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8.8 earthquake strikes Chile, aftershocks feared
A huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday morning, leaving at least six people dead. Authorities expect more casualties as well as damage to buildings and outtages in power and telephone lines. According to the U.S. Geological Survey...
7.0 earthquake triggers Tsunami warning in Japan
Following a 7.0 undersea earthquake off the coast of the southern island of Okinawa, Japan’s meterological agency issued a tsunami warning. The quake off the Japanese coast occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers at 5:31am local time. In 1995, 6,400...
Russia threatens to react to “alarming” NATO expansion
NATO’s ongoing exapnsion towards the east as well as its plans for a missile shield in Easter Europe has prompted Russia to issue a warning. In an interview with Russia Today, leading Russian military official General Nikolai Makarov unveiled serious...
Global trade sees worst fall in over 60 years
Global trade has suffered severely from the global downturn, falling by 12 per cent in 2009, the worst decline in over 60 years Pascal Lamy, the head of the World Trade Organization revealed Wednesday during a visit to Brussels. In March of 2009, the...
No outcome at Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change
Lok Sabha – The Copenhagen Accord was not adopted by the Parties, the question of its ratification by Parties does not arise. However, in response to Copenhagen Accord, various countries including India have communicated their quantified emissions...
Alan Greenspan: “Worst crisis in history”
Alan Greenspan has called the financial crisis, “by far the greatest financial crisis, globally Share
