http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13120351&PageNum=030.09.2008, 02.28 SYDNEY, September 30 (Itar-Tass) - A powerful earthquake has occurred beneath the Pacific Ocean floor on Tuesday near the shores of New Zealand, in the area of the Kermandec Islands group. According to the US Geological Service data, the magnitude of the temblor was 7.3 points. There have been no warnings about a tsunami threat.2008-09-30T08:01+0200itartass_enenitartass_en-8cb5546c80880d8c5e7c9730a2ae810cNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6508701.htmlAn earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand's Kermadec Islands early Tuesday, causing no casualties or damages so far, said the New Zealand's Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS Science). The quake struck at about 04:19 a.m. local daylight time Tuesday ( 1519 GMT Monday).2008-09-30T06:26+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-1f410f66533d6a704a9dfc7882367254NaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10534975&ref=rssAn historic Auckland bridge will close next month for a $7 million upgrade after a survey found it was not safe for heavy traffic. Construction of the Grafton Bridge, which crosses Grafton Gully between Auckland's central business...2008-09-30T01:39+0200nzheraldennzherald-e00fed4394887cae638a87ed3c9b4e83NaturalDisastersTransportENVhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10534938&ref=rssDiplomatic intervention has seen the return of a New Zealand doctor's passport, confiscated while he was operating a free medical clinic in Indonesia. Derek Allen has been working in the area since the 2004 tsunami. His passport...2008-09-29T23:36+0200nzheraldennzherald-a3c59e660c4b9571aadac112d74203b0NaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10534917&ref=rssTwo strong quakes struck off the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand, early today.A tremor measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit 1040km north-east of the Bay of Plenty at a depth of 33km at 4....2008-09-29T23:33+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-26e795acaf171a3bce52926ed160d671NaturalDisastershttp://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080929/BREAKING01/80929049/-1/RSS01WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote and largely uninhabited Kermadec Islands early today, New Zealand's GNS Science geological agency said.2008-09-29T22:50+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-d6a40eeca90cf75948ef5c78b7749a2dNaturalDisastershttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/powerful_quake_hits_off_new_zealand_558772A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off New Zealand, the US Geological Survey says, but there are no early reports of casualties or significant damage.2008-09-29T22:41+0200sbsensbs-dd3c279a0929de46ba386ee86f562408NaturalDisastershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/29/73-quake-strikes-outer-new-zealand-islands-1/A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote and largely uninhabited Kermadec Islands early Tuesday, New Zealand's GNS Science geological agency said.2008-09-29T21:29+0200washtimesenwashtimes-42f8b5c07a325bc3783acecd1276ef29NaturalDisastershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/29/ap-newsalert-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14--25/"Disposable Heroes" Nearly 1,000 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were enrolled in a study to test different methods of ending smoking, with 143 using the controversial anti-smoking drug Chantix. Twenty-one veterans reported adverse effects from the drug, including one who suffered....2008-09-29T21:29+0200washtimesenwashtimes-1d8aefef0c8faf83a3a8b5dd7d5aedb0NaturalDisastershttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/379228/1/.htmlWELLINGTON: A powerful earthquake with a 7.3 magnitude struck off New Zealand early on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no early reports of casualties or significant damage.2008-09-29T19:43+0200channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-213a6309a82e8d8659e72096a2632364NaturalDisastershttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2377429.htmA powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit off New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands, about 1,000km from New Zealand's largest cily, Auckland.2008-09-29T19:36+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-4019c9e9e3a59107abc9de4f5c387e88NaturalDisastershttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3603782,00.htmlA powerful magnitude 7.3 quake hit off New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands, the US Geological Survey reported on Monday.There was no immediate tsunami warning in the area. The earthquake struck at 3:19 am on Tuesday (15:19 pm GMT, Monady) at a depth of 21.7 miles.2008-09-29T19:20+0200yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-3d548aa4ce82391be688389b4ed6a3dbNaturalDisastershttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3603782,00.htmlA powerful magnitude 7.3 quake hit off New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands, the US Geological Survey reported on Monday.There was no immediate tsunami warning in the area. The earthquake struck at 3:19 am on Tuesday (15:19 pm GMT, Monady) at a depth of 21.7 miles.2008-09-29T19:04+0200ynetnewsenynetnews-3d548aa4ce82391be688389b4ed6a3dbNaturalDisastershttp://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JI30Ad01.htmlWith so much to worry about on the ground, no wonder most Chinese were watching the sky this weekend as three astronauts stirred up some Olympic-sized national pride. The tainted-milk crisis and other ongoing issues contrast sharply with the newly polished image of the Middle Kingdom.2008-09-29T13:25+0200asiatimesenasiatimes-da43946b37f28162747503d1bae7c24dNaturalDisastersTerroristAttackAgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculturehttp://www.smh.com.au/news/world/milked-to-the-degree-of-danger/2008/09/26/1222217517678.htmlAs Zhai Zhigang prepared last night to become the first Chinese man to walk in space, China's leaders were hoping in vain that a successful Shenzhou 7 space mission might divert the public from the most reprehensible food-safety failure since 13 babies died from fake milk powder four years ago.2008-09-26T17:46+0200smhensmh-2dee989950533058cfcbd32f60cb7178AgriculturalProdAnimalTAXUDAgriculturehttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080925.wcogee26/BNStory/specialComment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080925.wcogee26The dairies are accused of watering down the milk to save money, then adding the nitrogen-rich melamine to fool government inspectors about its protein content. Melamine can produce bladder or kidney stones, an often agonizing condition that can lead to cancer. Some babies were found to have stones as large as a centimetre.2008-09-26T05:31+0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-6f4c92e32b2059a8a052215637ddc658AgriculturalProdAnimalCommunicableDiseaseshttp://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/BREAKING/80924021/-1/RSS01ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Just one tiny misstep, one goof, and years of planning a $3 million wildlife project will be worthless.2008-09-24T18:15+0200HonululuAdvetrtiserenHonululuAdvetrtiser-a7cefc2805c13739307baef5b97d37b3GPS-transporthttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24386778-28737,00.html?from=public_rssTRAUMATISED by the poisoning of infants, ordinary Chinese are asking awkward questions.2008-09-22T18:34+0200TheAustralianenTheAustralian-4be268bb06f0beb45bf4f910f0e32727FoodSafetyAgricultureEnvironmentCommunicableDiseasesUNbodiesAgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculturalTechnologySancoFoodSafetyhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3503/s/1eea2e1/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Casia0Cmilk0Escandal0Eblows0Eaway0Echinas0Efeelgood0Emood0E9370A130Bhtml/story01.htmThe widening scandal over contamination of milk products in China, which spread last week from baby formula to liquid milk, ice-cream and yoghurt, has not only blown away the last lingering shreds of ...2008-09-21T08:42+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-fc7f43112a32146affd90d7979816f3aAgricultureAgriculturalProdAnimalhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/19/china?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnewsJonathan Fenby: Ninety thousand protests in a single year reflect a growing disaffection with official cover-ups and corruption2008-09-19T18:17+0200guardianenguardian-f428caea7b6ff5c13cb556ff665ceef5CommunicableDiseasesAgriculturalProdAnimalNaturalDisastersSancoFoodSafetyhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6499526.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck parts of New Zealand's North and South Islands on Sunday, causing no casualties or damages so far, the GNS Science said. The quake, struck at about 9:25 p.m. local time (09:25 GMT) on Sunday, was centered in the Wanganui Basin, at a depth of 90 km.2008-09-15T08:31+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-2487c3a1a5e1fc5d0f09d4da315cd39cNaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10532230&ref=rssA New Zealand doctor working in Indonesia since the 2004 tsunami has had his passport seized and is likely to be deported. Derek Allen 's New Zealand passport was taken last week after a summons from immigration officials, who...2008-09-15T00:27+0200nzheraldennzherald-2a8274f62737d2fa3ea4ff73053acf93NaturalDisastershttp://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13065232&PageNum=0SYDNEY, September 12 (Itar-Tass) - The New Zealand’s Southern Island was rocked by an earthquake measuring 4.3 points on September 11 at 11:46 pm (NZST). An official of the national seismological service said that the earth tremor’s epicentre was located in the area of the national park Fiordland 40....2008-09-12T10:53+0200itartass_enenitartass_en-7f313a2379a4d660594d8650048c7eccNaturalDisastershttp://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=41968NGO calls on New Zealand government agencies to follow Norway’s lead over Rio Tinto Posted at 03:58 on 12 September, 2008 UTC The New Zealand based Indonesia Human Rights Committee has called on New Zealand Government agencies to follow the example of the Norway Government Pension Fund and cut links to Freeport McMoran and Rio Tinto.2008-09-12T06:24+0200rnzienrnzi-4a0c5d40bcd0181c755ebfbd263978cdhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6498039.htmlNew Zealand Parliament Speaker Margaret Wislon met here on Thursday with Yan Junqi, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) to exchanged views on bilateral issues. Yan said the Chinese government attaches importance to further developing bilateral ties....2008-09-11T14:13+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-68fb0cce02bd721bc13cf54fb2b47854http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/08/strong-7-magnitude-quake-off-vanuatu-1/A strong, undersea earthquake has struck in the South Pacific ocean off Vanuatu, but there have been no immediate reports of injury or damage.2008-09-09T04:22+0200washtimesenwashtimes-9a27f19a9021b8f8c96c75625a6a0696NaturalDisastershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/08/65-quake-shakes-sea-floor-near-vanuatu-1/A strong earthquake has rocked the sea floor off the coast of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there are no immediate reports of injury or damage.2008-09-08T07:44+0200washtimesenwashtimes-421357cbc15316fa563e6f139b985068NaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10530966&ref=rssIt cost $1.4 million only six weeks ago, the new owners have never lived in it and now the Clovelly Rd home is uninhabitable after the Bucklands Beach landslip. The house, at number 118, is one of six properties evacuated since the...2008-09-06T20:39+0200nzheraldennzherald-d8c961c912aaae948a455164fc339feaNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6493926.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand South Island's Canterbury region on Friday, causing no casualties or damage, the GNS Science said. The quake, which occurred at 2:35 p.m. local time (02:35 GMT), was centered 20 km northwest of Hanmer Springs at a focal depth of11 km.2008-09-05T12:27+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-cc2cfccfb03697d46bc43ecd6d6640d9NaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10530278&ref=rssManukau City Council has warned people to stay way from Bucklands Beach, saying a massive amount of material will slide down the crumbling cliff face above it. Two cliff-top apartments owned by former Manukau Mayor Sir Barry, worth...2008-09-03T08:56+0200nzheraldennzherald-f639c5c3cd1217303f064677cec6eb2bhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10530278&ref=rssFormer Manukau Mayor Sir Barry Curtis and a small group of fellow Bucklands Beach residents are taking legal advice over land subsidence which has made their homes uninhabitable. Two cliff-top apartments owned by Sir Barry, worth...2008-09-03T01:55+0200nzheraldennzherald-817dbdeea91ebfc516ae8c6f1adc9dafhttp://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-01-voa7.cfm?rss=asiaA number of Chinese companies have reported disappointing earnings for the first half of this year2008-09-02T00:03+0200voanewsenvoanews-4c595a2b4c3e5e4c9d9fe1bb6f645e60Energyhttp://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/earthquake-in-new-zealand-measures-58-13958032.html?r=RSSAn earthquake has struck New Zealand's north island. The quake - measuring 5.8 - struck near Lake Taupo, the centre of an active volcanic area. Geological experts say the tremor was centred about 50 miles below the earth's surface and felt throughout central North Island. There are no immediate reports of damage or injury.2008-09-01T17:50+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-ef4ac10f42a997102c48010b5bd61102NaturalDisastershttp://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/59303A moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck in New Zealand's central North Island. There are no immediate reports of damage or injury.2008-09-01T10:54+0200dailyexpressendailyexpress-9ee8496c641bc1d02e81a1b289f210b0NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6490727.htmlAn earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand's North Island on Monday, the GNS Science said. The quake, which occurred at 1:21 p.m. local time (1:21 GMT Monday), was centered 10 km southeast of the central North Island town of Turangi and 260 km north of Wellington at a depth of 80 km.2008-09-01T10:19+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-a1e8745a1f9f64b0cb4dca4212cf0b03NaturalDisastershttp://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=68A moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled New Zealand's central North Island on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.2008-09-01T10:15+0200thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-fe1d592f92ee4151c890e9eaa9489b5bhttp://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhqlojqlgbid/rss2/A moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck in New Zealand’s central North Island. There are no immediate reports of damage or injury.2008-09-01T09:42+0200irish-newsenirish-news-de6fa3c9cfb7b01917bbf05922c2e8ddNaturalDisastershttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/earthquake+rocks+nz+north+island/2439882?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsA moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck in New Zealand's central North Island. There are no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake hit six miles southeast of Turangi near Lake Taupo, the centre of an active volcanic area. Geological agency GNS Science reported on its website the....2008-09-01T09:39+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-867508c23efe08ef6948b1ca18180aefNaturalDisastershttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=SimpleSite/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1220186493712A moderate magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled New Zealand's central North Island on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake hit at 1:21 p.m. (0121 GMT) and was centered about 6 miles (10 kilometers) southeast of Turangi near Lake Taupo, an active volcanic area, geological agency GNS Science reported on its Web site.2008-09-01T08:14+0200jrepenjrep-45da0cc2bf1bbb91bd384465808e630ahttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2352091.htmA moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 rattled the central North Island of New Zealand.2008-09-01T08:05+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-369133b32da6279fb1d7b3b8ca17895bNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/01/content_9748783.htmWELLINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand's North Island on Monday, the GNS Science said. The quake, which occurred at 1:21 p.m. local time (1:21 GMT Monday), was centered 10 km southeast of the central North Island town of Turangi and 260 km north of Wellington at a depth of 80 km.2008-09-01T08:04+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-c9212fec5b36f2ba1ad6792a5cb21837NaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=08dc3ff5-f55b-4cb6-92cf-183c5b1b24c6&&Headline=Moderate+quake+rocks+New+Zealand&strParent=strParentIDA moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale rattled the central North Island of New Zealand today but there were no early reports of casualties or significant damage.2008-09-01T05:57+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-0c415a2d977a01e33e5e0c27b2b56173NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_quakeAP - A moderate magnitude-5.8 earthquake has struck deep underground in New Zealand's central North Island, but there have been no immediate reports of damage or injury.2008-09-01T05:31+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-7d503aff7150b7951738ccb7406d09adhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/31/magnitude-58-quake-hits-central-new-zealand-1/A moderate magnitude-5.8 earthquake has struck deep underground in New Zealand's central North Island, but there have been no immediate reports of damage or injury.2008-09-01T05:17+0200washtimesenwashtimes-3e6f680f3ecdcd78695d913af223d1a2