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6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
dpa, Published on 18/03/2015
» JAKARTA - An undersea earthquake with 6.2 magnitude hit Indonesia's North Maluku province on Wednesday but did not trigger a tsunami warning, disaster officials said.
Hagupit: Massive damage, not deaths
dpa, Published on 09/12/2014
» MANILA – Smiling and carrying bags of relief goods, residents of flood-prone areas in the Philippine capital began returning to their homes after staying in an evacuation centre overnight.
Thousands protest in Hong Kong
dpa, Published on 01/09/2014
» Thousands of demonstrators gathered Sunday night outside China's central government offices in Hong Kong to protest Beijing's refusal to allow free elections in the territory.
One latte can block effect of antibiotics
dpa, Published on 17/06/2014
» BERLIN - Just a slosh of milk to whiten your coffee is enough to limit or even block the effect of some antibiotics and osteoporosis medications, German pharmacists are warning.
Vietnam jails blogger
dpa, Published on 04/03/2014
» HANOI - A court in central Vietnam sentenced a former journalist turned political blogger to two years in jail after a half-day trial Tuesday.
Tech: XP going kaput, Firefox with ads
dpa, Published on 26/02/2014
» Microsoft's longest serving operating system, Windows XP, will be retired on April 8. After more than 12 years in service the operating system won't receive any more security updates after that.
Aceh thriving after tsunami
dpa, Published on 22/12/2013
» BANDA ACEH - Nine years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province is now a bustling city, with a museum and a large ship pushed inland by the wave among few reminders of the devastation.
Big quake in Japan, no tsunami warning
dpa, Published on 04/08/2013
» A magnitude-six earthquake jolted wide areas of north-eastern Japan on Sunday, the Meteorological Agency said.