386 -0.673474NaturalDisastersGlen Ford20200914145500https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/08/9ed39de71192-opinion-history-shows-importance-of-holding-tokyo-olympics-in-2021.htmlThe now-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which have been shrouded by uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, should be held next year by whatever means because the games themselves sprang from the very idea of overcoming wars and epidemics in ancient times.Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:23:00 +0200kyodonews-18d6a98bd85fc5ea0fa91b30ebe2fb9ckyodonewsen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesInternational Olympic CommitteeParalympic GamesPierre de CoubertinWorld War IIOlympic Games20200826042300https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/08/9ed39de71192-opinion-history-shows-importance-of-holding-tokyo-olympics-in-2021.htmlThe now-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which have been shrouded by uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, should be held next year by whatever means because the games themselves sprang from the very idea of overcoming wars and epidemics in ancient times.Wed, 26 Aug 2020 03:35:00 +0200kyodonews-fb39ac3aee10033562f20bd204da4927kyodonewsen35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionCommunicableDiseasesInternational Olympic CommitteePierre de CoubertinWorld War IIOlympic Games20200826033500https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1327253/egypt-cleopatra-pharaoh-queen-taposiris-magna-alexandria-underwater-tomb-sptThe last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt is one the most famous of all pharaohs, but her tomb has never been found in the 2,000 years since she died. Archaeologists have traditionally searched for evidence close to the centre of Alexandria, where she was born and ruled, with many believing....Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:01:00 +0200express-88b0c585ae45b99cd7a1ee11a414efb6expressen40.634041 22.453131NaturalDisastersKathleen MartinezChris Naunton20200825170100http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2020-09/01/content_76659191.htmLa flamme des Jeux de Tokyo 2020 a été exposée au musée Olympique du Japon le 1er septembre, et y restera pendant deux mois. Allumée en petit comité en mars dernier en Grèce, la flamme avait ensuite gagné le Japon pour être présentée et exposée à Fukushima, lieu choisi pour le départ du relais en....Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:08:00 +0200french.china.org.cn-22fcfa03fd42f00f77cf24af1bb838b4french.china.org.cnfr35.6831 139.809The flame of Tokyo games 2020 exposed in japanThe flame of Tokyo games 2020 exposed in japanNaturalDisasters20200901110800